Software Team Leader

Matchtech; Rochester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Matchtech is seeking a Software Team Leader for a permanent role in Kent, within the defence and security sector. You will provide technical and people leadership to software engineering teams delivering safety-critical systems from the Rochester area.

You will own end-to-end planning, balance scope, schedule and cost, and work with systems and project leads to align delivery with programme objectives. The role requires experience across software lifecycle and tools such as DOORS, Polarion, and

Qualifications

• Experience leading software teams delivering safety-critical systems.
• Ability to plan and deliver work packages with budgets and schedules.
• Experience across lifecycle stages: requirements, design, implementation, integration, verification.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and people leadership for software engineering teams delivering safety-critical systems.
• Own end-to-end planning and delivery of software work packages, managing scope, schedule, budget, risks, and dependencies.
• Build and evolve software teams to meet current and future programme demands.
• Maintain delivery oversight with progress tracking and financial assurance.
• Collaborate with systems, project, and discipline leads to align delivery with programme objectives.

Skills

People leadership

Software engineering

Requirements analysis

Team planning

C/C++

Python scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering or related field

Tools

DOORS

Siemens Polarion

CAMEO

Job description

My client, a leading organisation in the defence and security sector, is currently seeking a Software Team Leader to join their team in Kent. This permanent position offers an opportunity to work on advanced, technology-led defence systems, shaping a safer future for all.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing technical and people leadership for software engineering teams delivering safety-critical systems within the Rochester business
• Owning the end-to-end planning and delivery of software work packages, with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, risks, and technical dependencies, proactively managing trade-offs to meet programme objectives
• Building, sustaining and evolving software teams with the right blend of skills and experience, ensuring capability and capacity align with current delivery needs and future programme demands
• Maintaining clear delivery oversight, including progress tracking and financial assurance, to support accurate and predictable reporting
• Collaborating closely with systems, project and discipline leads to align technical delivery with programme objectives

Job Requirements:

• Degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant engineering or scientific discipline such as Software Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace, Physics or Mathematics
• Proven experience leading and developing software engineering teams delivering complex or safety-critical systems
• Demonstrated ability to plan, assign and deliver work packages while balancing technical quality, schedule and cost
• Practical experience across multiple stages of the software lifecycle, such as requirements, design, implementation, integration, and verification
• Working knowledge of relevant engineering tools (e.g., DOORS, Siemens Polarion, CAMEO) and programming in C/C++ and/or Assembler, with scripting in Python