Cyber Software Engineer

Our client works at the cutting edge of National Security, engineering and securing complex software systems across diverse platforms.

For this role You will need experience within the National Security space to be considered!

Working Patterns and location – The role is based full time on site in Southampton

• Software analysis and reverse engineering of compiled or interpreted code that could be obfuscated or defensively structured, for either x86/x64 or ARM processor architectures.
• Operating systems and/or firmware internals, security architectures and hardware abstraction.
• Engineering software from design to delivery in modern IDEs and languages, using Agile delivery.
• Creating tested and testable code. Integrating with automated verification systems, CI and CD pipelines.

Below is a list of Key Skills required for a Cyber Software Engineer; however you will not be expected to have everything:

• IDA Pro or Ghidra for reverse engineering.
• C, C++, Java or C# for solution creation.
• Python, Bash, Powershell or Groovy for prototyping and tool-making.

The client would also like to see some of the below, but this is not essential:

• AI and ML models and their usage.
• Cloud technologies, including AWS.
• Virtualisation, emulation and containerisation.

Our client is committed to a policy of Equal Opportunity, Diversity and Inclusion. Their working environment is friendly, innovative and inclusive.  They can accommodate flexible working arrangements and support a diverse work-force and those with additional needs.

Please note that the client has determined that the off-payroll working rules will apply to this assignment and therefore this contract will be run through an Umbrella Company. Income tax and primary national insurance contributions will be deducted at source from any payments made to the intermediary.

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