Global Biometrics & Passenger Identity Engineering Lead

RTX; Brighton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company in the UK is seeking an experienced Engineering Lead to own the engineering strategy for biometric identity products. The role involves defining the engineering roadmap, leading a multi-disciplinary team, and ensuring compliance and security. Candidates should have significant experience in cloud-native architecture, preferably AWS, and a solid background in integrating hardware and software in high-reliability environments. Flexibility in working arrangements is offered.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Private Medical Insurance

Health & Wellbeing Cash Plan

Pension Scheme with a 2:1 match

Life Assurance

25 days vacation plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• 8 years delivering complex software/hardware or identity systems.
• Proven record integrating hardware & software (sensors, embedded, back-end services) at scale.
• Willingness to travel to airport sites and customer labs.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the engineering roadmap for biometric identity product line.
• Make architecture decisions for scalability, reliability, and security.
• Build and lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team.

Skills

Hands-on experience with cloud-native architecture (AWS preferred)

Integration of hardware & software

Strong systems thinking

Leadership and stakeholder skills

Knowledge of CI/CD and DevSecOps

Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks

Education

Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science or related field

MBA

Tools

AWS

CI/CD tools

Biometric SDKs

Job description

A leading aerospace company in the UK is seeking an experienced Engineering Lead to own the engineering strategy for biometric identity products. The role involves defining the engineering roadmap, leading a multi-disciplinary team, and ensuring compliance and security. Candidates should have significant experience in cloud-native architecture, preferably AWS, and a solid background in integrating hardware and software in high-reliability environments. Flexibility in working arrangements is offered.