Embedded Software Engineer

RedTech Recruitment
Derby
11 months ago
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Embedded Software Engineer

A unique opportunity for an Embedded Software Engineer to join an industry-leading security consultancy based in Derbyshire, responsible for developing critical cybersecurity solutions for both Government organisations and other providers. Offering a brilliant opportunity to use your engineering skills to contribute positively, while working on an interesting array of challenging, bespoke projects.

Location: Derby – due to the security nature of this role, it is 5 days on-site.

Salary: £55,000 – £70,000 per annum + excellent benefits

Requirements for Embedded Software Engineer:

Ideally, you will have at least 3 years of experience working in a commercial C/C++ Embedded software role

Strong design and coding skill

Keen interest in security (you don’t need prior experience

Given the consultancy element of the role, you will need to be great at understanding requirements and suggesting solution

Any experience on the following technologies would be beneficial: C#, RUST, scripting languages, SQL, IP standards, network securit

Due to the nature of the role, this client requires the applicant to be in a position to obtain high-level security clearance (no criminal record, etc.)

Responsibilities for Embedded Software Engineer:

Analysis of customer requirements to produce maintainable designs, as well as collaboration in unit tests

Creating high-integrity software, based on formally defined specifications and focused on functional correctness

Understand requirements and produce solutions

Code reviews

Produce documentation

Work closely within a highly collaborative team

What this offers:

Excellent salary and benefits

An excellent opportunity to witness your contributions playing a pivotal role in ensuring information security.

Excellent working culture with a varied and interesting workload

Applications:

If you would like to apply for this brilliant opportunity, we would love to hear from you. Please send an up-to-date CV via the relevant link.

We’re committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments for your application or during the review process, please highlight this by emailing (if this email address has been removed by the job board, full details for contact are available on our website).

Keywords: C/C++ / C# / Rust / Scripting Languages / SQL / IP Standards / Network Security / Firmware Engineer / Embedded Systems Developer / Embedded Software Developer / Real-time Systems Engineer / IoT Software Engineer / Embedded Systems Programmer / Firmware Developer / Embedded Software Architect / Low-Level Software Engineer / Device Driver Developer / Embedded Software Designer / Micro-controller Programmer / Real-time Software Developer / Embedded Systems Analyst / Embedded Systems Specialist / Embedded Software Consultant / Embedded Systems Integration Engineer / Embedded Software Test Engineer / Bare-Metal Software Engineer / Embedded Systems Researcher

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