Introduction
Saab UK is part of Scandinavia's largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence has been growing at pace, meaning we can offer a wide range of opportunities for personal fulfilment and career growth. We currently employ over 500 people across eight sites in the UK, and our specialisations include software engineering, underwater robotics, radars, AI, and armed forces training.
As part of the global entity Saab AB, Saab UK combines the innovative spirit of a start-up with the resources and expertise of a larger corporation. Globally, Saab employs over 22,000 people, with operations on every continent. Our partnerships with UK customers and industry mean we are able to deliver innovative solutions to complex challenges, anticipating the threats of tomorrow. We invest 23% of our annual revenue into research and development, collaborating with a range of partners including industry and academia.
Saab is a company that offers our employees plenty of opportunities for growth and advancement. We embrace diversity and are committed to providing a workplace where individuals can thrive professionally, paving the way for future progression. We also recognise the need for a healthy work-life balance to ensure our staff have the chance to live a fulfilling life beyond the workplace.
What you will be a part of
You will be a part of Saab's Public Safety Solutions business unit where we develop and deploy Command, Control and Communication software solutions used by police forces, ambulance services, fire and rescue services, airports and public transport agencies. Our software applications help these organisations to manage critical incidents, respond to people in distress and ultimately help make people and society safer.
We develop market leading software solutions which are critical for our customer's operations, so the focus is on configurability, functionality, performance and reliability. We work closely with our customers and are driven by a strong end-user focus. We adopt an Agile methodology and we aim to constantly develop and work with the latest technology.
Our solutions use up-to-date technology and for the right person Saab's Public Safety Solutions team offers enormous opportunities to work with stimulating and challenging work, alongside highly skilled and dedicated co-workers.
The Opportunity
This opportunity sits within our Telephony team who deliver and support telecoms and radio to emergency service across UK & Europe
Your role
Working in Agile teams following agile methodologies
Be part of an enthusiastic and talented development team
Work with our partners and customers to build tomorrow's solutions
Able to comprehend a solution that already exists and work towards MVP
Strong team player
Open and honest - not afraid to ask for help
Open and willing to learn new technologies
Your skills
You will already have expertise in the following:
C#.NET Core
Experience in multithreaded applications - Task Parallel Library specifically
Test driven development TDD
Git
Strong communication skills both with the team and externally
SIP signalling/RTP Realtime Transport Protocol
BDD (SpecFlow) - can teach this
SQL
Docker
Wireshark
Distributed services
Linux
Team City (CICD) or similar that can be transferred across
Call Centre experience
Asterisk
Kamailio
Advantageous is SAFE config (GUI) and SAFE user interface changes knowledge
Candidates must hold a UK driving licence and have been a UK resident for a minimum of 3 years (a mandatory pre-requisite to gain security clearance)