About the role
Join Babcock and contribute to the sustainment and enhancement of the Defence High Frequency Communications System (DHFCS), a critical capability connecting Australian Defence Force command centres with deployed aircraft, ships and land forces.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will lead and deliver software maintenance activities and engineering changes, developing and maintaining software components and associated simulators to support the ongoing reliability and operational effectiveness of this important Defence capability.
Working with a high degree of independence, you will lead technical investigations, analyse software issues, and design, implement, integrate and test software solutions in accordance with approved engineering processes and standards.
You will oversee software changes through the Software Development Environment (SDE), collaborate with integration and test personnel to resolve issues identified during testing, and support customer approvals and the controlled release of software into the operational environment.
About you
You are an experienced software engineering professional with strong technical judgement and the ability to lead complex investigations, solve problems and deliver high-quality engineering outcomes.
Your background includes software development, requirements analysis, integration and testing, configuration management and version control, supported by a sound understanding of software engineering principles, technical documentation and lifecycle management.
Experience working with Agile methodologies, simulators or complex systems within a Defence or similarly regulated environment will be highly regarded.
Your commitment to safety, quality, compliance and knowledge sharing will help strengthen Babcock’s engineering capability and support the delivery of dependable software solutions for the Australian Defence Force.
To be successful in this position you will bring:
- Extensive relevant experience in relatable technical/engineering roles.
- Previous experience or knowledge of communications systems, radio-frequency components or associated systems.
- Experience using a modern Integrated Development Environment.
- Previous experience working within Defence under an ASDEFCON engagement or a comparable regulated environment.
- Understanding of the Defence Capability Life Cycle.
- Hold an accredited (under the Washington Accord) bachelor’s degree in software engineering.
- Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or another relevant technical discipline/experience will be considered.
