Software Applications Team Lead
Vacancy Reference: CLA-329
Position: Full-time, Permanent
Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK
Salary Range: £60,000- £70,000 depending on experience
About us
At Callen-Lenz, we are expanding the limits of what is possible. We specialise in crewed and uncrewed aircraft operations and technology, and having recently received investment into the business we are going through a period of rapid growth and development and are looking for key roles to assist with these changes. Callen-Lenz offers innovative and customer focused UAS solutions through our 4 key business strands: technical services, products, platforms and operational services. We are looking for individuals to help drive forward our expansion, placing you at the forefront of UAS development in the UK.

Our Values

• Teamwork
• Commitment
• Initiative
• Creativity
• Agility
• Integrity
• Enjoyment

Why Work for Us
Based in the heart of rural Wiltshire, close to the Historic city of Salisbury you will join our rapidly growing, friendly, and multi-disciplined team, working on a range of diverse and interesting projects, leading the way in this exciting field and witnessing the full lifecycle of our products. The Callen-Lenz team are passionate about what we do, and we are searching for individuals to grow with us as we expand into the aerospace industry.

Our benefits include:

• 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays)
• Buy/Sell holiday policy up to 5 days either way
• Company contributed Share Incentive Plan.
• Green Car Scheme
• Pension Scheme via Royal London
• Life assurance scheme (6x basic salary)
• Income protection policy (75% of basic salary)
• Private Health Insurance via Vitality
• Private Dental insurance via Bupa
• Enhanced Maternity and paternity
• 1 Professional membership reimbursed per year
• 1 paid volunteering day per year
• Access to an independent financial advisor year round
• Training & development opportunities

About the role
Reporting to the Software Engineering Manager you will lead a team of front-end, full stack and back-end software engineers to design, develop, test and maintain proprietary Callen-Lenz applications.
There will be an estimated 70/30 split between hands-on software engineering and team leadership. This combination will see you splitting your time between coordinating and contributing to all aspects of application design, implementation and testing and managing your team inclusive of goals setting and day to day support.

Responsibilities

• Ownership and governance of application software code, repositories and processes.
• Collaboration with stakeholders to define software requirements and plan delivery.
• Support Project Managers in scoping and estimating software engineering tasks.
• Ensure sufficient test coverage is in place, working closely with the testing team.
• Distribute work and ensure processes are followed by the software team.
• Work closely with other Team Leads to align goals and maximise efficiency.
• Line management responsibilities including 1-1s, goal setting, quarterly performance reviews, holiday and absence approval.
• Definition of software design documentation and coding standards.
• Assist the Software Engineering Manager where required, including resourcing and recruitment.
• Mentoring and coaching of team members in the use of software tools and techniques.
• Knowledge sharing of the latest software engineering practices and tools
• Demonstrate in daily activities a commitment to health and safety in the workplace by always ensuring tasks are performed in the safest possible manner
• Report all hazards and incidents that the individual is party to, or observes, in the correct manner.
• When required or directed, participate in any health and safety training.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills

Essential

• Considerable experience of designing, developing and documenting complex application software.
• Proven track record of leading and delivering large software projects.
• Knowledge of a variety of front-end and back-end programming languages and tools such as React, Node.js, Go and TypeScript.
• Expert user of version control software such as GitHub or GitLab.
• Mentoring and coaching software engineers of all levels.
• Significant experience with issue tracking tools such as Jira.

Desirable

• Extensive domain knowledge of Callen-Lenz software.
• Understanding of real time and embedded software.
• Knowledge of safety related engineering practices.
• Previous experience or interest in drones or aviation.
• Line management experience.

Personal Attributes

• Must be a British Citizen or must have an existing right to work in the UK
• Ability to live near and work in Salisbury, Wiltshire UK
• Ability to commit to occasional national and international travel
• Interest in aviation
• Good communicator
• Excellent problem-solving ability
• Ability to work well in a team
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated
• Ability to hold Security Clearance – 5 years residence in the UK

Callen-Lenz is an equal opportunities employer, committed to building an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. It is essential that the successful candidate must, by the start of their employment have permission to work in the UK. Proof of identity and eligibility to work in the UK will be required prior to commencement of employment.
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

• Ownership and governance of application software code, repositories and processes.
• Collaboration with stakeholders to define software requirements and plan delivery.
• Support Project Managers in scoping and estimating software engineering tasks.
• Ensure sufficient test coverage is in place, working closely with the testing team.
• Distribute work and ensure processes are followed by the software team.
• Work closely with other Team Leads to align goals and maximise efficiency.
• Line management responsibilities including 1-1s, goal setting, quarterly performance reviews, holiday and absence approval.
• Definition of software design documentation and coding standards.
• Assist the Software Engineering Manager where required, including resourcing and recruitment.
• Mentoring and coaching of team members in the use of software tools and techniques.
• Knowledge sharing of the latest software engineering practices and tools
• Demonstrate in daily activities a commitment to health and safety in the workplace by always ensuring tasks are performed in the safest possible manner
• Report all hazards and incidents that the individual is party to, or observes, in the correct manner.
• When required or directed, participate in any health and safety training.
• Perform other duties as required