Senior Software Technical Lead

About us

At Viasat, the work you do helps people stay connected in ways that matter, from everyday moments to critical missions across air, land, sea, and space.

We’re a place for people who are curious, bold, and motivated by meaningful work. Here, you'll have the opportunity to make an impact, explore new possibilities, and grow your career in ways that align with your interests and goals. When you're ready to take on something new, you'll find leaders who support your development and help you turn your ambition into action.

What you'll do

At Viasat UK, our team provides industry-leading, government-approved Data at Rest encryption solutions to government and defense organizations globally. Our capabilities span multiple systems and platforms across myriad domains, offering versatile projects and exciting opportunities.

As the technical authority for software development of secure digital design solutions at Viasat UK, you will drive engineering excellence and quality governance, empowering the team through optimized processes, modern tools, and robust technical support. This role balances high-impact technical leadership with hands-on project delivery, allocating 80% of your time to project execution and 20% to team mentorship and governance.

In this role, you will work alongside systems engineering and project managers to ensure teams meet their deadlines and internal and external project milestones.

The day-to-day

Governance & Technical Enablement

Process & Tool Ownership

Define and improve the unified software development lifecycle and toolsets.

Targeted Oversight

Provide deep-dive architectural guidance with a focus on system integration.

Multi-Disciplinary Governance

Enforce quality standards and stage-gated peer reviews.

Enabling

Support engineering schedules by proactively removing barriers to ensure technical progress.

Team Mentorship & Development

Staff Mentorship

Lead, coach, and support career development across the software engineering team.

Skill Cultivation

Identify training needs, skills gaps, and recruitment requirements to meet business goals.

Collaborative Culture

Foster cross-discipline synergy between software designers, and the wider engineering team.

Project Execution & Technical Delivery

Detailed Architectural Design

Lead detailed software architecture design and implementation for embedded systems and user applications.

Verification & Test Strategy

Spearhead rigorous software design verification (DV) testing.

Sustaining Engineering

Lead technical support to resolve complex software issues, production bugs, and component obsolescence in legacy systems to guarantee continuous product reliability.

From time to time, you may be asked to undertake other tasks to achieve project or business objectives.

What you'll need

Experience

10+ years of domain experience in software engineering.

Education

Degree in Software Engineering or a similar discipline.

Technical Enablement

Experience defining processes and toolsets.

Quality Frameworks

Ability to implement engineering governance and design review metrics.

Security

Must be a UK sole national and have or be capable of obtaining UK security clearance.

What will help you on the job

Secure Coding Standards

Familiarity with high-assurance software standards and guidelines (e.g., RUST)

Low-Level & Systems Programming

Proficiency in C and C++ for embedded systems, microcontrollers, and Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS).

Mentorship over Management

Proven track record of coaching engineers to improve output quality without administrative heavy-handedness.

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