Python/Django Developer (SC Clearance preferred)

Senior Python/Django Developer - 6-Month Contract (SC Cleared Preferred)

Location: Hybrid (London, Bristol or Manchester) - The hiring managers are flexible with the base location and number of days spent in office, as many developers work predominantly remotely. Candidates based outside of London must be willing to attend the London office once per month Clearance: Active SC clearance preferred Contract Type: Temporary Duration: 6 months Rate: £650 - £675 (inside IR35) About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Developer to join a high-profile cyber-focused team within central government. This team protects public services and contributes to national cyber resilience by building secure, scalable tools used across the public sector.

This is an opportunity to work on meaningful services that help safeguard the UK, collaborating with talented engineers in an environment that values quality, teamwork, and secure-by-design development. What You'll Do

• Build and maintain services used by cyber and security teams across government
• Add new commercially available or open-source data sources to support vulnerability and incident management services
• Design and develop tools for monitoring and detecting risks affecting public sector systems
• Extend tools that integrate and exchange data between cybersecurity systems and public sector organisations
• Maintain and enhance several Django-based web applications
• Integrate new components into existing AWS-based infrastructure using Python CDK
• Extend reporting tools (AWS Quicksight) to enable cybersecurity analysis
• Collaborate with developers, product teams and security stakeholders to shape technical direction
• Contribute to development standards and ensure secure engineering practices are Embedded

Essential Skills

• Expert-level Python skills, including Django or similar frameworks
• Experience with Docker, Git and GitHub
• Strong working knowledge of AWS (especially containerised environments and monitoring)
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, CodeBuild, CodePipeline)
• Ability to integrate, transform and organise data from multiple sources
• Experience troubleshooting deployed applications using logging/monitoring tools
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code, ideally Python CDK
• Good Linux/UNIX skills, including Shell Scripting
• Strong understanding of secure-by-design development principles
• Experience leading work in an Agile environment, including supporting junior developers

Personal Attributes

• Fast learner, able to adapt quickly to new tools and changing priorities
• Comfortable working in a fluid, evolving environment
• Strong communicator who collaborates proactively
• Positive, team-focused engineer who contributes actively to a shared mission

Desirable Experience

• Experience within the public sector or central government
• Exposure to cybersecurity environments

How to Apply

If you're an experienced Python/Django engineer with active SC clearance and a passion for building secure, high-impact services, we'd welcome your application.

• Expert-level Python skills, including Django or similar frameworks
• Experience with Docker, Git and GitHub
• Strong working knowledge of AWS (especially containerised environments and monitoring)
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, CodeBuild, CodePipeline)
• Ability to integrate, transform and organise data from multiple sources
• Experience troubleshooting deployed applications using logging/monitoring tools
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code, ideally Python CDK
• Good Linux/UNIX skills, including Shell Scripting
• Strong understanding of secure-by-design development principles
• Experience leading work in an Agile environment, including supporting junior developers

Personal Attributes

• Fast learner, able to adapt quickly to new tools and changing priorities
• Comfortable working in a fluid, evolving environment
• Strong communicator who collaborates proactively
• Positive, team-focused engineer who contributes actively to a shared mission

Desirable Experience

• Experience within the public sector or central government
• Exposure to cybersecurity environments