Senior Software Technical Lead – Secure Systems Architect

Viasat; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Viasat UK is seeking an experienced software engineering leader to drive governance, architecture, and delivery across secure digital design solutions for government and defence customers. You will balance hands-on coding with strategic oversight, devoting about 80% to project execution and 20% to mentoring and governance.

Responsibilities include defining the SDLC and toolchain, providing deep architectural guidance for embedded systems and applications, enforcing quality standards, and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• Degree in Software Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience defining processes and toolchains.
• Ability to implement engineering governance and design review metrics.

Responsibilities

• Define and improve the unified software development lifecycle and toolchains.
• Provide deep-dive architectural guidance for embedded systems and applications.
• Enforce quality standards and stage-gated peer reviews.
• Support engineering schedules by removing barriers to progress.

Skills

C programming

C++ programming

Embedded systems

Software architecture

Mentorship

Leadership

Security clearance

Education

Degree in Software Engineering or related

Job description

Viasat UK is seeking an experienced software engineering leader to drive governance, architecture, and delivery across secure digital design solutions for government and defence customers. You will balance hands-on coding with strategic oversight, devoting about 80% to project execution and 20% to mentoring and governance.

Responsibilities include defining the SDLC and toolchain, providing deep architectural guidance for embedded systems and applications, enforcing quality standards, and