Software Project Lead

MBDA; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Join MBDA as a Software Project Lead in Bolton, making a significant impact in the defence sector. Your role includes leading software projects and managing cross-functional teams to ensure delivery within budget and quality standards. You'll leverage your technical expertise and project management skills in a dynamic hybrid working environment, contributing to critical software development efforts that support the Armed Forces.

Benefits

Company Bonus up to 21% of base salary

Pension contribution up to 14%

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced parental leave

Subsidised meals and free car parking

Qualifications

• Experience leading Engineering Teams is essential.
• Proven Engineering Management experience required.
• Significant Engineering Experience in software or physical engineering fields.

Responsibilities

• Lead software development projects from initiation to completion.
• Coordinate multi-functional teams ensuring project goals are met.
• Manage budgets, timelines, and quality of software solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Budget Management

Schedule Management

Tools

C++

ADA

CI / CD Pipelines

Job description

A great opportunity for a Software Project Lead to join us at our Bolton site; developing and delivering innovative solutions from an established portfolio of software technologies!

Salary: up to £74,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: typically 3 days per week on-site, due to workload classification

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:

• Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary

• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%

• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements

• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments

• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…

The opportunity:

Simulation Software UK work to deliver the MBDA UK test capability in partnership with colleagues across the business and other areas of Software Engineering. The Software Project Leader is responsible for the delivery of software development projects from initiation to completion!

The Software Project Leader play a crucial role in ensuring project success by coordinating the efforts of multi-functional teams, managing and owning budgets, project timelines, quality and delivering software solutions that meet customer requirements. This involves accountability for authorising software releases;negotiating scope to fit schedule/budget and inputs into the Time Now Update reporting for the project.

You will combine your technical knowledge with your project management skills to drive project execution, facilitate effective communication, and ensure project goals are achieved.

The Software Project Leader is the Software Design Authority and the Work Package Manger and is accountable for the cost, quality and schedule aspects of the activity.

Our mission as a function is to facilitate robust and timely test of Weapon Systems and ensure MBDA continues to provide a decisive military capability for our home nations and their allies.

You should apply for this role if any (or all) of the following apply to you:

• Led teams either as a Software Technical Lead, SCRUM Master, Product Owner, Engineering Project Manager or Engineering Line Manager

• You have either Software Engineering experience, or experience in another Engineering field and can demonstrate a strong interest in or knowledge of Software

• You are good at managing your own workload and priorities,, and those of others to meet a delivery schedule

What we're looking for from you:

Essential:

• Experience leading Engineering Teams

• Engineering Management Experience

• Significant Engineering Experience

• Budget and Schedule Management

Nice to Have:

• ADA

• C++

• CI / CD Pipelines

• Simulation and Modelling Knowledge

• Software Engineering Experience

• System Engineering Experience

• Agile Working Practices

Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more…

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

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