Software Team Lead

Salary: £76,000 - 94,000 per year

• Team leadership and hands‑on software development experience
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Good interpersonal skills and behaviours
• Effective communication capability in all aspects
• Working knowledge of Agile techniques
• Familiarity with formal problem‑solving methods
• Ability to work with and through formal requirements
• Ability to work within formal engineering processes as required
• Proven delivery capability in complex activities
• Appreciation of safety‑critical software development
• A good attitude and willingness to learn
• This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Governments Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). National Security Vetting (NSV) may also apply, potentially including eligibility requirements for Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV).
• Desirable but not essential:
  Agile life cycles, big data solutions, systems engineering approaches, communication technologies, and hard real‑time software development

• Lead the team developing our operationally proven, innovative, scalable, layered Counter‑UAS (CUAS) capability
• Help accelerate ongoing capability enhancements in response to evolving uncrewed air systems threats
• Contribute to innovative software development using state‑of‑the‑art solutions and techniques
• Develop next‑generation technologies for sensing, warning, and counter‑UAS capabilities

• Big Data
• Support
• Security

Join our Integrated Sensors & Protection line of business as a Software Team Leader, where we develop and innovate using the latest methods, tools, and techniques. Our technology combines electro‑optical sensors and advanced radio‑frequency effector technology to deliver sensing, warning, and counter‑UAS capabilities. We are Leonardo, a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security, headquartered in Italy, with more than 53,000 employees worldwide, including 8,500 across nine UK sites.

This is a full‑time, permanent, hybrid role based in Basildon. We offer a company‑funded benefits package that includes generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi‑days each year, an award‑winning pension with up to 15% employer contribution, wellbeing support, a bonus scheme, access to more than 4,000 online courses, a referral programme, flexible benefits, and flexible hours with hybrid working options.

We are committed to an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace; let us know if you need accessibility support during recruitment.

last updated 40 week of 2026