Intermediate Software Analyst Jobs

Location: Toronto, Canada

Thales people architect solutions that support 85 million mainline and suburban passenger journeys, worldwide, every day. Our Rail Signalling and Communication systems are used on metro lines across major cities, and 72,000 kms of route, 52,000 trains per day in 16 countries are controlled by our Traffic Management Systems. Together We deployed the first-ever nationwide ticketing system which processes over 50 million ticketing transactions in 100 cities daily.

Thales provides world-leading Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) and interlocking for mass rail transit applications globally. The Centre of Competence for Urban Rail Signalling is located right before you at mid-town Toronto. As the largest office in Canada, we house a department for every step of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)! This includes Software, Hardware, Systems Design, Verification & Validation, Operations, etc. The supporting corporate shared services teams in Finance, Human Resources and IT is also located at the office. Our office space was designed to provide a sustainable, healthy workplace that expresses TRSS’s brand while increasing collaboration. Features include Greenguard furniture, EnergyStar appliances, low-emitting adhesives, sealants, and sliding glass doors on internal offices provide daylight and views to the outside. Come join the big Transport family, here in Toronto!

We are looking for an Intermediate Software Analyst to perform design, analysis, programming and integration activities in the development of software for train control systems of Thales Rail Signaling Solutions, achieving Customer Satisfaction of the delivered solution/product.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform engineering testing in the field and investigates problems in the field
• Contributes to the formalization of mission/function description, architectural & algorithms design and the refinement of functional and non-functional requirements
• Reviews code, test procedures and test results
• Contributes in co-engineering activities with the Systems Engineering team in order to ensure system- software consistency and the right refinement of software components and compliance with the software architecture
• Analyzes and implements correction for defect reports
• Understands the customer’s needs and through life cycle concerns whatever the used means (e.g. advanced studies, simulations, mock-ups, models, prototypes, etc.)
• Solves tasks in the best technical and timely manner and looks for opportunities and make suggestions for improvement
• Designs, codes, debugs, write test procedures and tests software code, chairs design reviews

Required Skills and Experience:

• Practical experience in using typical programs which are part of Microsoft Office Suite
• Intermediate level experience in development of software for mission critical /near real time systems
• Intermediate level experience in development of software in C++ language including templates, STL, Boost, MFC usage
• Experience in working within a team using Agile Methodologies
• Knowledge of software development environment (Microsoft Visual Studio, desktop simulator, target simulator, etc.)
• Able to program on various operating platforms (i.e. Windows, Linux, etc.)
• Knowledgeable of the software development process
• Intermediate level experience in development of software for embedded systems using programming languages such as C and C++
• Intermediate level experience in using scripting languages such as Perl and Ruby
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a closely related field
• Minimum of 3 years relevant working experience
• Able to quickly integrate with the team and work independently
• Intermediate level experience on object oriented programming, multithreading, socket programming, General Windows Programming
• Able to handle assignments within a medium to large scale software application

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Intermediate level knowledge of WPF
• Intermediate level knowledge of railway signaling techniques including of SelTrac CBTC
• Professional Engineer's Licence (P.Eng.)
• Intermediate level experience in development of software in Java, C#, Assembly and Python programming languages
• Desired experience with Angular web development including Typescript, WebSockets, Java-based backends
• Practical experience with source control, IDE and requirements management tools (e.g Eclipse, Jira, Git, ClearCase, ClearQuest, Doors, etc.)
• Intermediate level analysis skills, able to diagnose issues based on field logs and correlate events to failures
• Familiar with software building tools like gmake, MSBuild

Thales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.