Software Engineering Lead

Software Engineer - Lead

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers' success. We empower our teams in the UK to address some of the most complex problems in defence, government, safety, security, and transportation. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our mission, vision, and values guide the way we do business.

The Role:

Leidos heritage companies pioneered the development of air traffic control systems in the United States more than 50 years ago. While in the UK, our involvement in air traffic management began with NATS in the early 1990' starting with the development of the current in-service systems. Today Leidos systems handle 75 percent of the air traffic in the U.S. and approximately 60 percent of the world's air traffic. When it comes to air traffic safety and efficiency, our proven track record and industry-leading innovations make us the world's most trusted air traffic control partner.

We are now looking for a Software Engineering Lead, based primarily at Whiteley and the surrounding client sites, to join our growing team in delivering change and new functionality to the current air traffic systems.

If this sounds like the kind of environment you can thrive, keep reading!

As the software engineering lead, you will be responsible for a multi-functional team delivering a complex programme of transformation and functional changes. Your role will encompass managing the schedule and costs across multiple deliveries, change requests and new functional capabilities. Accountable to the engineer programme manager and reporting to the NATS customer you will own the delivery of the software design through to operational deployment and ongoing technical support.

You will lead a team of software engineers overseeing effective resources plans across several deployment points. Working closely with NATS to ensure longer term resourcing and viable succession plans are in place to maintain business stability throughout the lifetime of the system.

You must have a proven track record of a wide range of skills within the software domain and a software development background, preferably in a similar safety related environment. Including knowledge and evidence of the application of software engineering standards, principles and best practices. You must also have, or be eligible to acquire, SC clearance.

Typical Duties:

• Plan and deliver against agreed software targets.
• Manage day-to-day activities across a multi-disciplined team
• Ensure engineering processes and software assurance standards have been followed
• Contribute to architecture, design and software solutions / recommendations
• Change and release management
• Technical risk and opportunity management
• Liaise with other disciplines i.e., systems engineering and formal test, as well as management and Team Leadership
• Work Package Management
• Weekly reporting – Critical Thread Review meeting

Required Skills:

• Proven track record of successfully delivering change to national critical infrastructure systems
• Experience leading teams through the complete delivery life cycle from bid through to operational delivery
• Experience of systems engineering, software development, integration and test, using Waterfall and V model Development
• Experience of using development environments related to 1GL through 3GL generation languages
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to provide clear technical direction
• Ability to work cross-functionally and collaborate with other Stakeholders
• Excellent verbal and written communication using e-mail, presentations and reports
• Ability to build effective working relationships with the team, internal and external stakeholders
• Strong time management and organizational skills

Desired Skills:

• Experience in developing software solutions using 1st (1GL) through 3rd (3GL) generation languages (e.g. ADA 83/95, C, C++)
• Experience of delivering real-time and/or safety-related software
• Knowledge of COTS integration technologies (e.g. Apache Camel, Apache Kafka) Experience of Atlassian tools (e.g. Jira, Confluence)
• Knowledge of configuration management within a software engineering environment

What Do We Do For You?

At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance. We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:

• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
• Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)
• Flexi Working

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are:

Leidos UK & EUROPE – we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science.

Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.

What Makes Us Different:

Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.

Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.

People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.

At Leidos, we don't want someone who "fits the mold"—we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, "what's next?" before the dust settles on "what's now."

If you're already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2… good. You'll fit right in.