Lead Software Architect

This is a full-time position for 37 hours per week Monday to Friday, part-time or flexible working pattern applications welcome.
Do you want to be at the heart of creating new technical solutions for our customer’s most important and urgent work?
You will use your skills and experience to lead technical teams that may be located internally, at customer sites, or with commercial partners. Working with senior management, you will be advising on technical direction and often working at a strategic level.
You will be working in a positive, creative and friendly environment and be part of a wider profession of Solution Architects. We will provide mentoring and guidance to help you settle in quickly.
Experience of technically leading complex project work, including collaborating with stakeholders across different organisational barriers.
● Taken the role of the technical leader for a development team, providing guidance, defining task breakdown, and monitoring technical output to the required quality.
● Experience of handing a product over into service including organising user training guidance and support arrangements.
● Experience of mentoring or coaching more junior staff, particularly around skills development.
● A background in your field as a leader and technologist.
● Using modelling tools, languages, and frameworks to support and communicate your work.
● Thinks outside of the box, not afraid to use creative solutions, and understands that a completely different solution to what was expected can revolutionise working practices and outcomes.
● Provide leadership for development teams and ensure they fully understand your technical system design and deliver to the required quality.
● 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 after 5 years’ service.
● 8 Bank Holiday days off in addition to your annual leave.
● 2 ½ additional days leave (set dates through the year).
● Paid overtime or time off in lieu. Lots and lots of training. Our Pension scheme is Alpha. Whether its classic cars or baking, golf or crafting, we have a society for you.
● 3 days paid leave a year to support a registered charity of your choice.
● Free parking
● Relocation Package*
● We work with the National Security Community, UK Government, academia, private sector partners and international allies to bring engineering ingenuity to the national security mission, creating tools and technologies that drive us ahead and help to protect the nation.
We invest in our people, not only with training but also support throughout your career with us; to allow you to reach your full potential at work, as well as enjoy the worklife balance many aspire to.
To find out more about us and if we’re right for you, please visit our website.
Inclusion & Diversity really matters to us. HMGCC are committed to providing equal opportunities and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities or who are neurodiverse.
HMGCC is proud to hold the status of Disability Confident Employer. In line with this, we offer the Disability Confident - Offer of Interview. To find out more and how you can apply under this scheme, please see the inclusion and diversity information on our website.
if you are relocating to the area then we can discuss the possibility of a relocation package.