Automation engineer Work, Jobs in Southampton (with Salaries)

Software Engineer IA Defence
Roke Manor Research Limited —Romsey
- Azure
- Java
- AWS
Automation Engineer
Home Bargains —Amesbury
- £59,216.52 a year
- Day shift
- Mechanical knowledge
- Store discount
- Annual leave
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Emulation Field Hardware Support Engineer - UK
Siemens —Southampton
- £44,200 - £68,800 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Windows
- Bachelor's degree
Software Engineer IA Defence
Roke —Romsey
- Full-time
- Azure
- Java
- AWS
Lead Software Engineer - Cloud/Java-Python/AI-ML
JPMorganChase —Bournemouth
- Full-time
- Azure
- Oracle
- DevOps
Software Engineer
AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited —Portsmouth
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Java
- Travel
- APIs
- Free parking
- Employee assistance programme
Platform Engineer
SubSea Craft —Portsmouth
- £40,000 - £60,000 a year
- Full-time
- Computer Science
- C++
- No degree
- Annual leave
Infrastructure Engineer
Procode Technology Limited —Eastleigh
- £45,000 a year
- Azure
- Agile
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
9d
Commissioning Engineer
BES Group —Cowes
- £35,000 - £60,000 a year
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Travel
- In-person
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Networking Integration Engineer
SubSea Craft —Portsmouth
- £40,000 - £65,000 a year
- Full-time
- Military
- Project management
- Continuous improvement
- Annual leave
Actemium Automation Hampshire - Software Controls Systems Engineer
VINCI Energies —Waterlooville
- SQL
- Programmable logic controllers
- Driving
Staff Software Engineer - Engine by Starling
Starling —Southampton
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- DevOps
- Java
- AWS
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Quick apply
Generator Control Engineer
Emcor —Eastleigh
- Up to £48,000 a year
- Overtime
- AutoCAD
- Schematics
- Travel
- Employee assistance programme
- Referral programme
Quick apply
Systems Integration Engineer
GE Aerospace —Eastleigh
- Full-time
- Azure
- Bachelor's degree
- No degree
Actemium Automation Hampshire - OT Systems Engineer
Actemium UK —Waterlooville
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Computer networking
- Annual leave
Quick apply
Actemium Automation Hampshire - Software Controls Systems Engineer
Actemium UK —Waterlooville
- SQL
- Programmable logic controllers
- Driving
Quick apply
Support Engineer
Benifex —Southampton
- Hybrid work
- SQL
- Communication skills
- Employee assistance programme
1d
Android Engineer
Starling —Southampton
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Java
- IT
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Quick apply
Actemium Automation Hampshire - Senior Software Controls Engineer
VINCI Energies —Waterlooville
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Programmable logic controllers
- Mentoring
Senior Data Analytics Engineer
SW Group —Southampton
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- SQL
- APIs
- Agile
Quick apply

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Software Engineer IA Defence

Roke Manor Research Limited -
Romsey

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Qualifications

SAFe
Azure
Rust (programming language)
Kubernetes
Ansible
Kanban
Git
Google Cloud Platform
Java
AWS
Docker
JavaScript
Virtualisation
Terraform
REST
Scripting
APIs
Puppet
Linux
Kafka
gRPC
GitLab
Python
Shell Scripting

Full job description

Roke, Roke Manor, Romsey, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Job Description

Posted Thursday, 12 March 2026, 20:00

Great ideas come from different minds. That’s why we bring together engineers, scientists, analysts, and creatives from every background — and give them the trust, tools, and freedom to make a difference. What connects us is the mission: solving meaningful problems and building capability that protects what matters most.

And as the challenges evolve, so do we — working on the technologies that will shape tomorrow, not just today.

About Roke

Roke offers specialist knowledge in sensors, communications, cyber, and AI and ML. We change the way organisations think and act – through dynamic insights from the analysis of multiple layers of data. We take care of the innovative, technical stuff that keeps everyone safe – that’s our mission, passion, and motivation.

Joining a team united by purpose and ambition, you’ll be at the heart of an exciting growth journey: having doubled in size over the last 4 years. We push technical boundaries, together. We re-invest in product innovation, and we empower our people to make a difference.

The Opportunity

We seek a passionate software engineer to join our Defence Information Advantage team to drive best practice in agile delivery into deployed solutions typically at the edge. The Defence domain represents many unique and cutting-edge challenges for software which needs to utilise the best in ML and edge compute to optimise operation on deployed equipment. Roke also utilised to the best in DevOps automation to drive faster capability deployment and uplift times than was typical within the industry.

Your Role

The role will give you opportunity to expand your skills into sensors and robotics. You will oversee code releases, deployments, and support operational systems. The role calls for both technical skills and soft skills to communicate effectively with colleagues at different levels in the organization in a collaborative and holistic environment.

What you’ll bring

As a software engineer, you will have a degree level qualification in a STEM subject, or an equivalent level of practical experience.

Depending on your level of ability/experience, you will have familiarity, competence or expertise in a subset of these areas:

Software languages:

Python
Java
Rust
JavaScript

Cloud technologies:

AWS primarily
Azure and GCP beneficial

Virtualisation and Containerisation

Containerisation (e.g. Docker, Podman)
Container management (e.g. Kubernetes)
Experience in GPU containerisation (e.g. NVIDIA Container Toolkit, Run:AI)

Architectural styles

Microservices
Serverless
Edge compute
APIs (both RESTful and Protobuf GRPC)
Stream based pub/sub systems (including Kafka and MQTT)

DevSecOps tooling

Version control (e.g. Git)
Continuous Integration/Deployment (e.g. Gitlab CI/CD)
Infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform, Puppet, Ansible)
Linux shell scripting

Beyond your technical skills, you will be proactive and able to communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders. You will work well alone or as part of a team and grasp opportunities. You will be curious and seek out the best approach/solution/tool for the job at hand.

Areas of responsibility

Work with product owners and other engineering disciplines to deliver software
Join and contribute to agile ceremonies following Scrum, Kanban or SAFe Agile.
Work with quality engineers to ensure the products and services are of high quality.
Participate and contribute to code reviews.
Support operational systems, troubleshoot and resolve issues.

Why You Should Join Us

We have a competitive salary and access to a number of additional flexible benefits, which will cover Health and Wellbeing, Savings and Protection and Life, Leisure and Entertainment.

Roke has a great community of groups with shared interests. These enable people to share ideas and be passionate about tools, technologies and techniques, which interest them.

We are committed to a policy of Equal Opportunity, Diversity and Inclusion. Our working environment is friendly, creative and inclusive and support a diverse work-force and those with additional needs.

Security Information

Due to the nature of this position, we require you to be willing and eligible to achieve a minimum of SC clearance. To qualify, the candidate should have resided in the UK for the last 5 years for SC.

The Next Step

Click apply, submitting an up-to-date CV. We look forward to hearing from you.

Take a look around the company https://www.roke.co.uk/

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Roke, Roke Manor, Romsey, Hampshire, United Kingdom

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