Lead Python Developer in London South East, United Kingdom
Sanderson Recruitment
HybridMix of office and remote
On-siteWork from the office
ContractFixed-term or freelance
£130k - £136.5k per annum
United Kingdom, London South East
Salary: £130,000 - 136,500 per year Requirements:
Expert-level Python development experience.
Previous experience operating at Lead Engineer level.
Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
Experience contributing to technical governance and architecture discussions.
Ability to combine technical leadership with hands-on delivery.
Active SC Clearance that can be transferred prior to commencement.
We cannot consider applications without active SC clearance.
Technical architecture experience is desirable.
Data governance and data quality experience is desirable.
Experience with data anonymisation and obfuscation solutions is desirable.
Security-focused software development experience is desirable.
Experience in government or wider public sector environments is desirable.
Mentoring and coaching engineering teams is desirable.
Responsibilities:
Lead development and enhancement of Python-based tooling.
Remain actively involved in software engineering and delivery.
Engage with governance forums and architecture stakeholders.
Produce technical guidance, standards, and supporting documentation.
Support initiatives relating to data privacy, governance, and secure data usage.
Work closely with stakeholders to build consensus and drive adoption of recommendations.
Mentor and support engineers within the wider team.
Technologies:
Support
Python
Security
AWS
Cloud
Django
PostgreSQL
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