Lead Software Engineer in Bristol

Lead Software Engineer

6 month contract

Based in Bristol

Offering £80ph Outside IR35

Do you have experience in AI/ML development or model-based engineering?

Do you have experience in Python, C#, or .NET?

Do you want to work with an industry-leading company?

If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you!

As the Lead Software Engineer, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry.

Do you the nature of the work you will be involved in, you will be required to go through MOD SC clearance.

You will be involved in:

• Own end-to-end technical delivery across the programme
• Make time-critical delivery decisions in the absence of programme leadership
• Break down high-level requirements into structured deliverables for engineering teams
• Sequence work, set priorities, and maintain delivery plans
• Act as escalation point for blockers, risks, and technical issues
• Drive tangible progress across multiple engineering and platform workstreams
• Brief senior leadership when required with concise, reliable updates
• Stakeholder management
• Operational management

Your skillset may include:

• Strong background as a Lead Software Engineer or Technical Delivery Lead
• Ability to rapidly understand new technical problem spaces and system architectures
• Experience guiding developers across multiple languages/frameworks (e.g., Python, C#, .NET)
• Strong understanding of secure software development and assurance
• Experience with enterprise architecture, CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps practices
• Knowledge of cloud technologies and containerised environments (specifically RHEL environments running on physical hosts, and with containerised applications)
• Demonstrated ability to shape technical direction and deliver complex systems
• Exposure to AI/ML development or model-based engineering
• Experience working in high-assurance, secure environments
• Multi-cloud and hybrid infrastructure knowledge

If this all sounds like something you will be interested in then simply apply and we can discuss the opportunity further!

Lead Software Engineer

6 month contract

Based in Bristol

Offering £80ph Outside IR35

Disclaimer

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.