Software Engineering Manager

• Lead activity to deliver complex software engineering projects for our defence maritime client.
• Manage and coordinate technical teams for new product development initiatives.
• Develop engineering technical solutions and associated costs, risks, and programmes.
• Deliver technical outputs to time, cost, and quality using project management methodologies.
• Build and develop positive relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage engineering teams to deliver agreed work packages, including meetings and reporting.
• Report on teams delivery in respect to cost, schedule, quality, and risk.

Technologies:

• Support
• JIRA
• Java
• Security
• UML

• Excellent written and communication skills, including writing bids, technical reports and giving presentations.
• Proven ability in delivering software development programmes to time, cost, quality.
• Knowledge of software delivery estimation techniques and experience in identifying best approaches.
• Understanding and application of software development lifecycles to delivery programmes.
• Experience in management of software development risk.
• Proven experience in planning and leading software work-package and delivery projects.
• Leadership experience in software design activities and providing engineering support.
• Ability to generate software specifications and technical procurement specifications.
• Knowledge of documenting the design process including verification of system requirements.
• Desirable: Ability to understand UML diagrams.
• Experience in management of software tasks within JIRA and defining JIRA workflows.
• Desirable: Understanding of software branching and repository management, Java and C++ skills.

We are TKMS Atlas UK, seeking an Engineering Manager to lead complex software engineering projects. Offering a hybrid working model with three days on-site in Winfrith, Dorset, we provide a comprehensive benefits package along with a complimentary restaurant for staff meals. Our ideal candidate is highly motivated, innovative, and capable of gaining UK MOD Security Clearance.