Team Lead Jobs in Bristol

Our client is seeking hands-on Software Engineering Team Lead, to spearhead a medium-sized team to deliver Missile Control Software. In this fast-paced role, you'll drive the entire development lifecycle, from requirements gathering to deployment, embracing a collaborative and adaptive mindset to thrive in our iterative environment click apply for full job details

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a Software Team Leader on an initial 6 month contract. - C++ & C experience - Rhapsody/UML - JIRA - Team Leader focussed & strong communication skills (Conversing & working with Software Project Lead, Senior management & Engineers within other departments) - Ensuring that deliverables are met on time for the customer (full software life cycle expe click apply for full job details

About the job. National Highways has an exciting opportunity for an Enterprise Portfolio Management (EPM) Lead to play a key role in aligning Digital Services investment, demand and delivery with organisational strategy and priorities. The role sits at the centre of strategy, performance and delivery, providing an enterprise-wide view of the portfolio and enabling informed, joined-up decision-makin click apply for full job details

On behalf of our client, we are seeking to recruit an Embedded Software Team Leader on an initial 6 - month contract. As the Embedded Software Team Leader you will be responsible for leading a team of software engineers in the delivery of high-quality software solutions. Working closely with the Software Project Leader, they will orchestrate team activities to ensure successful delivery against programme objectives and schedules. Role: Embedded Software Team Leader Pay: 70 via Umbrella Location: Bristol Contract: Monday- Friday, 37 Hours per week, 6 months Contract IR35 Status: Inside Security Clearance : SC Required to start Responsibilities: - Provide leadership and guidance to a team of software developers, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment. - Collaborate with the Software Project Leader and stakeholders to define project requirements, timelines, and deliverables. Ensure effective coordination among team members, ensuring tasks are assigned, and deadlines are met. - Identify and communicate the technical risks and debt for the activity to the Software Project Leader. - Facilitate effective communication among team members, stakeholders, and other cross-functional teams. Foster collaboration and knowledge-sharing within the team. - Ensure the team follows software development best practices, quality assurance processes, and coding standards. Identify opportunities for process improvement and optimization. Collaborate with stakeholders to define and implement quality improvement initiatives. - Capture and communicate key data metrics for the development and report these into the Software Project Leader, suggesting improvements where appropriate using the data collected. Essential Skills - Experience in the development of embedded software with C and C++ is essential, along with a knowledge of Real Time Operating Systems. - Experience of Rhapsody UML or other model-driven development tools - Experience in testing software to requirements & ICD's on both host and target hardware. - Experience of IBM Engineering Work Management / Rational Tool Concert tool. Team leading experience would be beneficial, as this role involves a blend of both engineering and leading engineers to deliver to projects If you are interested in applying for this position and you meet the requirements, please send your updated CV to: Natalie Dalkin at Line Up Aviation Line Up Aviation has carved its own place in the recruitment of Aviation and Aerospace personnel all over the world for more than 30 years. We work with some of the industry's best known companies who demand the highest standard of applicants. " on Twitter for all of our latest vacancies, news and pictures from our busy UK Head Office. Interact with us using the tag at anytime! Thank you for your follow!"

AI Governance Lead Location: Bristol Hybrid Salary: £100,000 + Bonus We are seeking an AI Governance Lead to join a leading global consulting and technology organisation helping clients harness the potential of Artificial Intelligence safely, responsibly and at scale click apply for full job details

Software Team Lead Bristol (Hybrid, minimum 2 days in the office) Full-Time (37.5 hours per week) Join us in making sure no one is left without a voice. At Smartbox, our assistive technology empowers people with disabilities who experience speech difficulties to express themselves, connect with others, and live more independent lives click apply for full job details

Lead Fuel System Test Engineer Bristol - 6 month contract - Pay rate £38.89 PAYE basic (£44.54 p/h including holiday pay) or £52.02 p/h Umbrella + 20% uplift for shifts We are looking to recruit an experienced Fluid Mechanical Test Engineer for our Filton based Aerospace client click apply for full job details

Embedded Software Lead - Medical Devices Bristol + Hybrid Work from Home Up to £80,000 + Bonus, OTE £100,000 KO2's client is an innovative and fast-growing medical technology business developing advanced devices in a regulated environment. They are looking for an Embedded Software Lead to own embedded software and systems at a discipline level, sitting alongside the mechanical lead within the R&D lea click apply for full job details

Made Tech wants to positively impact the country's future by using technology to improve society. We believe being design-led can create positive outcomes in the public sector through critical services enabled by technology. We are building a community of designers and researchers to support the public sector growing demand for a design-led approach to service delivery click apply for full job details

Are you an experienced Senior Software Engineer or Technical Lead who enjoys remaining hands-on while guiding teams and shaping technical solutions? A leading specialist technical consultancy is looking for a Software Technical Lead to join a live Central Government project. You will work within a collaborative Agile team, building bespoke software that solves complex operational challenges click apply for full job details

Description We are seeking a highly motivated and results-oriented individual to lead our AWS Native Platform Team. This role is instrumental in driving the adoption and optimisation of AWS Native services within our organisation, ensuring they align with our business objectives and deliver maximum value. You will engage and collaborate with various teams to align priorities that drive our platfor click apply for full job details

Full job description Job Title: Lead Forward Deployed Engineer Company: 167 Solutions Location: Bristol, London, Manchester Salary: £70,000 - £100,000 per annum (DOE) Contract Type: Permanent Experience Level: Minimum 3 years' commercial experience Start Date: ASAP About the Role 167Solutions seeking a Lead Forward Deployment Engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of enterprise-scale AI so click apply for full job details

Technical Lead (Embedded Software C/C++) Contract - Location: Bristol - Rate: Up to £70 per hour - Contract Length: 12 Months (with a strong likelihood of extension) - Start Date: ASAP / Flexible We're currently supporting a major engineering and technology programme within the defence sector and are looking to speak with experienced Technical Leads to join a highly skilled team working on complex, next-gene click apply for full job details

Fluid Mechanical Test Engineer - Fuel System Test Lead Location: Filton (100% Onsite) Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday (Alternating Early & Late Shifts) Security Clearance: BPSS+ (completed by Airbus Security) Pay Rate: £38 click apply for full job details

We're recruiting for a Lead Software Engineer/ Team Lead to join a leading defence organisation in Bristol. This is a hands on Team Lead role where you'll provide both technical leadership and line management to a team of software engineers, while remaining actively involved in software development, system architecture, design reviews, integration, and delivery click apply for full job details

Accounts Payable Team Leader (Polish Speaking) £32,000 - £37,000 Chipping Sodbury (Hybrid) Permanent Why join our client Our client is a well-established international organisation with a collaborative culture and a genuine commitment to developing its people. They're investing in efficient finance operations, continuous improvement and creating an environment where people are trusted to mak click apply for full job details

Lead Hardware Engineer (Electronic Warfare) Bristol based Hybrid SC Clearance eligibility Required Shape the Future of Electronic Warfare Technology We're looking for an experienced Lead Hardware Engineer to become the UK technical authority for hardware within a cutting-edge Electronic Warfare (EW) product team click apply for full job details

Technical Lead (Embedded Software C/C++) Contract - Location: Bristol - Rate: Up to 70 per hour - Contract Length: 12 Months (with a strong likelihood of extension) - Start Date: ASAP / Flexible We're currently supporting a major engineering and technology programme within the defence sector and are looking to speak with experienced Technical Leads to join a highly skilled team working on complex, next-generation systems. This is an opportunity to provide technical leadership on advanced embedded software projects, guiding development activities while remaining close to the technology and engineering challenges. The Role As a Technical Lead, you'll be responsible for driving the technical direction of embedded software solutions, supporting engineering teams and ensuring software is delivered to the highest standards. You'll work closely with software, systems and hardware engineers throughout the full development lifecycle. Key Responsibilities - Providing technical leadership to embedded software engineering teams - Designing and developing software in C and C++ - Working with IBM Rhapsody within a model-based development environment - Defining software architecture and supporting technical decision-making - Overseeing software integration, verification and validation activities - Collaborating with systems, hardware and integration teams - Supporting the resolution of complex technical issues - Conducting technical reviews and mentoring engineers where required - Ensuring software is developed in line with project and quality requirements Skills & Experience required: - Strong software development experience in C and C++ - Hands-on experience using Rhapsody - Previous experience leading technical teams, projects What's on Offer? - Up to 70 per hour - Initial 12-month contract - Strong likelihood of extension - Long-term programme work - Opportunity to lead the development of complex, cutting-edge technology - Hybrid working environment If you're an experienced Technical Lead with strong C/C++ skills and hands-on Rhapsody experience, we'd be keen to hear from you. please Apply today. Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Technical Lead Full Stack Developer (TypeScript, JavaScript, Node) Location: Hybrid working within the south Salary: Competitive + benefits We're working with a fast-growing UK SaaS technology company that builds data-driven digital products used by commercial teams to better understand and engage with their customers click apply for full job details

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services, and management consulting for digital transformation. We help businesses harness technological change to successfully deliver innovation, improve resilience and support secure, regulated and operationally critical environments. As part of the Expleo UK Cybersecurity Practice, you will lead the delivery of product security, cyber assurance and secure-by-design activity for a major UK defence maritime programme, supporting an autonomous surface vessel capability being matured towards a whole-ship system design review. This is a senior, client-facing role requiring strong cybersecurity leadership, defence assurance experience, maritime or shipbuilding awareness, and the ability to embed security into complex engineering, platform, IT and OT environments. The platform is designed to operate crewless, which shifts the security centre of gravity from information confidentiality towards the safety and availability of operational technology, and makes the remote command-and-control link and position, navigation, and timing resilience the assets that matter most. You will act as the cyber authority within the client's integrated design team, owning the Security Management Plan and the coherence of the wider security artefact set, and directing the work of a security architect and a cybersecurity consultant. The role sits at the intersection of naval architecture, systems engineering, product security, information assurance and MOD/maritime cyber compliance. The role requires a strong blend of cybersecurity leadership, secure engineering, technical assurance, stakeholder management, governance, supplier oversight and defence regulatory experience. You will need to operate with autonomy, technical credibility and the ability to provide clear decision support to senior leaders. - Own and maintain the Security Management Plan covering OT, IT and physical security, including the assurance and acceptance strategy, management of the supply chain and the route to demonstrating secure by design in accordance with UK MOD requirements. - Act as the senior security authority within the client's integrated design team, providing direction, challenge and assurance across engineering and delivery activity. - Develop the threat assessment and a proposed security risk appetite for agreement, in lieu of customer-supplied statements. - Lead the preliminary security risk assessment and manage design risk exposure, proportionate to the design's maturity, through a live design risk register owned by and reported to the client delivery team. - Produce the preliminary specification of security requirements and appropriate standards for OT, IT and physical security, including security classification and criticality assessment. - Maintain traceability from threat to risk to control to requirement, so that every security requirement is justified and evidenced. - Define supplier and supply chain security requirements and ensure they are embedded in specifications, delivery expectations and technical acceptance criteria. - Review and assess supplier security deliverables, including security claims, compliance evidence, technical designs, assurance artefacts and software bills of materials. - Direct and quality-assure the work of the security architect and cybersecurity consultant, ensuring the artefact set is coherent, traceable and defensible. - Provide security input to formal engineering design reviews, including system design reviews and equivalent programme governance gates, prepare and present material, and close out resulting actions. - Manage meetings with security stakeholders and represent the security position to senior client stakeholders and independent technical governance. - Apply relevant MOD, NCSC, defence and maritime security frameworks to support assurance, accreditation and compliance activities, and reconcile the security position with the platform safety case. - Generate a detailed scope of work for subsequent programme phases, and an outline scope for later phases. - Produce clear technical assurance outputs, security design material, decision papers, risk statements, briefing notes and governance updates. - Work independently as a senior subject matter expert, determining the day-to-day technical approach, stakeholder engagement and assurance rhythm required to achieve agreed outcomes. - Relevant education or industry-recognised certifications in cybersecurity, information assurance, secure engineering, security architecture, risk management or a related discipline. - Suitable qualifications may include BSc, MSc, CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA, CCP, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer/Lead Auditor, Security+, CySA+, SABSA, TOGAF, IEC 62443, NCSC CAF-related experience or equivalent professional experience. - Experience working within UK MOD, defence, maritime, shipbuilding, naval, critical national infrastructure or operationally critical environments would be highly beneficial.

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World Class Defence Organisation based in Bristol is currently looking to recruit a Command & Control Sub-System Engineering Lead subcontractor on an initial 6 month contract, with very likely extension. The role will be onsite 3-4 days per week. A 4 day working week is OK (Monday to Thursday). This role would suit candidates with a strong background as a Senior Systems Engineer, Systems Engineerin click apply for full job details

Lead Data Scientist required by an established UK organisation on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong data science professional who enjoys leading high-performing teams while remaining hands-on with advanced analytics, machine learning and AI. You'll play a key role in shaping the organisation's data strategy, delivering innovative analytical solutions and driving commercial value through data. The Role Reporting into the Head of Analytics, you'll lead a team of Data Scientists and Analysts, providing both technical direction and people leadership. You'll work closely with senior stakeholders across the business to identify opportunities where data science can improve decision-making, increase efficiency and unlock new commercial insights. This is a varied role combining leadership, stakeholder engagement and hands-on data science. Key Responsibilities - Lead, mentor and develop a team of Data Scientists and Analysts. - Deliver advanced analytics, predictive modelling and machine learning solutions to solve complex business challenges. - Identify opportunities where AI and data science can create measurable business improvements. - Translate business requirements into scalable analytical solutions. - Work alongside Data Engineering and BI teams to deploy and maintain production-ready models. - Champion innovation by evaluating emerging technologies and best practices within data science and AI. - Present analytical findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders across the organisation. - Drive continuous improvement across analytical capability, governance and delivery. About You You'll be an experienced Lead Data Scientist or Senior Data Scientist with previous leadership experience and a passion for delivering business value through data. You'll ideally have experience with: - Python, SQL and either R or similar analytical languages. - Machine Learning, predictive modelling and statistical analysis. - Databricks or comparable cloud-based analytics platforms. - Tableau, Power BI or other data visualisation tools. - Working with cloud data platforms, data lakes and enterprise data warehouses. - Leading and developing technical teams. - Communicating complex analytical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. You'll be naturally inquisitive, commercially minded and enjoy working closely with stakeholders to solve challenging business problems. What's on Offer - Salary between 70,000- 80,000 - 10% annual bonus - Private Healthcare - Generous pension - 25 days annual leave plus the option to buy additional holiday - Hybrid working (3 days per week in the Bristol office) - Employee wellbeing programme - Excellent learning and development opportunities - A collaborative and supportive working environment This is a fantastic opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation where data is central to business strategy and innovation. If you're interested in finding out more, we'd love to hear from you.

Financial Planning Administrator Team Manager Hybrid Working Salary to £50,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits Location: Bristol Are you an experienced Financial Planning Administrator looking to take the next step into a leadership role while remaining hands-on with clients and Financial Planners? An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Financial Planning Administrator to join a highly regarded finan click apply for full job details

Made Tech helps UK public sector organisations build and run better digital services. Our Cyber practice sits at the heart of that mission - working alongside government departments, agencies, and critical national infrastructure owners to improve how they detect, respond to, and learn from cyber threats. As a Lead Security Analyst, you'll be the most senior analyst on your engagement, setting the click apply for full job details

Software Engineering Team Lead Location: Bristol, UK (Hybrid - 2 days in-office per week) Position Type: Full-time, Permanent Package: 55,000 - 65,000 + Premium Benefits Package (including Private Healthcare, Income Protection, Life Assurance, and 25 Days Holiday) The Opportunity: Tech for Good Are you an experienced technical leader looking to channel your engineering skills into software that genuinely improves human lives? Our client is a highly successful, mission-driven organization dedicated to developing impactful software solutions used by people across the globe. They build multi-platform desktop and mobile applications designed to make a real difference in society. They are currently expanding their R&D function and are seeking a Software Engineering Team Lead to guide a high-performing, cross-functional engineering squad. This is an exceptional opportunity to balance complex technical architecture with a rewarding, purposeful mission. The Role: Balancing Code, Delivery, and Leadership In this position, you will remain close to the technology while stepping into a pivotal leadership role. You will head a structured sprint team comprising 5 developers and a dedicated QA professional. Our client aims for an ideal split of roughly 30% to 50% hands-on engineering , ensuring you maintain high technical standards while guiding the team's delivery and growth. Supported by internal Product and UX specialists, your responsibilities will focus on three key areas: - Technical Stewardship: Writing clean, scalable, cross-platform C# (.NET) code, championing automated testing, and driving modern architectural practices. - Agile Delivery: Serving as the delivery lead or scrum master for your team, coordinating sprint planning, and managing the release lifecycle. - People Management: Conducting fortnightly 1:1s, managing performance reviews, setting objectives, and fostering an inclusive, supportive environment. What Our Client Is Looking For They are seeking a highly motivated self-starter who values user outcomes just as much as technical excellence. Core Requirements: - Team Leadership: Prior experience in a formal software team lead role, including direct line management (1:1s, performance reviews, and appraisals). - Agile Methodology: A strong background leading effective agile/scrum teams and managing iterative software delivery cycles. - Technical Expertise: 5+ years of professional software development experience utilizing a robust object-oriented language, ideally modern C# (or a strong Java/C++ background with a desire to work in .NET). - Testing Advocacy: High confidence in automated testing practices-from unit tests to integration testing-with the ability to safely refactor existing codebases. - Modern Engineering Tools: Experience utilizing or rolling out AI-assisted development tools within an engineering workflow to optimize team productivity. Desirable Skills: - Familiarity with cross-platform UI frameworks (e.g., Avalonia, WPF/XAML) or cloud environments. - Experience managing build configurations and continuous integration pipelines. Why Apply? - A Culture of Collaboration: Our client values face-to-face team synergy. The wider engineering department collaborates in their Bristol office every Wednesday, with your specific squad selecting a second day to align in person. - Forward-Thinking Environment: They heavily invest in their people's future. Engineering leadership actively encourages exploring cutting-edge AI coding tools to keep their developers ahead of the industry curve. - Outstanding Perks: Beyond standard corporate perks, they offer a vibrant social culture, strong wellness initiatives, EV salary sacrifice schemes, and a deep corporate commitment to sustainability and equality. Our client is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. To Apply: Please submit your CV along with a brief outline of your experience leading agile software teams and your motivation for joining a purpose-led engineering environment.

Technical Lead Full Stack Developer (TypeScript, JavaScript, Node) Location: Hybrid working within the south Salary: Competitive + benefits We're working with a fast-growing UK SaaS technology company that builds data-driven digital products used by commercial teams to better understand and engage with their customers. They are now looking for an experienced technical lead full stack developer to play a key role in shaping and delivering their next generation of customer-facing platforms. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you'll be involved from early design through to production delivery, working with a modern cloud-based stack and deploying to live environments on a daily basis. The Role - Lead technical delivery across a high-performing development squad (10+) - Contribute to solution design, system architecture and domain modelling - Build proof-of-concepts and spike complex or uncertain areas of work - Break down requirements into deliverable epics and user stories alongside product and initiative managers - Develop and deliver production-ready code across the full stack - Ensure high standards of quality, maintainability, performance and security - Support and improve live systems once deployed - Influence technical direction, tooling and best practice across the wider engineering function Tech Environment You'll work with a modern stack including: - Node.js microservices - JavaScript & TypeScript - Vue.js - Redis, SQL Server & Snowflake - AWS cloud infrastructure - CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices About You - Strong full stack development experience (ideally 10+ years) - 5+ years of JavaScript and TypeScript experience - Solid background in system design and scalable architectures - Experience building large, production SaaS platforms - A clean-code mindset (SOLID principles, design patterns, testable code) - Experience working in mature CI/CD and continuous deployment environments - A commercial mindset when designing and delivering software - Excellent collaboration skills and confidence working with stakeholders - Interest in using AI to accelerate and improve software development - A passion for performance, security and engineering best practice - Degree in Computer Science or equivalent real-world experience What's On Offer - Competitive salary and benefits package - Hybrid working - Opportunity to join a scaling UK SaaS business - Strong engineering culture with a focus on quality and continuous improvement - Supportive, collaborative working environment - Community and charity initiatives, including volunteer days Send your CV across to me on email (url removed) or call (phone number removed) for more information. Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Embedded Software Lead - MedTech Bristol (3-4 days on-site) 75,000 + 20,000- 25,000 bonus + excellent benefits KO2's client is an innovative and fast-growing technology business developing advanced wearable devices within a medically regulated environment. They are now seeking an Embedded Software Medical Lead to play a critical role in shaping the next generation of their products, although being narrowly focused on highly specialised or niche medical systems. This is a leadership position within the R&D function, sitting alongside mechanical leadership and taking ownership of embedded software at a system level. The Opportunity You'll act as the system-level lead across embedded software and hardware, driving design, integration, and validation of both current and next-generation wearable products. This role blends hands-on engineering, technical leadership, and cross-functional collaboration, giving you real influence over product direction without being confined to purely regulatory work. What You'll Be Doing - Contribute to early-stage innovation, exploring new technologies in embedded systems and wearable applications - Develop proof-of-concepts and functional prototypes - Identify risks early and shape product direction through informed engineering decisions - Support usability testing and concept validation - Lead system design across software and hardware for new product development - Own design control, risk management, and verification/validation activities - Provide technical oversight and challenge solutions to ensure high-quality delivery - Investigate complex technical issues and support resolution of field challenges - Drive continuous improvements in performance, reliability, and cost - Work closely with quality and cross-functional teams What KO2's client is looking for - Strong background in embedded software development (ideally with some hardware exposure) - Experience working on physical products (not purely cloud or desktop systems) - Background in a regulated environment (medical, safety-critical, or similar preferred, but not overly specialised) - Solid understanding of full product lifecycle, from concept through to launch and improvement - Experience with design control, testing, and documentation - Strong communicator with the ability to lead and influence Technical skills: - Experience in C or C++ (or similar embedded languages) - Understanding of electronics or hardware integration (beneficial, not essential) - Awareness of cybersecurity and safety considerations This role would suit someone who: - Wants to step into or continue in a technical leadership role - Enjoys working on tangible, real-world products - Prefers broad engineering ownership rather than being siloed - Has some exposure to regulated environments but doesn't want an overly compliance-heavy role. Salary and Benefits - 75,000 base salary - On-target bonus of 20,000- 25,000 - Strong benefits package - A key leadership role in a growing R&D team - The opportunity to work on cutting-edge wearable technology with real-world impact If you're an embedded software engineer ready to lead at a systems level-and want to work on innovative wearable products in a collaborative, fast-moving environment-this could be a great next step.