Digital Developer Senior - Python/Django - SC Cleared

Digital Developer Senior

Location: London (HQ), Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington
Contract Duration: 12 months +
IR35 Status: In Scope
Pay Rate: £750 per day
Security Clearance: SC required

Overview
An opportunity for an experienced Digital Developer Senior to join a high-profile public sector subsidiary delivering critical digital services at national scale.

Operating within a modern Digital, Data and Technology function, you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to design, build, and improve secure, scalable, and user-centric services. This role requires a strong hands-on engineer with leadership capability, able to guide teams and deliver high-quality solutions aligned to public sector digital standards and best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of full-stack features using Python and Django
• Act as a senior technical lead within a multi-disciplinary squad (Business Analysis, User-Centred Design, Engineering)
• Write clean, secure, and maintainable code using test-driven development principles
• Design and deliver scalable, resilient, and high-performing systems aligned to modern engineering standards
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to define and deliver user-focused solutions
• Manage service components to ensure they meet business needs and performance targets
• Embed security controls into system design to mitigate risks and threats
• Coordinate integration, build activities, and support testing across multiple systems
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve faults, defects, and performance issues
• Support and operate live production services, ensuring reliability, resilience, and stability
• Apply appropriate design standards, tools, and development methodologies effectively
• Review system designs to ensure efficient use of resources and appropriate technology choices
• Identify opportunities for process optimisation and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
• Mentor and guide engineers, supporting capability development within the team
• Demonstrate strong hands-on experience with Python and Django in production environments
• Operate effectively at Senior Developer or Tech Lead level within agile, multi-disciplinary teams
• Apply secure coding practices and modern development standards
• Build and integrate APIs, microservices, and distributed systems
• Use test-driven development (TDD) and automated testing approaches
• Design systems for scalability, resilience, and performance
• Work with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP (desirable)
• Align solutions to public sector digital service standards and best practices (desirable)
• Maintain a strong focus on user needs over user wants
• Navigate complex systems and delivery environments effectively
• Proactively identify risks and drive solutions
• Collaborate effectively in a fast-paced delivery environment
• Take ownership and accountability for delivery outcomes
• Contribute to the delivery of high-impact digital services at scale within a regulated environment

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