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Based full-time onsite in Cowes , you'll provide technical leadership across the software lifecycle, working within a large, established engineering environment. Key details Location: Cowes, Isle of Wight (full-time onsite) Contract length: 6 months initially IR35: Inside IR35 Rate: £54.57/hour PAYE or £73.68 Umbrella Clearance/constraints: BPSS + full SC required to start , UK Eyes Only , subject to ITAR What you'll be doing Designing and developing software sub-system solutions for naval radar products Providing technical expertise across requirements, design, implementation, test and verification Deriving and maintaining software requirements from system requirements/baselines Producing and maintaining software designs using high-level methodologies (UML essential) Leading/participating in peer reviews , technical reviews , verification and approval of designs Supporting the replacement of obsolete hardware/software to maintain and enhance radar capability Acting as a technical lead at sub-system level across multiple projects and products Maintaining software to address defects and implement new functionality Supporting estimates and contributing to team development/mentoring What we're looking for Strong experience across the full software development lifecycle Considerable experience in at least one high-level programming language ( Ada95 desirable ) UML (essential) and structured design methodology experience Understanding of software lifecycle models (e.g., Waterfall and Agile ) Knowledge of relevant standards (e.g., ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207 ) Solid understanding of configuration management and use of CM tools Strong communication skills with the ability to influence, guide and mentor others Degree in Computer Science / Engineering (or similar numerate discipline); CEng or working towards is beneficial Apply Matchtech (Fulfiment) Banking and Financial Services 3 Jobs Similar Principal Software Engineer Jobs Popular with Other Job Seekers Embedded Engineer - DC Cleared VIQU IT Recruitment London £600 - 700 per day 1 day ago Senior Software Engineer IO Associates Dolemeads, Bath (BA1) £550 - 600 per day 5 days ago Software Engineer Sanderson Government and Defence London Negotiable 1 day ago AWS / TypeScript Integration Engineer Sanderson Recruitment London £550 - £600 per day 1 day ago Senior Python Developer Spectrum IT Recruitment Limited Southampton (SO14), SO14 £70000 - £75000 per annum + Bonus & Benefits 1 day ago Senior Fullstack Engineer (£82k + benefits) Morson Edge City Centre, Manchester (M2) £72k - 82k per year + benefits 1 day ago Software Engineer (Technical Leadership) Meta London 17 hours ago NEW Senior Fullstack Engineer, £500pd (Outside IR35) Morson Edge City Centre, Manchester (M2) £400 - 500 per day 1 day ago Senior Backend Developer (Java / Spring Boot / AWS) Sanderson Recruitment London £500 - £600 per day 23 hours ago NEW iOS Mobile Software Engineer II Entrust London 19 hours ago NEW Principal Software Engineer jobs Principal Software Engineer jobs in Cowes IT jobs IT jobs in Cowes Software Development jobs Software Development jobs in Cowes Jobs in Cowes Software Engineer jobs Software Developer jobs Chief Software Engineer jobs Software Development Lead jobs Graduate Software Engineer jobs Senior Principal Engineer jobs Lead Programmer jobs Principal Embedded Software Engineer jobs Head Of Software Engineering jobs Software Engineering jobs Principle Software Engineer jobs Principal Systems Engineer jobs Senior Applications Engineer jobs Senior Principal Systems Engineer jobs Senior Development Engineer jobs Lead Systems Engineer jobs Get hired. 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