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Location :
AUSSA121 : Mawson Lakes SA, 1-11 Technology Drive, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia
Date Posted : 2025-05-29
Country : Australia
Location :
AUSSA121 : Mawson Lakes SA, 1-11 Technology Drive, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia
Position Role Type : Unspecified
* Develop critical Modernisation of Maritime Electronic Warfare System of Systems in direct support of the Royal Australian Navy.
* Gain hands-on experience from concept to delivery of a cutting-edge Maritime Electronic Warfare Command and Control System.
* Work within a high calibre team with great benefits and professional development.
Raytheon Australia is the trusted capability partner for the Australian Defence Force, delivering some of the most complex and innovative Electronic Warfare projects in the country.
As we experience rapid growth, we are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to help architect, design, and support the development of a microservices based software application using containers in a Kubernetes environment. The development will be conducted as per the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) (refer to https : / / scaledagileframework.com / agile-teams / ) within a greenfield DevSecOps development to modernise the Navy's EW capabilities.
We offer outstanding opportunities to grow, with Raytheon Australia's exclusive professional development programs and a raft of employee benefits tailored to suit every stage of your career and lifestyle. Playing a key role in key projects is just one of the many reasons why it's great to work here.
As a Principal Software Engineer you will apply advanced technical theories, patterns, methodologies, principles, and expertise to provide innovative solutions to the program.
You can look forward to the following essential elements in this exciting role :
* Work with the customer and other external stakeholders to support translating their needs into an implementable software product.
* Work with program stakeholders to analyse, architect and design a microservices / container based software application.
* Provide technical expertise and guidance to the Agile Software Development Teams regarding software development activities, emphasising building quality into the product using Test-Driven Development (TDD) and automated test frameworks.
* Ensure the integrity of software designs, implementation and testing.
* Identify program and product risks and escalate using the program's defined processes.
Skills, Experience And Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in STEM is essential.
* A minimum of 8 years' experience in software architecture, design, development, and testing is essential.
* Experience working within Scrum is essential.
* Experience working within SAFe is desirable.
* Experience with microservice and / or event driven architecture is essential.
* Experience building applications using containers orchestrated in a Kubernetes environment is desirable.
* Experience developing design models using the Unified Modelling Language (UML), and selecting and applying design patterns to software development is essential.
* Experience working with a CI / CD pipeline (this includes version control, quality, deployment, test automation tools, etc.) is essential.
* Experience in using DevSecOps as a framework is desirable.
* Experience working on a Linux platform is essential.
* Experience developing in a mainstream Object Orientated language (e.g. C++, C#, Objective C, Java) is essential.
* Experience with Avalonia UI is desirable.
* Experience with Apache Kafka is desirable.
* Experience developing unit tests, end to end tests, Test Driven Development (TDD) along with static analysis of code, and code coverage analytical tools is essential.
* Experience with source code repositories / management (Git, GitLab) and the concepts associated with (including branching) is essential.
* Excellent written and oral communications skills essential.
* Experience in a Defence related industry is desirable.
* Must be eligible to obtain and maintain Australian Government (Defence) Security Clearance up to NV-1 - eligibility can be found at / / / agsva
Don't miss the opportunity to build your career in a world class team and help build the defence systems that keep Australia safe.
As our employees say, we do great work at Raytheon Australia and it's great to #workhere. Come and find out why
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