Software Development Manager - Defence

Client Server
📍 north east, england, United-Kingdom 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted June 30, 2026

Job Description

Software Development Manager / Engineering Lead (Defence Consultancy) Newcastle onsite to £140k

Join a fast-growing technology consultancy expanding into the defence and national security sector. As a Software Development Manager, you'll partner with the CTO to build and lead a new engineering function, shaping technical direction and delivering complex, high-impact systems.

Your Role

  • Lead and grow a defence-focused engineering team
  • Define technical strategy, standards and best practices
  • Provide hands‑on technical leadership across complex, distributed systems
  • Mentor engineers and drive learning and development initiatives
  • Ensure adoption of modern tools, technologies and engineering approaches

About You

  • You have strong experience in defence / national security environments (SC Clearance or eligible)
  • You have a strong technical background (C#, Java, Python, Ty...

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Job Details

  • Location north east, england
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category Other-General
  • Posted Date June 30, 2026
  • Application Deadline August 09, 2026