At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead Python development and enhance tooling for secure data usage.
- Company: Dynamic tech company focused on data privacy and governance.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate, hybrid working, and a chance to shape best practices.
- Other info: Join a diverse community with excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in data security while leading a talented team.
- Qualifications: Expert Python skills and strong stakeholder engagement experience required.
The predicted salary is between 65250 - 79750 £ per year.
An experienced Lead Python Engineer is required to join a data-focused programme aimed at improving the safe use of production data within development environments. The project is centred on data anonymisation, obfuscation and sanitisation, helping to establish the tooling, governance and technical standards needed to support secure software delivery. This is a hands-on leadership role for an engineer who can combine strong Python development skills with stakeholder engagement, technical governance and architectural influence. Working within a small delivery team, you will play a key role in both technical delivery and the wider adoption of best practices across multiple stakeholders.
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.
Essential Experience
- 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.
- Applications cannot be considered without active SC clearance.
Technology Stack
- Python
- Django
- PostgreSQL
- AWS
- Containerised deployments
Desirable Experience
- Technical architecture.
- Data governance and data quality.
- Data anonymisation and obfuscation solutions.
- Security-focused software development.
- Government or wider public sector environments.
- Mentoring and coaching engineering teams.
Working Arrangement
- Hybrid working with an expectation of approximately two days per week on site.
- Initial contract running until November 2026.
Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients. If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.
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