Venn Group
Software Architect
Agency Reference: 7055100
Portsmouth (Remote Working Initially)
6 Months
Hourly Rate - Inside IR35
Please note: candidates must satisfy security criteria.
Our client, a leading Aerospace & Defence organisation, require a Software Architect who can write business requirements / technical specifications to design, develop, test (Unit & Regression), and design software solutions to agreed timescales, the resultant software being architecturally sound and scalable.
Within this contract, you will be responsible for:
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Designing and developing current software applications and processes for current and future software platforms used within the design / testing a satellite payload during manufacture
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Designing software components migrating to future software architectures and databases, and some support of the current software builds
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Working closely with the software developers and testers to resolve defects as well as designing validation suites and test plans to maximise the code coverage of products by generating unit tests
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Re-architecting legacy C++ products in Java to fulfil customer requirements
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Providing software support to live projects using the products
The successful candidate will have the following experience:
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Demonstrable experience of developing client/server or distributed software solutions in Java
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Good working knowledge of software architecture and design
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Good understanding of database solutions
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Experienced in message-based parsing (JSON & XML)
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Agile SCRUM and full SDLC experience with JIRA
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Application and Service software architect background in Java
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Experience with both Windows and Linux platforms
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Micro-Services & scalable, distributed software systems
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Enterprise Design Patterns
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Relational & Non-Relational Databases
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Software Modelling (UML)
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XML & JSON Message-based Parsing
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System Administration of Linux & Windows machines
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Basic Understanding of Networks (LAN)
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Fluency in Maven, CI (Jenkins) and Test Driven Development
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Ability to hold and obtain SC clearance, current SC clearance highly advantageous
Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.