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Software Engineer

Leidos
6369 UK Mobile Worker, United Kingdom, United Kingdomfull_timeVerifiedPosted 13 Nov 2025
💰 £60,900/yr(£47,500/yr£60,900/yr)

About the role

We Need You...

Join Our Talent Community

Leidos UK & EUROPE are always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our company and would love to hear from you.

If you cannot see a vacancy on our careers page that matches your current requirements, please register your interest in Leidos UK & EUROPE, by submitting an application via Join Our Talent Community’ on the UK careers page and we will be in touch as soon as a role matching your skill set becomes available.

The Role:

Due to growth within UK programmes, we will need talented Software Engineers throughout the course of 2025…

You will be responsible for contributing to a multi discipline team in the Analysis of problems, solution work up and delivery of Software as required across a wide range of Applications.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Investigation into potential problems in the various systems  
  • Develop software requirements 
  • Contribute to architecture and design baselines 
  • Develop software solutions/recommendations and implement these 
  • Change and release management 
  • Technical risk and opportunity management 
  • liaise with other disciplines (i.e Systems Engineering and Formal Test) as well as management and Team Leadership 
  • Creation of  Software test plans and test execution 
  • Change and release management 
  • Adherence to all relevant Software Standards required   

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Required Skills:  

  • Experience of delivering real-time and/or safety-related software
  • Knowledge of software development languages (e.g. TAL, C and C++) 
  • Knowledge of scripting languages (e.g. Python, TACL)
  • Experience of systems engineering, software development, integration and test 
  • Knowledge of configuration management within an software engineering environment 
  • Experience of the complete project life cycle from bid through to operational delivery 
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to provide clear technical direction 
  • Ability to work cross-functionally and Collaborate with other Stakeholders  
  • Excellent verbal and written communication through the use of e-mail, presentations and reports 
  • Ability to build effective working relationships with the team, internal stakeholders and external stakeholders 
  • Strong time management and organisational skills 

Clearance Requirements:

  • Clearance to Start BPSS
  • Clearance for Role SC
  • You must be willing to undergo SC or DV clearance dependent upon the security requirements for the role

Are you ready to make an impact? Begin your journey of a flourishing and meaningful career, share your CV with us today...

What we do for you:
At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance

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