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Senior Software Engineer

Ottawa, Canada

Job ID 17698
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Overview

On the L3Harris team, your job is to secure the world. We don’t work here just for the advanced technology and equipment: We work here because we know what – and who – we’re protecting. From families to the intelligence community, and from our climate to our men and women in uniform – we’re making the world a safer place. Working in Software with L3Harris you'll join our team of qualified, diverse individuals and work in a fast-paced environment with high expectations, global scope, and a collaborative team setting.

  • Full Time
  • Level: Experienced
  • Location: On Site
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  • Innovative
  • Technical
  • Influential
  • Critical Thinker
  • Analytical
  • Detail Oriented

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As a kid, I would watch a lot of space shuttle launches and build a million space-themed LEGO sets. Today, I’m part of a team supporting NASA’s Artemis mission to the moon and beyond. Building flawless solutions for the final frontier is a dream come true.

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Job Description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

About your next Challenge as a Senior Software Engineer:

What will you do:

  • Design software solutions and contribute to software architecture designs;
  • Understand and develop microservices solution that operates in a complex, multi-network environment;
  • Conduct independent research and provide new solutions to problems;
  • Interact with systems engineering on technical issues;
  • Debugging software problems for near real-time simulation;
  • Conduct and prepare presentations and demonstrations;

Required Skills and Experiences:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Computer or Software Engineering (or equivalent experience), or Electrical or Systems Engineering with software experience;
  • Minimum 10 years software engineering experience which must include object-oriented design and programming, C#, ASP.NET and .Net Core;
  • Experience building web applications, using web technologies such as REST APIs, WebAssembly, and Blazor;
  • Experience with networking/routing and distributed systems;
  • Experience with client-server and networking protocols, such as Http, SNMP, Websockets, and TCP stack;
  • Knowledge and /or experiencing in developing or integrating network management applications is preferred;
  • Experience in military systems and standards is an asset;
  • Experience required with relational databases (MySQL or others);
  • Excellent technical communication of ideas and design;

Preferred Additionnal Skills:

  • Experience with or knowledge of Linux, and virtualization and containerization, such as Docker, Kubernetes, and HyperV;
  • Experience designing and developing highly available, fault tolerant and distributed systems;
  • Experience with message broker systems such as RabbitMQ or similar;
  • Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills combined with a strong technical presence.
  • Capable of multitasking between 2 or more projects concurrently;
  • Able to work independently and in a team-based environment;
  • Strong English written and verbal communication skills

Eligibility Criteria (Mandatory):

  • Must be eligible for registration with the Controlled Goods Program;
  • Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a government of Canada Reliability status and Secret Level 2 / NATO Secret security clearance.
  • Must be eligible to meet the requirements for U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

L3Harris is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to treating all of its employees and job applicants with respect and dignity and to maintaining a workplace free from discrimination. Anyone applying for a position will be considered without regard to the following: race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, nationality, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics, disability, citizenship status, or conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered, or any other characteristic that is protected by applicable human rights legislation.

L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and conducts pre-employment drug and alcohol testing and background checks, in accordance with applicable law. Such results are only accessible and viewed by individuals at L3Harris who have direct responsibility in the hiring process. If you fail to report for a drug and alcohol test, refuse to undergo such test or test positive for the presence of drugs or alcohol, the hiring process may be concluded or your offer of employment may be rescinded, in L3Harris’ sole discretion.

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