Senior Python Developer | SC Cleared | Data & Integrations | £450pd Inside IR35

Contract Details

• Rate: £450 per day (Inside IR35)
• Location: Hybrid working with attendance in Leeds, Sheffield or London as required
• Clearance: Active SC Clearance preferred, or candidates confident of obtaining clearance
• Contract: Initial 3 months

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain scalable APIs and integration services using Python.
• Build and support robust ETL processes and automated data pipelines.
• Develop solutions that integrate operational systems with analytical and reporting platforms.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers and stakeholders to define technical requirements and deliver high-quality solutions.
• Improve and re-engineer existing data flows to support scalability and reuse.
• Deploy and support services within AWS cloud environments.
• Participate in operational support activities and service management processes.
• Ensure solutions are resilient, observable and supportable in production environments.
• Contribute to best practice engineering standards and continuous improvement initiatives.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong commercial Python development experience.
• Advanced SQL skills and experience working with complex datasets.
• Proven experience developing APIs and Back End services.
• Strong background in data engineering, ETL development and data integration.
• Experience working with AWS cloud services.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience.
• Strong understanding of software development best practices, testing and deployment.
• Experience with:
• Pytest
• Git
• CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar)
• Experience working within Agile delivery teams.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Desirable Experience

• Public sector or highly regulated environment experience.
• Experience supporting Business Intelligence or analytics platforms.
• Knowledge of monitoring, observability and production support practices.
• Previous experience on large-scale integration or data transformation programmes.

Why Apply?

• High-profile programme delivering services with real-world impact.
• Modern Python, AWS and cloud-first technology stack.
• Collaborative Agile delivery environment.
• Flexible hybrid working arrangement.