Overview
Job Title: Software Team Lead. Location: Great Baddow. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements; please speak to your recruiter about options for this role. Salary: Up to £75,900 (dependent on skills and experience).
What you’ll be doing
* Take ownership of end-to-end software development, guiding your team from brainstorming ideas to delivering polished, high-impact solutions. Drive technical excellence, agile execution, and product success.
* Work with cross-functional project teams to build strong, collaborative relationships that fuel innovation and accelerate delivery. Act as the communicator to ensure seamless alignment, shared goals, and a culture of trust across the organisation.
* Own the planning, execution, and review of software development to ensure solutions are seamlessly integrated and compliant with industry standards.
* Lead the delivery of software projects that are on budget, on time, and on spec, balancing cost, quality, and performance with proactive leadership to achieve customer satisfaction and contractual excellence.
Your skills and experiences
* Degree level qualified in computer science or software engineering, 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.
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 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 how 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.
Working approach
We’ve evolved our working approach to provide flexibility with working hours depending on role and location. This could include accruing hours and flexibility around start and finish times to balance life at work, on site, and at home.
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 of thought, rewards integrity and merit, and empowers you to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and aim to make our recruitment processes as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about reasonable adjustments.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as nationality, prior nationalities, and place of birth can restrict roles. All applicants must at minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard; many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting, typically with 5 to 10 years of continuous UK residency for the role.
Closing Date
Closing Date: 15 October 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Please submit your application as early as possible.
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