Job Description Job Title: Software Team Leader
Location: Rochester – Onsite
Salary: Up to £65,000 depending on experience
Who we are:
Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our general colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.
From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.
Job Description:
You will lead software engineering delivery for complex, safety‑critical defence systems, owning outcomes from planning through to integration and acceptance. This role combines hands‑on technical leadership with team leadership, ensuring high‑quality software is delivered predictably against project milestones. You will shape how work is delivered, grow and support engineers,



and provide clear technical oversight across your work packages. Working closely with project management, systems engineering and adjacent teams, you will influence priorities, manage dependencies, and help drive successful delivery of mission‑critical capability.
Core duties:
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 repor

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