The Role

You'll lead the full software development lifecycle, ensuring high quality solutions are delivered to meet customer and business requirements. Working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams, you'll play a key role in system level architecture decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and line manage a small team of Software Engineers, providing technical guidance, mentoring and performance management.
• Take ownership of the full software development lifecycle including requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing, integration and delivery.
• Remain hands-on with software engineering, supporting architecture, code reviews and system integration activities.
• Contribute to system level design decisions across software, hardware and networking.
• Manage project schedules, resources and team budgets to ensure successful delivery.
• Collaborate with cross functional engineering teams to develop complex, high performance systems.

About You

• Proven experience leading or managing software engineering teams.
• Strong hands on Software Development, including C++ development experience (essential).
• Strong experience using Jira (essential).
• Comfortable working in a fast paced, dynamic engineering environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

What's on Offer

• Permanent opportunity with a leading defence organisation.
• Hybrid / Bristol-based role with 3–5 days per week onsite.
• Opportunity to lead the development of complex, mission critical technology
• Car Allowance & Good Benefits