Software Project Lead

3 days ago


Bolton, Bolton, United Kingdom The Engineer Full time

Are you interested in joining our Software team in Bolton? This is an exciting new direction for the Bolton Group and there will be plenty of opportunities to make your mark on the new team while having the support of the amazing established team

Salary: up to circa £64,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 5 days per week on-site, due to workload classification

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship.

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:

  • Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)

  • Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%

  • Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime

  • Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days

  • Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements

  • Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave - enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments

  • Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…

The opportunity:

As a Software Project Lead, you will be responsible for leading a team of 5-10 Software Engineers to deliver our products and acting as their role model.

The work will involve planning and bid estimating, allocating work, tracking progress, working with supplier teams to define system requirements, and resolving current issues including competing demands and conflicts.

This role includes involvement in all aspects of the development, integration, delivery into service and service support aspects.

We are committed to developing careers and skillsets by supporting our engineers' personal development whilst ensuring that a healthy work/life balance is maintained

  • Are you a leader who can support and draw the best from their team?

  • Do you have effective communication, persuasion and conflict resolution skills?

  • Are you an organised individual with an adaptable mindset and a love of problem solving?

What we're looking for from you:

  • Someone who is passionate about building high performing teams.

  • You'll also be acting as design authority for the software your team is creating; it is therefore essential you have a proven history in software development – ideally working at a low level using the C language.

  • The ability to create strong working relationships with the multi-disciplined software project environments within which we work.

While the experience listed below will be helpful, if you do not have some of them, don't let that stop you from applying.

  • Experience of Agile practices such as Scrum.

  • Knowledge of the full software development lifecycle.

Knowledge of the following is considered a bonus but is not required:

  • C++ / C#

  • Windows OS lockdown

  • Automated Testing

Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity and more…

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.

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