C software engineer

Location: Bristol OR Stevenage (mostly on-site) Duration: 12 month contract Rate: GBP65ph UMB (Inside IR35) Due to the nature of the role, candidate must hold or be eligible to obtain SC clearance. Role profile: Our client, a leading defence company, are looking for a C# Software Engineer to join their team on a contract basis. The role sits within their WSSE team, who are integral in the development of systems and system architectures and support 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. Responsibilities: The role support the development of the worlds most advanced defence systems from the initial concept all the way through to in service support and training, using a range of simulation technologies, including digital twins and emulators. Working with Project Leads and Simulation Architects to design and develop simulation components as an end to end representation of a weapon System in a synthetic environment using C#, C++ and integration simulations, supporting a number of industry standards. You will work as part of a heterogeneous agile development team, made up of mixed discipline engineers working in synergy to develop simulations and representations of real equipment. Our approach to software development includes Configuration control Continuous Integration Continuous Delivery or Deployment. Unit testing and test driven development. Skillset/experience required: Proficient in C# / C++ 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 Desirable skills: Distributed simulation standards / Protocols (DIS, HLA, DDS) and web services development (JavaScript, Node JS or similar) Military Communications, Datalinks and Interfaces such as 1553/1760 and Ethernet TCP/IP Practical knowledge of System integration principles and processes