Senior Software Developer

Join a top employer and advance your career. Aplin has partnered with a Dartmouth, Nova Scotia-based company to hire a Senior Software Developer on a hybrid for a 6 month contract opportunity!

Are you a Senior Software Developer with 7+ years of experience who has an expertise in languages like C++ and JAVA? Do you have extensive experience in Object Oriented Design, as well as designing from end-to-end? Do you enjoy working in a hybrid environment and travelling for work opportunities? If so, this may be the opportunity for you!

You will be responsible for designing, coding, testing, integrating software components within custom-engineered systems, building, and configuring software applications and interfacing with advanced processing sub-systems deployed in multiple operating systems and within multiple shipboard environments.  The role would suit a software developer with a passion in C++/Java, signal processing and a proven ability to develop software components as part of a wider complex product.

Responsibilities:

• Software component level and detailed design utilizing Unified Modelling Language (UML)
• Software implementation and unit testing
• Software integration, verification, and defect resolution
• Contributing to software design, test, maintenance, and release documentation
• Contributing to a team effort within an Agile development environment
• Support the Software and System testing groups as required to conduct software and system integration testing

Qualifications: 

Required Skills/Experience:

• Degree level (or equivalent college level and experience) in a related engineering discipline such as Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering
• 7+ years of C++ andor Java experience
• Self-motivated, adaptable to change, proactive, diligent, and inter-personal skills
• Knowledge of Software Engineering best practices, methodologies, processes, and tools, specifically the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Experience with Linux operating systems and comfortable working on the command line

Desired Skills:

• Experience working on customized software solutions for government organizations (any level)
• Good understanding of software configuration and build management
• A good working understanding of Microsoft office applications: Word and Excel
• Experience using software development and continuous integration tools (CI/CD) such as, but not limited to: Jira, Azure Devops, Jenkins, static code analysis tools

Additional Requirements

• The Candidate must be capable of acquiring a Canadian / NATO Secret security clearance and a Canadian Controlled Goods assessment to the satisfaction of the company
• While most of the work can be done remotely, the candidate must be available to come into the office to support testing activities as required

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