# Head of Software

Our client is a fast-moving Defence-Tech organisation developing software-defined unmanned aircraft, edge video systems and mission tools for demanding Defence and Security users. They are seeking a Head of Software to establish a durable software organisation, consolidate existing products and lead the delivery of reliable, field-ready capabilities across flight, ground, data and mission systems. This is a permanent, player-coach leadership role reporting to the Head of Product Engineering. The successful individual will remain technically hands-on while shaping architecture, building an initial team of approximately five or six people, improving engineering standards and ensuring software can move safely from code to aircraft and back to evidence. Key Responsibilities: Set the software architecture and technical direction across flight software, ground and mission systems, edge computing, video, data, security and applied machine learning. Translate validated operator and customer needs into prioritised delivery plans, fieldable increments and controlled releases. Consolidate existing applications into a coherent operator experience with clear system status, sensible defaults and

- **Id**: 4182258
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/matchtech-head-of-software>
- **Role**: Leadership
- **Role family**: Leadership
- **Seniority**: head
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: explicit
- **Locations**: Hereford, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-12T14:44:24Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T14:44:24Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6187
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Continuous learning
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 2073484
- **Name**: Matchtech
- **Domain**: matchtech.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/matchtech-com>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Schema

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 38
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 59
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 120000
- **Max**: 200000
- **Currency**: GBP
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 264584

## Technologies

- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Machine Learning** — Optional: no
- **Platform Engineering** — Optional: no
- **ArduPilot** — Optional: yes
- **Linux** — Optional: yes
- **MAVLink** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United Kingdom** — Iso: GB; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-12T17:40:22Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: no; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 3; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Offered visa sponsorship in 3 of its adverts here in 24 months; Cap exempt: no

## Liveness

- **Score**: 52
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.516
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 59
- **Reasons**: seen:0, agency, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T21:22:40Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 264584
- **Is top pay**: yes

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