Senior Developer (Python)

Senior Developer (Python)

Play a key role in shaping the technology behind one of the UK’s most recognised brands. This is an opportunity to join a large-scale digital transformation, helping to build secure, automated and resilient platforms that ultimately power meaningful change across the country.

Role Overview:

• Location: Watford/Hybrid (3 days per week in the office)
• Package: £70,000- £80,000 & 10% Annual Bonus
• Industry: Technology

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Lead the design, deployment and optimisation of cloud automation and monitoring platforms across a complex estate.
• Champion best practice in security, compliance and cost efficiency within AWS environments.
• Build and maintain robust monitoring, alerting and observability frameworks.
• Create dashboards that translate technical performance into clear business insight.
• Develop and enhance automation workflows, including CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes.
• Configure and manage system integrations and scheduling tools to ensure seamless operations.
• Support capacity planning and deep technical troubleshooting across infrastructure and gaming platforms.
• Collaborate with technical and delivery leads to break down work into clear, achievable tasks and maintain quality standards.
• Partner with product and delivery teams to refine backlogs and keep delivery on track.

Main Skills Needed:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Developer using Python, including object-orientated programming and automation scripting.
• Experience working on automation and monitoring is essential.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS, including ECS, Fargate, Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB and EventBridge.
• Infrastructure as Code expertise using Terraform and configuration management with Ansible.
• Containerisation experience with Docker and modern deployment practices.
• Proven experience building CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions preferred).
• Monitoring and observability tooling experience (e.g. AppDynamics, Grafana, InfluxDB, Vault, Consul or similar).
• Solid *nix systems administration and low-level troubleshooting capability.
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, HTTP/S, REST APIs, encryption, certificates).
• Confident communicator with strong analytical thinking and a proactive, automation-first mindset.

What’s in It for You:

• Annual bonus scheme and matched pension contributions up to 8.5%.
• 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays and additional life days.
• Private medical cover, life assurance and enhanced parental leave.
• £500 annual wellness allowance plus access to personal trainers and nutritional support.
• Discounted health assessments and financial coaching.
• A genuine commitment to inclusion, accessibility and sustainability.
• The chance to be part of a high-profile transformation with real societal impact.

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