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These complex systems are used world-wide by selected partners to protect and because we believe every person on this earth has the right to be safe. Our software is the heart of the systems used in critical situations where lives are at stake.\nWithin the software engineering department, we are looking for a talented Software Platform Engineer (Csharks team).\nAbout the job:\nAs a Software Platform engineer you will work in a multidisciplinary Agile team. This team develop and test the infrastructure software platform(s) for the combat management systems, the radar systems and the optical sensor systems. The team is responsible for the entire development chain - requirements analysis, development, integration, testing, validation and demonstrating the current status of the product. As a Software Platform Engineer your work will be diverse and flexibility is expected. Working via Scrum and DevOps methodologies, the work will vary depending on the project and sprint you are working; this may mean that for one task the job requires Python programming and the next you will utilize your network engineering skills. Furthermore, Thales highly values the application of modern technologies and methodologies. It is important that you are willing and have the courage to investigate and implement new ways of working and/or technologies.\nAbout you:\nDo you have a passion for technology, do you enjoy constantly developing your skills and are you interested in working on Naval systems? Then you are the person we are looking for!\nYou are a talented engineer who enjoys specifying, developing and testing IT infrastructure components. You enjoy personal development both in hard skills and human skills. Relevant experiences are:\nExperience with Linux (e.g. Red Hat Enterprise Linux).\nExperience with network technologies (e.g. TCP/IP, UDP, FASTPATH, IOS).\nExperience with software development (e.g. Python, Bash, C, C++, Java).\nExperience with a number of the following tools and technologies:Git based source control systems;\nContinuous Integration tooling (e.g. Jenkins);\ninfrastructure as code tools (e.g. Ansible);\ncontainer technology (e.g. Podman / Docker).\n\nPreferably experience with Agile methodologies, including appropriate tooling (e.g. Jira).\nEnjoying integration and collaborations with other teams.\nYou hold a bachelor or master degree in computer science, IT service management, or equivalent. Your colleagues are recognized experts in the field and will help you get up to speed and Thales will gladly invest in your development.\nAn important requirement to fulfil this role, is flexibility and the ability to communicate fluently in English to all types (technical, management) of stakeholders.\nThales offers you:\nAn interesting job in a high-tech environment;\nA lot of room for your personal development and own initiatives;\nThe option to grow within the organization in different directions including within engineering, into management, commercially or internationally;\nAn open and flexible working environment where work-life balance is considered very important;\nA 40 hours contract (preferably);\n40 leave days per year, travel expenses and a flexible benefits à la carte package with options like purchase/sale of leave hours, internet costs, bicycle plan, company fitness, trade union contribution or relocation costs.\nInterested?\nFor more information you can contact Marco ten Thine team manager Sensor Platform teams, mail: ","description_format":"text","description_chars":3800,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"master","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Flexible schedule"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Netherlands","iso":"NL","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":true,"industries":["Satellite Communications","Satellite Manufacturing","Electronic Warfare","Information Security"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-28T17:12:11Z"}],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":2,"expected_fill_days":50,"reasons":["conf:4","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/thales-group-software-platform-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/thales-group-software-platform-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-01T19:33:42Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2176,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":2824,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-02T00:00:00Z"}}}