Job title: Software Team Lead
Location: Great Baddow We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: Up to 75,900 (dependent on skills and experience)
What youll be doing:
* Take ownership of end-to-end software development, guiding your team through every stagefrom brainstorming ideas to delivering polished, high-impact solutions. Youll be the driving force helping to deliver technical excellence, agile execution, and product success
* Work hand-in-hand with cross-functional project teams to build strong, collaborative relationships that fuel innovation and accelerate delivery. Youll be the communicator who ensures seamless alignment, shared goals, and help build a culture of trust across the organisation
* Own the planning, execution, and review of software development to ensure every solution is seamlessly integrated and compliant with industry standards
* Lead the delivery of software projects that hit every markon budget, on time, and on spec. You will contribute in achieving customer satisfaction and contractual excellence by balancing cost, quality, and performance with sharp focus and proactive leadership
Your skills and experiences:
* Degree level qualified in computer science or software engineering background or relevant experience
* Experience in the Software development lifecycle and processes (e.g. design, coding, unit testing, system testing), and tools (e.g. UML design tools, software IDEs)
* Experience with C, or C++, with real time software
* Object-oriented design/development including UML, SysML or XML
* Project planning and reporting
Benefits:
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The Radar Software Team:
Join us in shaping the Future of Radar Technology, we are evolving our radar portfolio enhancing our existing and developing brand-new radar products to address emerging and future threats in the realm of Future Air Dominance. With strong collaboration from our customers and investment in talent, our strategy is to stay at the forefront of defence innovation
As a Software Team Leader you will be pivotal to the success of our Software Development activities, guiding a team through planning, implementation, review, and acceptance. You will have the opportunity to shape the way in which we deliver Software, applying AGILE and other development frameworks
This role offers the exciting chance to lead complex engineering efforts across the full development lifecycle from concept through to system integration, customer trials, and support
As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach, will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where youll be able to make a real difference. Youll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where youll be empowered to fulfil your potential. W