Software Engineering Manager

2 months ago


Reading, Reading, United Kingdom Thales Full time
About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Software Engineering Manager to join our growing software community across our Glasgow and Reading sites. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for managing and monitoring software developments across the full software life-cycle, including Agile, Incremental, and Waterfall methodologies.

Key Responsibilities
  • Define and tailor the software process to be followed on a project and deliver software development plans as required.
  • Work collaboratively with software and other engineering functions to provide realistic and pragmatic release plans for the software element of the project/product.
  • Proactively ensure that the defined software development process is followed and necessary artefacts are generated to adequate quality, timeliness, and budget.
  • Report monthly to the Head of Software and Project Managers the work package performance that you're responsible for with a view to maintaining and bettering available budgets and delivery milestones.
  • Provide line management to software engineers, providing timely constructive feedback on performance through regular performance discussions and wellbeing 1-2-1s.
  • Competently represent the company and the software function at customer-facing meetings or audits.
  • Lead the estimating process for the software function and collaborate with other engineering functions to build realistic and affordable winning bids.
  • Support Agile Scrum teams and work with the Product Owners and Scrum Masters to maintain focus on milestones and budgets.
  • Ensure peer reviews of work and generation of necessary materials for major gate reviews for milestone deliveries are carried out as per the plans.
  • Identify and mitigate risk within assigned work packages.
  • Provide coaching and support to more junior engineers.
Requirements
  • You are a self-motivated software professional with strong experience in successfully leading software projects to deliver on-time and to budget, preferably for real-time and embedded software systems.
  • Experience with and conversant in Agile development methodologies with a track record in continuous improvement.
  • Proficient in Jira for loading epics and stories for backlog management and the generation and management of metrics.
  • Experience in IBM DOORS for tracking requirements definition and maturation, linkages, and traceability and ultimately compliance is desirable.
  • Developed software systems to meet the cyber-security needs of the customer and other stakeholders is desirable.
  • Developing software systems to meet international safety systems such as IEC 61508 or DO-178C is desirable.
  • Experience in developing with languages C++ and C are desirable.
About Thales

Thales is a global technology leader in the aerospace, transportation, and defense markets. Our people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air.

We offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across five major industries: Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security, and Space.

Your health and well-being matter to us, and that's why we offer you the flexibility to do what's important to you; whether that's part-time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.


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