Technical Lead

Leidos

Technical Lead overseeing engineering and project deliverables. Guiding teams at Leidos on complex systems integration projects within UK government and defense sectors.

Posted 5/23/2026full-timeFarnborough • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSenior💰 £61,500 - £78,800 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Delivery and technical assurance of the solution within the quality, cost and schedule constraints
Achieving acceptance of the solution by the customer
Providing technical leadership and mentorship across the workstream team
Ensuring that the engineering processes within the project are commensurate with the requirements of the contracted standards and Leidos corporate governance
Identifying the skills and staff required to deliver the engineering solution
Defining the engineering practices and resources required to deliver the project and services within the constraints of the company engineering policies
Lead and manage effective engineering activities across the project
Preparing project specific technical documentation in collaboration with project discipline SMEs for PDR, CDR, SRR and SPR reviews and other technical sessions as required
Lead and deliver updates to baseline HLD / LLD documentation as required by the project
In collaboration with project PMs prepare technical WBS, PBS and resource BoEs against overall solution proposals for change proposals and on contract growth

Requirements

What you’ll need

Excellent verbal and written communication skills and work well in a team environment
Ability to clearly articulate and communicate design and technical concepts in written and verbal forms
Intellectual calibre and confidence to conduct complex discussions with civilian and service customers and suppliers
Commercial awareness sufficient to support discussions with customers and suppliers
Experience in complex systems integration projects, involving IT systems
Technical Management of subcontractors
Systems Engineering and understanding of the principles behind each of the main processes
Technical Team Management including the planning of work packages, allocation to team members and reporting
Technical Team Leadership including providing technical direction to team members

Benefits

Comp & perks

Contributory Pension Scheme
Private Medical Insurance
33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)
Flexi-Time Working

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Hard Skills & Tools

systems integrationtechnical documentationengineering practicesproject managementtechnical leadershipwork package planningresource allocationbaseline documentationengineering processestechnical assurance

Soft Skills

verbal communicationwritten communicationteam collaborationarticulation of technical conceptsintellectual calibreconfidence in discussionscommercial awarenesstechnical directionmentorshipleadership