Java Software Engineer (Research & Innovation)

Location: Hengelo, Netherlands

Java Software Engineer (Research & Innovation)

Thales Netherlands B.V. is an important supplier of Radar Systems and Combat Management Systems for the defense industry. These systems can be considered as mission critical that need to remain operational during the mission.

Advanced research is applied in order to investigate and test innovative ideas which also lowers the risks during the production phase. Advanced research includes a variety of topics such as hardware (e.g. command information center, consoles, security & safety) as well as software related to the development of new capabilities.

A key area of interest is our Maritime Security Operation (MSO) capability which is focused on data collection and analysis using AI technology in order to improve situational awareness, understanding and prediction. For this area we are interested in a software engineer that is able to assist during the integration of AI based technology into the MSO software capability.

About The Job

As a Software Engineer you contribute to a self-organizing Agile/Scrum team. In addition to software product development, teams are fully responsible for various aspects, such as requirements analysis, architecture, design, testing, validation and demonstrations. The use of high-tech techniques and software development methods is important. The software is mainly based on Java and is supported by a modern development environment.

You will work with the following tools and techniques:

• Agile/Scrum software development
• Java, Scala, Linux, IntelliJ
• Continuous Integration & Delivery
• Jenkins, Nexus, Maven, GIT, BitBucket
• Unit Testing (Junit), Test Automation, Cucumber
  
  
  

Thales offers careers, not just jobs. You will have the opportunity to develop towards senior expert in your area of expertise. Or if you want to broaden your scope and increase domain knowledge, you could become one of our Software Architects. Or if you are an excellent organizer, you may find that a career path in the field of Agile ScrumMaster fits your profile.

About You

We are in search for a colleague who:

• Is passionate about technology;
• Is creative, open, flexible;
• Is a team-player;
• Wants to contribute to a safe and secure society;
• Graduated at Bachelor or Master level in the area of software engineering, information/computer science or similar with a talent for Java;
• At least 5 years relevant professional experience in Java development;
• Is capable of rapidly mastering new domains and techniques;
• Dutch nationality.
  
  
  

What's In It For You

• Become part of a great team in a high tech, innovative international organization
• (International) opportunities for growth in tech-, management- and commercial roles
• Attention for personal development and own initiative
• A nice workplace in a modern building, where we value a good work-life balance and flexibility
• 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?

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