Software Team Leader

Requirements:

• Degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant engineering or scientific discipline, such as Software Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace, Physics, or Mathematics
• Proven experience leading and developing software engineering teams delivering complex or safety-critical systems
• Demonstrated ability to plan, assign, and deliver work packages while balancing technical quality, schedule, and cost
• Practical experience across multiple stages of the software lifecycle, such as requirements, design, implementation, integration, and verification
• Working knowledge of relevant engineering tools, such as DOORS, Siemens Polarion, or CAMEO, and programming in C/C++ and/or Assembler, with scripting in Python
• Background in defence and security systems

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical and people leadership for software engineering teams delivering safety-critical systems within our Rochester business
• Own the end-to-end planning and delivery of software work packages, including scope, schedule, budget, risks, and technical dependencies, proactively managing trade-offs to meet programme objectives
• Build, sustain, and evolve software teams with the right blend of skills and experience, ensuring capability and capacity align with current delivery needs and future programme demands
• Maintain clear delivery oversight, including progress tracking and financial assurance, to support accurate and predictable reporting
• Collaborate closely with systems, project, and discipline leads to align technical delivery with programme objectives

Technologies:

• Support
• Python
• Security

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We are seeking a Software Team Leader to join our team in Kent. This permanent role is with a leading organisation in the defence and security sector and offers the opportunity to work on advanced, technology-led defence systems that contribute to a safer future. You would join a dynamic and talented team.

last updated 43 week of 2026