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Embedded Software Lead

ALTEN • Portsmouth, Hampshire

Salary

£56k – £56k

Posted

8 July 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

ALTEN is hiring a Embedded Software Lead in Portsmouth, a it role. The advertised salary is £56k – £56k. ALTEN holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Job Description Engage in the development of advanced real‑time embedded software systems with ALTEN Ltd . Join our team as an Embedded Software Lead , where you’ll design and deliver high‑performance software that enables complex sensor‑driven systems to understand their surroundings and present information clearly through intuitive graphical interfaces. You’ll work across embedded, real‑time and performance‑critical environments, combining modern C++ development with Qt/QML user interfaces to…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: ALTEN — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £56k – £56k
How this salary compares: in line with the £57,136 median across 1,282 it roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire
Similar roles nearby: 3 other live it roles in Portsmouth — browse them
Posted: 8 July 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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IT and technology roles are one of the most consistently sponsored categories in the UK. Software engineers, data scientists, cloud architects, DevOps specialists, and cybersecurity professionals are in demand across finance, retail, the public sector, and specialist tech firms. Many large IT employers maintain established sponsorship processes through their HR and talent teams.