Senior Developer

  • BAE Systems
  • Bristol, Gloucestershire
  • Oct 16, 2025
Full time Telecommunications

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Developer

Location: Various - Filton/Glasgow/Portsmouth - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Up to £50,000 (dependent on skills and experience)

What you'll be doing:

  • Fully responsible for analysing requirements, estimating, designing, scoping, architecting, developing and unit testing capability
  • Demonstrate capability intent through authoring of design solutions, data modelling, process diagrams and other supplementary information along with direct collaboration with stakeholders
  • Contributes to the planning and implementation of upgrade activities, including installation and configuration of software
  • Investigate operational IT incidents, applies effective fixes to resolve, checking the incidents are updated and closed in accordance with agreed procedures and standards
  • Consult with stakeholders to identify project needs, build trust and use experience and expertise to drive positive project outcomes
  • Utilises advanced technical expertise to optimise performance by diagnosing bottlenecks, conducting data profiling and benchmarking, and performing maintenance and complex toolset configuration
  • Participate in development processes and practices (Agile), backlog refinement, daily stand ups, show and tell sessions
  • Coach and support associate and junior developers to progress their tasks and help them grow within their own roles
  • Champion best practices, continuous improvement, coding standards and provide technical steer to other IT functions

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

  • Certification of C#: (or equivalent from reputable organisations)
  • Good working experience in Java
  • Strong experience in web technologies: JavaScript, HTML, CSS
  • Strong Object Orientated Analysis and Design experience
  • A solid understanding of databases

Desirable:

  • Certified Professional Python Programmer 1 & 2 (PCPP1 & PCPP2)
  • Experience with Windchill or Teamcenter
  • Good Product Lifecycle Management experience
  • BEng/MEng or Computer Science degree

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Development team:

We provide Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions crucial for both our Naval UK and key international export programs. Our organisation is currently driving a pivotal, technology-led digital transformation to optimize our entire operational landscape

As a key member of a small, dedicated development team, you will be instrumental in building core capabilities to address immediate business needs while proactively evaluating emerging technologies to secure our long-term strategic advantage

Closing Date 29th October 2025. Interviews will take place w/c 3rd November 2025.