Location: Hengelo, Netherlands
About us:
Within the Engineering cluster the software engineering department is responsible for the development of combat and information management systems for navy ships, integration with sensor- and weapon systems as well as the development of sensor processing applications. These complex systems are used world-wide by selected partners to protect and because we believe every person on this earth has the right to be safe. Our software is the heart of the systems used in critical situations where lives are at stake.
Within the software engineering department, we are looking for a talented Software Platform Engineer (Csharks team).
About the job:
As a Software Platform engineer you will work in a multidisciplinary Agile team. This team develops and tests the infrastructure software platform(s) for the combat management systems, the radar systems and the optical sensor systems.
The team is responsible for the entire development chain – requirements analysis, development, integration, testing, validation and demonstrating the current status of the product.
As a Software Platform Engineer your work will be diverse and flexibility is expected. Working via Scrum and DevOps methodologies, the work will vary depending on the project and sprint you are working; this may mean that for one task the job requires Python programming and the next you will utilize your network engineering skills.
Furthermore, Thales highly values the application of modern technologies and methodologies. It is important that you are willing and have the courage to investigate and implement new ways of working and/or technologies.
About you:
Do you have a passion for technology, do you enjoy constantly developing your skills and are you interested in working on Naval systems? Then you are the person we are looking for!
You are a talented engineer who enjoys specifying, developing and testing IT infrastructure components. You enjoy personal development both in hard skills and human skills. Relevant experiences are:
- Experience with Linux (e.g. Red Hat Enterprise Linux).
- Experience with network technologies (e.g. TCP/IP, UDP, FASTPATH, IOS).
- Experience with software development (e.g. Python, Bash, C, C++, Java).
- Experience with a number of the following tools and technologies:
- Git based source control systems;
- Continuous Integration tooling (e.g. Jenkins);
- infrastructure as code tools (e.g. Ansible);
- container technology (e.g. Podman / Docker).
- Preferably experience with Agile methodologies, including appropriate tooling (e.g. Jira).
- Enjoying integration and collaborations with other teams.
You hold a bachelor or master degree in computer science, IT service management, or equivalent. Your colleagues are recognized experts in the field and will help you get up to speed and Thales will gladly invest in your development.
An important requirement to fulfil this role, is flexibility and the ability to communicate fluently in English to all types (technical, management) of stakeholders.
Thales offers you:
- An interesting job in a high-tech environment;
- A lot of room for your personal development and own initiatives;
- The option to grow within the organization in different directions including within engineering, into management, commercially or internationally;
- An open and flexible working environment where work-life balance is considered very important;
- A 40 hours contract (preferably);
- 40 leave days per year, travel expenses and a flexible benefits à la carte package with options like purchase/sale of leave hours, internet costs, bicycle plan, company fitness, trade union contribution or relocation costs.
Interested?
For more information you can contact Marco ten Thine team manager Sensor Platform teams, mail: marco.tenthije@nl.thalesgroup.com
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