Software Team Leader

BAE Systems; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 60,000

Job description

Job title: Software Team Leader

Location: Broad Oak, Frimley, New Malden. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £60,000 (depending on skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing:

• Ability to effectively organise and run a technical team in an agile environment whilst maintaining a hands-on software development role
• Ability to understand and communicate complex logic, and translate this into useful and reusable design and code artefacts
• Utilise an Agile approach for the creation of new and modified code/test modules as part of a wider product solution
• Lead and/or participate in team meetings and technical discussions
• Provide estimates, status metrics and other pertinent information related to the current and future work items.
• Keep up to date in relevant technical areas and develop skills and capabilities to be able to provide more effective solutions

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Strong software skills, particularly agile methodologies; knowledge of software languages such as C#/Java/Rust
• Ability to help set the technical direction of the team with problem-solving and effective communication skills to line manage the team
• Familiarity with using and integrating 3rd party software technologies and development of new products

Desirable:

• Familiarity with technologies such as Microsoft Azure, CI and automated testing, virtualisation and containerisation
• Previous experience or qualification as a Scrum Master is preferred but not essential

Engineers at all levels should possess an academic qualification in Engineering or other related STEM subjects as well as specific (either academic or professional) qualifications and become recognised as Incorporated or Chartered Engineers through an appropriate recognised professional institution. Engineers are encouraged, and will be supported, to achieve the relevant accreditation.

Preference will be given to candidates who are already professionally registered.

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Combat Systems Team:

As a Software Team Leader you will be supporting the Combat Systems Strategic Projects in exploring new technologies to create, influence and guide future Naval Ships Combat Systems products. The role will involve both the day-to-day leadership of a scrum team tasked with delivering software packages/applications and performing a software development role within that scrum team.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 14th April 2025. Interviews for this position will take place W/C 21st April.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.