At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the development of innovative software solutions for aircraft management.
- Company: Join a global tech leader committed to inclusivity and innovation.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, competitive salary, and extensive professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Work in a dynamic, Agile environment with excellent career growth potential.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in aviation technology while growing your career.
- Qualifications: Degree in Computer Science or Engineering with proven software project experience.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
We are looking for a highly skilled Principal Software Engineer to join our CS&T DevOps team, who are responsible for developing and supporting applications that improve Through Life Engineering Management of aircraft. The team’s mission is to “make it easy to measure, understand and improve the Through Life Engineering Management of aircraft and provide information and insight to the customers to enable efficient and effective maintenance operations and fleet management.”
Reporting to the System Development Manager, you will take ownership of complex software tasks, contribute to Agile ceremonies, support existing applications, and help shape the evolution of our technology stack.
What you will do as a Principal Software Engineer:
- Develop and update high‑quality, maintainable code within a version‑controlled environment.
- Create and maintain unit tests to support CI/CD pipelines.
- Work flexibly across roles within the DevOps team, sharing knowledge and adapting to business priorities.
- Promote and facilitate Agile methodologies throughout the development lifecycle.
- Provide technical expertise in areas such as data analysis, visualisation, technical publication tooling, integrated logistics support, and health & usage monitoring.
- Provide accurate time estimates to support bids and cost analysis.
- Collaborate with management to monitor risks, schedules, and performance.
Qualifications:
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Proven experience delivering complex software projects to military or commercial customers.
- Proficiency in web‑delivered applications across frontend and backend technologies (e.g., C++, C#, ASP.NET, Python, JavaScript, Angular, ReactJS).
- Experience with CI/CD practices and unit testing.
- Skilled in working with structured data formats (XML, JSON, SGML) and transformation languages (XSL, XSLT).
- Strong database design and optimisation skills (SQL Server, Oracle, MariaDB, SQLite).
- Understanding of data warehousing strategies (e.g., Kimball) and multi‑dimensional data cubes.
- Solid understanding of networks, systems, and security requirements.
- Methodical, organised, and comfortable working in an Agile environment.
The role operates within a global context, supporting a wide range of IT‑based systems in a technically complex environment. Some travel may be required to support programme activities.
Benefits:
- Comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance.
- Award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
- Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity.
- Bonus scheme eligibility for all employees at management level and below.
- Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
- Financial reward through our referral programme.
- Flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
- Flexible hours with hybrid working options.
Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace.
Contract Type: Permanent
Hybrid Working: Hybrid
