Lead Software Engineer – Information Advantage

Lead Software Engineer – Information Advantage

Location:

UK Hybrid, across multiple Leonardo sites

Join Leonardo's Information Advantage team and help lead the development of software that transforms complex data into useful, timely information for mission-critical Aerospace, Defence and Security applications.

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will combine hands-on software engineering with technical leadership, guiding a team through the design, development, integration and delivery of secure, resilient and high-quality software.

You could work on capabilities including Command & Control, Sensor Fusion, Electronic Warfare, Situational Awareness, AI-enabled Decision Support and Data Exploitation.

Lead the team. Stay technical. Solve complex problems. Deliver Information Advantage.

• Lead the day-to-day technical delivery of software within a team or work package.
• Design, develop, integrate and test complex software solutions.
• Provide technical guidance, coaching and mentoring to other software engineers.
• Contribute to software architecture and take ownership of detailed software design.
• Lead and contribute to code, design and technical reviews.
• Work closely with systems engineers, architects, data scientists, test engineers and customers.
• Apply Secure by Design and high-quality software engineering practices.
• Promote automation, CI/CD, Dev Sec Ops  and modern engineering practices.
• Investigate technical problems and help the team identify effective solutions.
• Support technical planning, estimation, risk management and delivery.
• Ensure software meets its functional, performance, security and quality requirements.

You’ll be an experienced software engineer who enjoys remaining technically involved while helping others succeed.

You will be comfortable taking ownership, making technical decisions, solving complex problems and providing direction to a software engineering team.

Significant software engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrable capability.

• C++, C#, Python, Java
• Designing and delivering software components and systems.
• Software design principles including SOLID principles and design patterns
• Software architecture
• Interfaces and system integration
• Testing and software quality
• Providing technical guidance or mentoring to other engineers.
• Understanding of secure software development practices.
• Working across the software engineering lifecycle.
• Communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Experience in one or more of the following would be beneficial:

• Aerospace, Defence, Security or Government environments.
• Command & Control (C2), ISR, Sensor Fusion or Mission Systems.
• Distributed or data-intensive systems.
• Cloud-native software and containerisation.
• Dev Sec Ops  and CI/CD.
• AI, Machine Learning or Data Analytics.
• High-integrity or mission-critical software.

Provides clear technical direction while remaining close to the engineering.

Takes responsibility for outcomes, identifies problems early and drives them through to resolution.

Works effectively across software, systems, data, test and other engineering disciplines.

Supports less-experienced engineers and helps build the capability of the wider team.

Makes pragmatic technical decisions by balancing requirements, risk, quality, cost and schedule.

Looks for better ways to design, develop, test and deliver software.

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to…