Software Engineering Manager - Air Traffic Management Systems (ATMS)

• →Managing the ATMS Software Engineering team across programmes, product developments and R&D activities.
• →Providing leadership, coaching, mentoring, and career development for software engineers.
• →Leading preparation of technical proposals, software estimates, and technical responses to bids.
• →Leading software architecture, design and development activities with internal and external partners.
• →Driving Agile delivery, DevSecOps principles and CI/CD practices.
• →Establishing software engineering standards, governance, and metrics.
• →Leading software integration, verification, validation, and release activities.
• →Collaborating with Systems Engineering, Test & Integration, Product Management and Cyber Security teams.
• →Managing software quality, maintainability, technical debt and technical risk.
• →Supporting software assurance, certification and accreditation activities.
• →Defining software capability aspects of the ATMS technology and product roadmaps.
• →Supporting recruitment, succession planning and capability development.

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience managing software engineering teams across the product development lifecycle.
• Experience leading engineering teams within programme environments and supporting technical proposal activities.
• Experience developing software engineering capability, processes, tools and best practices.
• Experience in line management of functional teams.
• Experience delivering complex software systems within regulated, safety-critical or mission-critical environments.
• Experience with software architecture, SDLC management and engineering governance.
• Experience with software methodologies (e.g. Agile, Waterfall) and modern DevSecOps practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Eligible for UK MOD Security Clearance (SC minimum).

Desirable

• Experience within Air Traffic Management, Air Traffic Control, Aerospace, or Defence.
• Radar domain knowledge and/or experience.
• Experience in modelling and simulation.
• Practical experience of MBSE implementation.
• Knowledge of certification processes across the product lifecycle.
• Experience delivering distributed, real-time or mission-critical software systems.
• Knowledge of software assurance, safety engineering, and cyber security frameworks.
• Experience implementing CI/CD, automated testing and software quality practices.

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