Lead Software Engineer
Posted Today by Advanced Resource Managers
£80 Per hour
Outside
Undetermined
Greater Bristol Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Lead Software Engineer role is a 6-month contract based in Bristol, focusing on AI/ML development and model-based engineering. The position requires expertise in Python, C#, or .NET and involves end-to-end technical delivery within a leading Defence and Aerospace company. Candidates must be prepared to undergo MOD SC clearance and manage various engineering workstreams while driving progress and stakeholder engagement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own end-to-end technical delivery across the programme
- Make time-critical delivery decisions in the absence of programme leadership
- Break down high-level requirements into structured deliverables for engineering teams
- Sequence work, set priorities, and maintain delivery plans
- Act as escalation point for blockers, risks, and technical issues
- Drive tangible progress across multiple engineering and platform workstreams
- Brief senior leadership when required with concise, reliable updates
- Stakeholder management
- Operational management
Key Skills:
- Strong background as a Lead Software Engineer or Technical Delivery Lead
- Ability to rapidly understand new technical problem spaces and system architectures
- Experience guiding developers across multiple languages/frameworks (e.g., Python, C#, .NET)
- Strong understanding of secure software development and assurance
- Experience with enterprise architecture, CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps practices
- Knowledge of cloud technologies and containerised environments (specifically RHEL environments running on physical hosts, and with containerised applications)
- Demonstrated ability to shape technical direction and deliver complex systems
- Exposure to AI/ML development or model-based engineering
- Experience working in high-assurance, secure environments
- Multi-cloud and hybrid infrastructure knowledge
Salary (Rate): £80.00/hr
City: Bristol
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Lead Software Engineer 6 month contract Based in Bristol Offering £80ph Outside IR35 Do you have experience in AI/ML development or model-based engineering? Do you have experience in Python, C#, or .NET? Do you want to work with an industry-leading company? If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you! As the Lead Software Engineer, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry. Do you the nature of the work you will be involved in, you will be required to go through MOD SC clearance. You will be involved in:
- Own end-to-end technical delivery across the programme
- Make time-critical delivery decisions in the absence of programme leadership
- Break down high-level requirements into structured deliverables for engineering teams
- Sequence work, set priorities, and maintain delivery plans
- Act as escalation point for blockers, risks, and technical issues
- Drive tangible progress across multiple engineering and platform workstreams
- Brief senior leadership when required with concise, reliable updates
- Stakeholder management
- Operational management
Your skillset may include:
- Strong background as a Lead Software Engineer or Technical Delivery Lead
- Ability to rapidly understand new technical problem spaces and system architectures
- Experience guiding developers across multiple languages/frameworks (e.g., Python, C#, .NET)
- Strong understanding of secure software development and assurance
- Experience with enterprise architecture, CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps practices
- Knowledge of cloud technologies and containerised environments (specifically RHEL environments running on physical hosts, and with containerised applications)
- Demonstrated ability to shape technical direction and deliver complex systems
- Exposure to AI/ML development or model-based engineering
- Experience working in high-assurance, secure environments
- Multi-cloud and hybrid infrastructure knowledge
If this all sounds like something you will be interested in then simply apply and we can discuss the opportunity further!