Job Description

Job Title: Software Team Leader

Location: Hillend, Fife – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £51,000 - £61 ,000 (dependent on skillset and experience)

What You’ll Be Doing

Generation and management of requirements, design of technical solutions, software development of those solutions and testing.
Peer reviews and test definition.
Adherence to project processes and software development practices.
Supporting System Test and Integration Activities.
Production of technical documentation.
Leading a moderate sized team of software developers and being responsible for the required deliverables.
Planning, scheduling, assigning, and reviewing work of the team, estimation, and reporting on progress.
Liaising with multiple stakeholders.

Essential

Your skills and experiences:

Degree level qualified in computer science or software engineering background or relevant experience.
Experience in the Software development lifecycle and processes (e.g. design, coding, unit testing), and tools (e.g. UML design tools, code IDEs).
Experience with C# or C++, desktop-based applications and Windows O/S.
Object-oriented design/development including UML, SysML or XML.
Project planning and reporting.

Desirable

Leading a team of software developers, coaching staff, co-ordinating training and developing others is advantageous.

Benefits

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Digital Intelligence Team

Customers increasingly demand information and technology solutions delivering advantage, communications, planning, operations and cyber protection. C5ISR within Digital Intelligence is where we design and build cutting edge IT solutions for incorporation into products and services.

The product development and solutions team are operating in a dynamic market. The team is responsible for the development of world-leading network security and communication appliances that operate at multi-gigabit speeds, combining software and custom hardware. As a Software Team Leader, you will be a strong communicator with the ability to guide and influence the team and drive continuous improvement.

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 diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Job

Engineering

Primary Location

GB-SCO-FIF-Hillend

Closing Date

16/May/23, 1:59:00 AM

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Required Knowledge

• K0004   Knowledge of cybersecurity and privacy principles.
• K0005   Knowledge of cyber threats an`d vulnerabilities.
• K0039   Knowledge of cybersecurity and privacy principles and methods that apply to software development.
• K0073   Knowledge of secure configuration management techniques. (e.g., Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), cybersecurity best practices on cisecurity.org).
• K0079   Knowledge of software debugging principles.
• K0080   Knowledge of software design tools, methods, and techniques.
• K0081   Knowledge of software development models (e.g., Waterfall Model, Spiral Model).
• K0082   Knowledge of software engineering.
• K0152   Knowledge of software related information technology (IT) security principles and methods (e.g., modularization, layering, abstraction, data hiding, simplicity/minimization).
• K0153   Knowledge of software quality assurance process.
• K0178   Knowledge of secure software deployment methodologies, tools, and practices.

Required Skills

• S0014   Skill in conducting software debugging.
• S0060   Skill in writing code in a currently supported programming language (e.g., Java, C++).
• S0149   Skill in developing applications that can log and handle errors, exceptions, and application faults and logging.

Required Abilities

• A0047  Ability to develop secure software according to secure software deployment methodologies, tools, and practices.