Pay rate up to £41.21 per hour PAYE and up to £55.00 per hour through an Umbrella company

An experienced C++/C# Software Engineer is required to work on a contract assignment for 6-12 months, with the possibility of a further extension supporting our prestigious Defence client based at their site in Bristol.

Overview of your role and the department you will be assigned to:

WSSE are integral in the development of weapon systems and system architectures, and as a result we have developed a capability supporting developments across the full product life cycle.

The team integrate real products, models and synthetic environments to provide visualisations, demonstrations, verification & validation as well as training capability and support.

Your responsibilities will include but not limited to:

You will be part of a team, delivering innovative solutions whilst utilising the latest technologies.
Working with Project Leads and Simulation Architects to design and develop software components as an end to end representation of a weapon System in a Synthetic Environment using C#, C++.
You will work as part of a heterogeneous agile development team, made up of mixed discipline engineers working in synergy to develop synthetic environments.
To followWSSE's agreed approach to software development including
- Configuration control
- Continuous Integration
- Continuous Delivery or Deployment
- Unit testing and test-driven development.

You will have the following skills and experience to carry out your duties:

Proficient in C# / C++ / Java
Microsoft Visual Studio, Eclipse
Ability to work from high level/system view into technical detail.
Excellent verbal, presentation and written communication skills
Knowledge of using Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems (non-essential)
Real-Time Software
Datalinks and Interfaces such as 1553/1760 and Ethernet TCP/IP
Practical knowledge of System integration principles and processes

Due to the nature of the work our client is involved with, suitable candidates will already be SC cleared or eligible to gain this level of clearance.

The role is based in Stevenage which offers excellent transport links, is in close proximity to London Stansted Airport and is commutable from Hitchen, Letchworth Garden City, Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield, Hertford, Bishop's Stortford, Hoddesdon and Harlow.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.