Python-Django Developer at Public Sector Resourcing — London, GBR | Base Career

On behalf of Department of Business & Trade , we are looking for a Python - Django Developer(Inside IR35) for a 9 months contract based Hybrid / in UK wide .

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks.

Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.

The Employee Experience (EX) portfolio sits within the Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) directorate at the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).

Although EX is one of the smaller portfolios in DDaT, its impact is significant.

The team is responsible for a number of high-profile internal services used across the department, including the Intranet, People Finder, Financial Forecasting Tool, Hybrid Working Reporting Tool, Identity service and Leaver’s service.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Developer to join the EX-portfolio and make an immediate contribution.

This is an opportunity to work as part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team, delivering services in an Agile environment that directly support colleagues across DBT.

As a Python-Django Developer , your main responsibilities will be:

Deliver high-quality user-centred features and services within an agile environment.
Support the software development community promoting modern standards and code quality.
Review complex pull requests and pair programme
Address technical debt across the portfolio
Prototype potential solutions and unblock technical challenges
Coach and mentor junior peers
Work closely with other professions, including user researchers, content designers and interaction designers, to shape practical implementation approaches.

Successful candidate will be highly proficient in Django web framework
Have Python as their primary programming language
Can diagnose database-related issues in PostgreSQL, MySQL or similar

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, DBT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.

DBT guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation.

Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs.

As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".

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