Thales
Software Engineering Manager
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Location: Cheadle, United Kingdom
Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.
Location: Cheadle (Hybrid working with 3 days a week onsite)
The role covers the related activities of Software Engineering Management and Software Work Package Management. There is no direct line management responsibility but you will be leading project teams.
Software Engineering Management (SWEM)
Includes the establishment and execution of the appropriate processes, practices, and standards for the software development to be undertaken. This includes the selection of appropriate methodologies, lifecycles, and tools. It also includes the identification, organisation, and management of resources (human and technical) required to undertake the development.
Software Work Package Management (SWPM)
Includes responsibility for the delivery of a defined scope of work to meet specific customer needs within committed cost, time, and quality constraints agreed for the project/product. It includes the planning, monitoring, and control of the work, identifying and managing risks throughout the work-package duration.
Some travel to client sites and occasionally other Thales UK sites may be required. Therefore, flexibility to travel and work at other locations is desirable.
Experience:
Essential
- Background in Software Engineering and experience of the Software Development Lifecycle
- Knowledge and proven application of engineering project delivery and processes across the full project lifecycle with cognisance of commercial impacts
- Knowledge and experience of agile methodologies and practices
- Experience of managing multi-million-pound SW Work packages
- Experience of multi-site/multi country development within a complex stakeholder environment
- Substantial and proven experience in a SW Delivery role that includes the management of deliveries from multiple integrated SW Development and Integration, Verification, Validation, and Qualification teams.
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What we can offer:
We are committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development, and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you will have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.
Flexibility
Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.
The Work Environment
At Thales, we believe in flexible SMART working and have the expectation this role will be delivered through a combination of remote and office based collaborative working. When working in the office, you will be based at the largest Thales site in the UK, featuring access to a wide variety of resources including manufacturing, environmental, and electromagnetic test facilities and specialised laboratories. The modern site includes a subsidised restaurant, a café, break out spaces, bicycle storage facilities, and more.
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Benefits at Thales
Alongside a competitive base salary, we offer a variable compensation plan bonus and benefits package, which includes:
- Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00pm
- Pension Scheme
- 28 days annual leave (Plus Bank Holidays)
- Life Cover
- Progression and Development Opportunities
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
- Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.
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At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay, and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus, and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here.
We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here.
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