Software Project Leader
Location: Stevenage
Salary: £60,000 to £70,000 – Dependant on experience
Headline Benefits: A bonus of up to 21%, Strong pension, 25 days annual leave, enhanced parental leave.
We’re working with an award-winning, world-leading, technical & scientific engineering organisation, with sites across Europe, that have an exciting opportunity for a Software Project Leader.
The Software Project Leader Role
Our ever-evolving team powers the business across Europe and brings the next generation of defence solutions to life. Together we experiment, innovate and create across the full product lifecycle and, in a collaborative and close-knit culture, we support each other to search for better. Join us as a Software Project Lead and take our technology and your career into new territories.
You will be responsible for developing the onboard software for the next generation of weapon systems. This is a leadership role and involves leading a team to deliver embedded software on time, on cost and on quality.
Software Project Leader experience required:
A leader in software (experienced or aspiring) focussed on team leadership and delivering software:
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Proven ability to technical manage a team of software developers
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Project management skills to ensure good planning, delivery and cost control of software
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The ability to communicate effectively at all levels in the company across a range of mediums, including reporting of progress, blockers and achievements.
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A good understanding of software and the software development lifecycle including configuration management tools and techniques, to be able to provide effective oversight.
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The ability to elicit and understand requirements and available design solutions so that you can produce accurate and cost effective estimates of work to be undertaken.
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Understanding of UML and C, C++ and/or Ada Languages.
Please note:
Rules onsite require British Citizenship. Dual nationals can apply for this position, and you will be required to undergo UK Security Clearance.
Their order book stretches for many years, and they have healthy profits and a range of new projects in place. They’re stable with steady controlled growth, offer dynamic working, and fantastic opportunities to grow and develop your career further.
The business are firm believers in offering all staff the best possible platform to succeed, providing support for career development as well as personal assistance. They hold numerous awards on the back of this work and have a range of employee networks and internal communities that include Parents and Carers, Gender Equality, Neurodiversity, Pride, Ethnic Diversity and many more. They really care about their staff and are passionate about what they do and why they do it.
Cirrus Selection offers the services of an Employment Agency for permanent recruitment and the services of an Employment Business for contract recruitment