Software Development Manager - Defence

Client Server

📍 Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Full-time Operations Specialties Managers Posted June 18, 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, TypeScript, etc.)
  • You h...