Virtual Routing Systems Engineer

In this role, you design, develop and validate virtual routing capabilities for secure, mission-critical environments. You will work on software-defined networking and VNFs as part of a cross-functional team delivering next-generation routing and network management solutions. The position emphasizes hands-on development, testing and verification across virtualised networks, with a focus on reliability and security. This is a chance to shape modern routing platforms within a defence/aerospace context, collaborating with customers and security teams to meet acceptance criteria.

• Great Place To Work (certified)
• career development
• collaborative environment

• Develop and maintain virtual routing and network management software components
• Support design and implementation of SDN solutions and VNFs
• Create verification and validation activities for routing, switching and network management
• Build automated test frameworks, scripts and regression suites
• Perform functional, integration, system and performance testing of virtual routing platforms
• Troubleshoot complex routing, protocol and interoperability issues
• Support development and optimisation of IP networking services in virtualised environments
• Validate routing protocols (OSPF, BGP, RIP, ISIS, MPLS, multicast) where applicable
• Produce design docs, test specs and verification evidence
• Conduct protocol analysis with standard tools and packet capture technologies
• Coordinate system integration with platform, security and communications teams
• Participate in configuration management, releases and deployment
• Contribute to secure-by-design principles and cyber security assessments
• Engage with customers to define acceptance criteria and support qualification
• Support defect investigation and root-cause analysis and corrective actions

• Proven experience in software development, integration or testing of networking systems
• Strong understanding of IP networking fundamentals and routing technologies
• Experience with virtualised network environments and SDN architectures
• Experience creating and executing structured test procedures and automated test frameworks
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, UDP, OSPF, BGP, MPLS, Multicast
• Experience using Linux-based development environments
• Experience with Wireshark, tcpdump or equivalent
• Understanding of SDLC and configuration management processes
• Experience producing technical documentation, test specs and verification evidence
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

• problem-solving
• analytical thinking
• collaboration
• SDN
• VNFs
• virtualised networking