The company is seeking a Software Developer/Trainer able to support a three (3) month initiation and training period in the UK followed by a four (4) year assignment in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). This position is in support of a long-term communications systems modelling and simulation (M&S) laboratory and academics program.
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The company Software Developer/Trainer shall support the following specific areas:
- Conduct training for the Connected Battlespace Lab (CBL) Foundations Course
- Provide software development subject matter expertise (SME) supporting the CBL laboratories
- Support the installation of the Connected Battlespace Lab (CBL) at a UAE site
- Conduct a Training Needs Analysis (TNA) and the design/development of the knowledge transfer and mentoring program for the UAE CBL
- Teach select courses in software development
- Facilitate knowledge transfer to CBL Emirate personnel through co-development of software and mentoring during on-the-job training (OJT)
Primary Responsibilities
- Teach software development related topics as part of the CBL Foundations Course
- Provide students’ academic support and mentoring to ensure successful completion of the course
- Assess students’ understanding of software development topics and evaluate their proficiency
- Support the Instructional Systems Design process to develop and improve the course
- Perform in-lab software development alongside Emirati CBL Foundations Course graduates
- Conduct OJT and mentoring of junior software developers to improve their proficiency
- Modify/create software applications supporting M&S activities
- Write/use scripts, artificial intelligence (AI) agents, and other code to support M&S objectives
- Learn/write/use Ansys, MATHLAB, and other M&S programming languages
- Stand-up/maintain a Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Development (CD) pipeline
- Review and advise on software development policies and procedures
- Work with reach-back support engineers and SMEs to gain and maintain expertise in CBL Foundations Course topics and co-development technical areas
- Other related duties as required
Essential Qualifications and Experience You Must Have
- Bachelor's Degree in software development
- Native English speaker or advanced proficiency in English
- 15+ years of software development using an agile development methodology
- Certification in C++, Java, JavaScript, Python, Bash, etc.
- Valid passport (or ability to get one)
- Ability to attain immigration and work permit authorization for Abu Dhabi, UAE for four (4) years
- Eligibility to access UAE Ministry of Defence (MOD) locations
- Qualified trainer in the company or to a recognised standard externally
Qualifications and Experience We Prefer
- Modelling & Simulation experience
- Mission Thread development experience
- Experience in the Middle East or working with native Arab cultures
- Military experience or military related programs
- Experience with communications systems (i.e., datalinks, networks, radios, etc.)
- Experience with networking, cloud applications, and web libraries
- Experience with model development and integrating commercial off the shelf (COTS) software with purpose-built software to perform and evaluate simulations
Work Conditions
Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products. Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.
