Software Architect in Rhosneigr, Gwynedd

Energy Jobline CVL; Rhosneigr; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 86,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading global energy job board is seeking a Software Architect to provide expertise across various projects. The role involves developing software architectures, ensuring compliance with standards, and leading technical governance. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Computer Science or Engineering and extensive programming experience. This position offers flexible working hours and is located in the Isle of Wight.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Employee share plans

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with at least one high-level programming and design methodology.
• Deep understanding of software development lifecycle and software models.
• Experience leading software development activities and mentoring teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide Software Subject Matter Expertise across several projects.
• Define and develop architectural artefacts for software requirements.
• Establish and maintain design processes for middleware and applications.
• Ensure compliance and integration of toolchains in development processes.
• Lead technical governance and peer reviews for software designs.
• Promote continuous improvement and knowledge sharing within the team.

Skills

High-level programming knowledge

High-level design methodology (UML)

Understanding of software development lifecycle

Proven leadership experience

Knowledge of software standards (ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207)

Configuration management practices

Degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline

Job description

Energy Jobline is the largest and fastest growing global Energy Job Board and Energy Hub. We have an audience reach of over 7 million energy professionals, 400,000+ monthly advertised global energy and engineering jobs, and work with the leading energy companies worldwide.

We focus on the Oil & Gas, Renewables, Engineering, Power, and Nuclear markets as well as emerging technologies in EV, Battery, and Fusion. We are committed to ensuring that we offer the most exciting career opportunities from around the world for our jobseekers.

Software Architect

Location: Isle of Wight – Cowes or Portsmouth – BroadOak

Salary: Up to £85,700 depending on skills and experience plus bonus scheme. Part time & accruing hours available. Please let us know if you would like to discuss these options.

What you’ll be doing:

• Provide Software Subject Matter Expertise: Working across multiple projects with various programming, architectures, and lifecycle models, offering specialist technical advice and guidance to peers and projects.
• Define and Develop Architectural Artefacts: Creating, assessing and reviewing software and data processing architectures to meet software and system requirements and support future re-use of software, ensuring alignment throughout the engineering lifecycle.
• Establish and Maintain Design Processes: Enhancing transformational activities and tools used to develop and manage software design artefacts, ensuring robust, resilient, scalable and secure middleware and application architectures on modern hardware.
• Ensure Toolchain Compliance and Integration: Collaborating with DevOps to ensure tools are licensed, OSS‑compliant, interoperable, and integrated into the build process.
• Lead Technical Governance: Conduct peer reviews, leading technical design reviews, verify and sign off software designs, and uphold Maritime Services’ software processes.
• Promote Continuous Improvement and Knowledge Sharing: Supporting skills development within the team, maintain awareness of industry trends, and ensure architectural awareness of Security and Safety Integrity Levels (SILs).

Your skills and experiences:

• Extensive experience with at least one high‑level programming and a high‑level design methodology such as UML.
• Deep understanding of the software development lifecycle and familiarity with various models, including Agile and Waterfall.
• Proven experience in leading software development activities and mentoring engineering teams.
• Solid knowledge of relevant software standards (e.g. ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207), including software safety and Safety Integrity Levels (SIL).
• Comprehensive understanding of configuration management practices and tools.
• Strong Technical Background, Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related numerate discipline, with Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or working towards it.

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee 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 Future Radar team

Join us in shaping the Future of Radar Technology. We are evolving our radar portfolio by enhancing our existing products 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 keep the UK at the forefront of defence innovation.

As the Software Architect you will act as the technical focal point and design authority, developing and maintaining software architectures that meet challenging complex Radar requirements. Using modern operating systems, tools, and design patterns, you will create robust, resilient, scalable and secure middleware and application layers for hardware. You’ll leverage both licensed and open‑source tools, ensuring compliance with OSS guidance, and work with the wider team to ensure a smooth implementation, integration and test process.

Our workplace in Cowes is an easily accessible commute from Southampton with a regular foot passenger ferry and BAE shuttle service from the ferry terminal to site.

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 you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values thought, rewards integrity, merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must achieve at a minimum the Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous experience in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 7th November 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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