Senior Consultant Software Development & Technical Project Lead

GMV | Gilching

Gilching

Full-time
Master
With professional experience
German
English

Job description

GMV is an experienced technology group and a trusted partner in the space and technology sector. As a Senior Consultant Software Development & Technical Project Lead, you will play a key role in representing our software development expertise in the German market, combining technical consulting, project leadership and hands-on software expertise.

What you can expect from us

In our team you will provide technical consulting and lead software development projects, acting as a key interface between our customers in Germany and highly specialized delivery teams in Spain.

Your tasks include

Lead software development projects from a technical, organizational, and delivery perspective, coordinating stakeholders and specialized teams in Germany and Spain.
Act as the technical interface between customers, project managers, architects, developers, QA, DevOps, and external partners.
Translate customer and business needs into clear software requirements, architectures, work packages, priorities, and delivery milestones.
Lead agile projects and technical coordination using Scrum and Agile methodologies to ensure efficient collaboration and successful delivery.
Design and review scalable, maintainable, secure, and cloud-ready software architectures while ensuring high technical and engineering standards.
Contribute hands-on to software development and technical problem-solving across full-stack, APIs, databases, deployment, testing, and integration.
Support customer workshops, technical proposals, and tenders, ensuring high-quality delivery, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement of engineering practices.

What you bring with you

We are looking for experts in Software Development with background and interest in Project Management.

Here is what we are looking for in detail:

5+ years of professional experience in software development, software engineering, technical consulting, or a comparable technical leadership role.
Proven experience leading software development projects and technical work packages, including scope, planning, dependencies, risks, and delivery.
Strong expertise in technical project management, Agile/Scrum, software architecture, system integration, and API design, with the ability to translate business needs into robust technical solutions.
Hands-on understanding of modern software engineering, including full-stack development, secure coding, cybersecurity fundamentals, vulnerability management, and DevSecOps.
Strong customer and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to align customers, business stakeholders, project managers, architects, developers, and operations teams.
Analytical mindset and strong ownership, with the ability to prioritize business value, delivery risks, technical debt, and quality while maintaining accountability and high standards.
Excellent communication skills in German, English, and Spanish (C1 or higher), combined with a collaborative, customer-oriented mindset and the ability to represent GMV professionally across cultures and disciplines.

We will also value previous experience, and knowledge in:

Strong software development skills with experience in PHP/CMS, Java, Python or Node.js, relational databases, Git/GitLab/GitHub, and automated testing using TDD/BDD.
Solid DevOps and cloud experience, including Linux/Windows, web servers, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, dependency management, and software vulnerability monitoring.
Knowledge of project management and security standards, including PMI/PMP, ISO 9001, Scrum, OAuth 2.0, JWT, and Identity & Access Management solutions such as Keycloak.

The position requires a willingness to travel within Germany.

About the company

At GMV we have been developing the best space technology for almost 40 years. If you don't know us yet, we are an engineering and innovation company with more than 3000 employees and an international presence in 12 countries. We are...

Leaders in operations centres and surveillance and tracking technology.
Pioneers in the development of GNSS systems.
European leaders in avionics and guidance, navigation, and control systems for satellites and launchers.
Forerunners in R&D and European space robotics technology.
Leading providers of Earth observation processing and applications.

We offer the opportunity to learn with the best professionals, work on international projects, and develop the most advanced technology.

You will inspire and lead the change, contribute with your vision, and positively impact on society and our business.

We are passionate about challenges and technology; do you dare to engineer the future with us?

Our benefits

Promotion opportunities
Company pension scheme
Fitness programme
Flexible working hours
Home office
Public transport ticket / subsidy
Further training

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