Defence Software Lead - Hybrid Onsite, SC/DV

CBS Butler

Reading

Hybrid

GBP 96,000 - 110,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Active SC clearance

DV clearance desirable

Sole UK Nationals only

Job summary

CBS Butler is seeking an experienced Project Engineer/Technical Project Engineer/Software Engineering Lead for a 6‑month rolling contract in Reading with hybrid onsite requirements. The role demands active SC clearance and ideally DV clearance, with sole UK nationals only due to programme constraints.

It is a hands‑on technical delivery position interfacing with engineering teams and delivery management on MOD/Defence/Aerospace projects.

Qualifications

Active SC clearance is mandatory.
DV clearance highly desirable.
Sole UK National is mandatory due to programme requirements.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or a related discipline.
8+ years' experience working on software, systems or platform engineering projects.
Experience delivering architecture or technical solutions in MOD/Defence Digital/UK aerospace or similarly regulated environments.
Strong software engineering and/or systems development background.
Good understanding of DevOps and CI/CD practices.
Proven technical leadership and stakeholder management experience.
Experience managing technical risks, issues and dependencies.
Strong communication, planning and coordination skills.

Responsibilities

Coordinate technical activities across multidisciplinary engineering teams and stakeholders.
Track project execution against objectives, milestones and delivery plans.
Identify and manage technical risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies.
Support development and maintenance of project plans and technical roadmaps.
Provide technical leadership and first‑level technical decision‑making.
Act as an escalation point for engineering and delivery issues.
Manage technical interfaces across customers, suppliers and internal engineering teams.
Support project reporting, forecasting and performance monitoring.
Facilitate technical reviews, governance activities and milestone assessments.
Ensure engineering deliverables meet quality, process and compliance standards.
Contribute to effort estimation, resource planning and workload prioritisation.
Support configuration and change management.
Communicate project status, risks and mitigation plans to key stakeholders.
Work with architects, engineers and delivery teams to maintain technical alignment.