embedded software group leader world class defence organisation based in stevenage hertfordshire is currently looking to expand their software engineering department to cope with current and future programme demands and as a result there is a vacancy for an experienced embedded software group leader please note you must be eligible for sc secret level security clearance the salary on offer is approx k k and comes with great benefits embedded software group leader job description to manage and lead significant packages of work ensuring defined objectives are achieved whilst continually maintaining quality and high performance of staff within the group project provide leadership direction and decision making for the embedded software group to enable effective business delivery lead plan manage evaluate and report against the allocated embedded software group s work programmes analysing risk to ensure that the group delivers its accountabilities work with the overall software management team to develop and manage the cross functional interfaces and relationships with other stakeholder parts of the organisation eg plateau teams seekers plan lead and control ongoing software engineering processes and activities to ensure delivery to the agreed business need people management manage individual performance within the software group including assessment feedback reward dealing with poor performance etc manage individual development within the software group including understanding staff aspirations motivations etc and seeking to enable them to achieve these aspirations ensure that the group s size and capability mix is optimised for successful delivery of work packages and projects and to enable the optimum availability of technical resources in assigned areas ensure that effective communication is maintained within group to ensure that staff are appropriately informed oversee managerial administrative tasks for the group including time lead the development and maintenance of the allocated embedded software architecture design implementation and test for the group supply technical understanding and support in areas of own expertise promoting a culture of best practice sharing and knowledge exploitation and contributing to relevant overall engineering technical activities support decisions on use of methods and tools for the group support investigations and decisions on technical issues arising during the software development within the group propose implement and control process improvements and product innovations to ensure continued competitiveness provide technical expertise support to function activities eg technical panels sigs applied research experience degree qualified computing software maths or science related discipline 5 years software development experience excellent communication skills written verbal and presentation problem solving ability to seek alternative paths to achieve goals commercial experienced and proficient in project management principles ability to manage conflicting priorities managerial leadership capability performance management objective setting developing others understands implements engineering best practice and quality requirements processes