Job Description
Job title: Software Development Team Lead
Location: Scotstoun, Bristol – Filton, Portsmouth, Broad Oak, Cowes – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements as well as job sharing for this role– please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: Up to £60,000 dependent on skills and experience
What You’ll Be Doing
• Lead and manage a small, dedicated team of software developers, setting clear goals and objectives.
• Promoting best practices and continuous improvement.
• Regular stakeholder engagement, setting priorities and ensuring projects are delivered to plan.
• Actively participating in software development from planning, design, through to delivery into programmes.
• Provide coaching and identify opportunities within the team for learning to our apprentices coming in through our BAE Systems apprentice scheme.
Essential
Your skills and experiences:
• Experience leading and managing a team of Software Developers
• Proven experience working with Software Programming Languages (Java or C#) and object orientated analysis and design experience and or certification
• Understanding of software development methodologies
• Product Lifecycle management (PLM) experience
Desirable
• PTC Windchill or Siemens Teamcentre experience
Benefits
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The PLM Digital Development Team
Our PLM Digital development team develops software capability into our current Global Combat Ship (GCS) programme and future programmes.
You will draw on your experience to actively develop capability, provide leadership and direction, and work alongside peers to meet or exceed our strategic objectives.
This role will primarily be focused on the configuration and development of our PLM solution and the integration into a global enterprise maintaining an end-to-end global digital thread.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date: 11th March 2026 – Interviews for this position will take place week commencing 17th March.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Location: Scotstoun, Bristol – Filton, Portsmouth, Broad Oak, Cowes – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements as well as job sharing for this role– please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: Up to £60,000 dependent on skills and experience
What You’ll Be Doing
• Lead and manage a small, dedicated team of software developers, setting clear goals and objectives.
• Promoting best practices and continuous improvement.
• Regular stakeholder engagement, setting priorities and ensuring projects are delivered to plan.
• Actively participating in software development from planning, design, through to delivery into programmes.
• Provide coaching and identify opportunities within the team for learning to our apprentices coming in through our BAE Systems apprentice scheme.
Essential
Your skills and experiences:
• Experience leading and managing a team of Software Developers
• Proven experience working with Software Programming Languages (Java or C#) and object orientated analysis and design experience and or certification
• Understanding of software development methodologies
• Product Lifecycle management (PLM) experience
Desirable
• PTC Windchill or Siemens Teamcentre experience
Benefits
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The PLM Digital Development Team
Our PLM Digital development team develops software capability into our current Global Combat Ship (GCS) programme and future programmes.
You will draw on your experience to actively develop capability, provide leadership and direction, and work alongside peers to meet or exceed our strategic objectives.
This role will primarily be focused on the configuration and development of our PLM solution and the integration into a global enterprise maintaining an end-to-end global digital thread.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date: 11th March 2026 – Interviews for this position will take place week commencing 17th March.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Software Development Team Lead position is now open for candidates interested in the Software Developer Jobs sector. This role in Glasgow offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Software Developer Jobs is a plus.
