Description
System Engineer
Shape Mons, Belgium
Contract Length: 90 days+
Key Skills: System Engineer, Command and Control, C2, Oracle, PostGreSQL, SQL, DOORS, UML, XML
Essential Skills:
-University Degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering or related discipline, and 4 years IT-related experience or a Higher Secondary education and completed advanced vocational training in that discipline leading to a professional qualification or professional accreditation with 4 years post related
-Comprehensive knowledge of the principles of command and control (C2) systems.
-Experience in software engineering and tools for project management and requirement capture (eg DOORS, Enterprise Architect), incl. UML based Requirements Engineering tools
-Knowledge and practical experience of and familiar with Extensible Markup Language (XML) for transformation of structured data
-Broad knowledge and experience of software design methodologies (eg Object Oriented Analysis and Design)
-Sound knowledge of the capabilities and features of network architectures and high-availability information or command & control systems
-At least 3 years experience as a System Analyst/Programmer
-Practical experience in the use of modern concepts and accepted industry standards for project management
-Practical experience in the use of modern concepts and accepted industry standards for configuration management, quality assurance and testing
-Practical experience in the use of Relational Database Management Systems (eg PostGreSQL, Oracle)
Desirable Skills:
Sound Practical Experience with:
-Modern software design methodologies, eg Object Oriented Analysis and Design including knowledge about types of Middleware and/or associated products (e.g. Microsoft BizTalk,
-Relational databases and non-procedural database query languages (eg MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, SQL)
-The use of tools for project management, CASE and automated testing in Object Oriented programming environment,
-Using graphical tools for XML transformation and data mapping (eg Altova MapForce)
-Visual Studio.NET
NOTE:
- Sound Practical Experience is defined as having at least 10 years practical (hands-on) experience on a professional (not just in theory) level in the field of software development and related areas (requirements engineering, documentation, software development, Configuration Management, and quality assurance)
-Proficiency in:
*Database design in Relational DBMS (eg MS SQL Server, Oracle);
*Using programming languages (eg C++, C#).
NOTE:
-Proficiency means at least the last 10 years active on an operational and professional database design level which includes database design, programming, and software maintenance. This incorporates software development, programming, and alteration processes
-Experience with maintenance of software applications hosted on WINDOWS 2000/XP/2003 and UNIX operating systems.
NOTE:
-Experience means at least 6 years experience of software maintenance for WINDOW and UNIX based applications - on an above average level - are required
-Experience in Web deployment and JAVA applications
NOTE:
-Experience means at least 6 years experience of WEB based development and deployment - on an above average level - are required. This includes software alterations based on JAVA programming language
Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks.
LA International Computer Consultants Ltd is an HMG Approved Consultancy and operates as an IT & Engineering Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency, depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non clearance vacancies, we welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds. Award Winning LA International Computer Consultants Ltd (Recruiter Awards for Excellence - Best IT, Best Public Sector & Gold Awards)