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# Software Engineering Manager

- **Company:** Morson Group
- **Location:** East Knighton, UK
- **Salary:** £36,000.0 - £76,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JIRA, C++ (Programming Language), Software Configuration Management, Software Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, UML
- **Published:** October 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5918817248

## About the Role

* 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.

## Description

* 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