Senior Software Developer

Senior Software Developer – North Hykeham (LN6 3AD) – Perm – Full Time

• Salary up to £65,000, dependant on your experience
  
  
• 25 days annual leave (inclusive of up to 3 days December shut-down)
  
  
• Buy or sell up to 5 days’ annual leave
  
  
• Two pension schemes to choose from
  
  
• Private Medical & Dental Insurance + discounts for additional family members
  
  
• Life Assurance scheme up to 4 x salary
  
  
• Multiple Save schemes
  
  
• Electric/Hybrid Car leasing scheme
  
  
• Cycle to work scheme
  
  
• Retail discounts
  
  
• Continuous Professional development support
  
  
• Annual Wellness Allowance
  
  The Software Development Group (SDG) at MASS are the A-players behind the development of our class-leading CEMA Data Management, Countermeasures Development, & other defence products and bespoke software development for MASS customers. Through their collective specialisms in software UX, design, coding and testing, they support a variety of highly secure customers with complex projects, generally of high national security importance.
  
  This is your opportunity to come and really stretch your abilities amongst some of the best in the industry. Come and design, code and unit test for some of the most novel, deeps and unique system use cases and user stories. Come and see the significant investment we make in the development of our software developers.
  
  The majority of SDG are based out of our North Hykeham office in Lincolnshire, where you’ll be amongst other teams of experts, supporting the software development needs across the MASS business. We operate a Hybrid working arrangement that strives for mutual flexibility around business and personal needs.
  
  How you’ll support us
  
  You will play parts all throughout the entire lifecycle of software development for whichever project or product you’re collaborating on.
  
  You’ll play a key part in innovating solutions to some of our customers’ most interesting problems. Their important problems. You’ll support our quest of chasing Industry 4.0 technology: developing a new wave of solutions to ever-evolving problems, such as the defence of the realm.
  
  As a Senior Developer in the team, you’ll be crucial in adding value to an already positive community-centric culture of a team who really want to be here. You’ll get involved in supporting and coaching others in the team. You’ll support the Software management team in enabling a non-transactional leadership style, ensuring that we continue to be exceptional at developing talent and rewarding excellence.
  
  The invaluable experience you’ll bring, to help us achieve more
  
  We’re expecting that you’re an experienced Software Developer having followed a number of projects through the entire software development life cycle. With this, you’ll likely have around 5-years’ worth of war stories to tell of both your successes and defeats along your learning journey.
  
  Essential experience
  
  
• Software Design
  
  
• Programming in two or more of:
  
  
  • C#
    
    
  • Java
    
    
  • JavaScript
    
    
  • Python
    
    
  • C++
    
    
  • Typescript
    
    Desirable experience
    
    
• Working knowledge of other languages and tools such as:
  
  
  • Windows / Unix / Linux / SQL / MongoDB / NetBeans / Visual Studio / Test Driven Development / Subversion / Git / JIRA Geo-spatial programming / CSS / HTML
    
    
• UML
  
  
• Continuous integration using Jenkins and DevOps
  
  
• Defence and/or National Security domain knowledge
  
  Our non-negotiables:
  
  Due to the highly secure nature of the projects that you will be involved with, you must be:
  
  
• A UK National, eligible to work in the UK
  
  
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a UK Government Security Check (SC) security clearance
  
  Who is MASS?
  
  MASS is an independent, global technology company, trusted by highly-secure organisations to provide advanced, digital services that manage data and keep information safe. With our heritage in defence, we offer robust solutions to sectors where security expertise is essential.
  
  We work in partnership with customers, using skilled, technical experts. We think innovatively to provide tailored, agile and resilient solutions that secure advantage, so you’re ready for digital transformation. MASS is an equal opportunities employer; we know that our people are smart, skilled and motivated and in return we provide a friendly workplace where everyone is valued and has the chance to make an impact.
  
  Apply today to see how working for MASS could work for you