Software Developer (Python/AI/Automation)

Job Title: Software Developer (Python/AI/Automation)

Clearance: BPSS (must be eligible)

Contract: 6 months

Rate: Dependent on experience/Negotiable (Inside IR35)

Location: Flexible, with occasional travel to Newcastle (expenses covered)

Roles Available: 4

Overview:

• We're supporting a central government department on a major transformation programme, aiming to modernise and centralise how financial support services are delivered across the UK.
• This is an Alpha phase project, meaning you'll be involved right at the early stages - shaping, experimenting, and helping define the future state of a large-scale national service.

The Role:

• You'll be working closely with architects and engineering teams to research, design and prototype solutions for a new, centralised platform.
• This is a hands-on engineering role with a strong focus on Python development, automation and emerging AI capabilities, rather than purely BAU delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with architects to explore and define solution approaches
• Contribute to the design of workflow orchestration and service architecture
• Support the development of web portal solutions and user-facing components
• Help shape and design data models and schemas
• Build and prototype solutions using Python and modern development practices
• Explore and implement automation and AI-driven approaches, including AI-assisted development
• Work within Agile teams during the discovery and prototyping phase

Skills & Experience Required:

• Strong hands-on experience with Python development
• Exposure to or interest in AI/machine learning/AI-assisted development
• Experience with automation and system integration
• Understanding of modern software architecture and scalable systems
• Experience working in Agile environments, particularly early-stage or discovery phases
• Ability to work collaboratively with architects and technical stakeholders

Desirable Experience:

• Experience working within UK Government or public sector environments
• Exposure to workflow orchestration tools or frameworks
• Experience designing data models or working with complex data structures
• Interest or experience in emerging technologies and innovation-led projects

Additional Information:

• Occasional travel to Newcastle may be required for sprint ceremonies (expenses covered)

Why Apply?

• Opportunity to work on a high-impact transformation programme
• Get involved at the Alpha stage, shaping the direction of a major government service
• Work with modern technologies including AI and automation
• Be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking engineering team

If you are available and interested in this opportunity, please apply for further information. Please note that due to high volumes of applications we are unable to contact every applicant. If you do not hear back from us within 7 days of sending your application, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.

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• Strong hands-on experience with Python development
• Exposure to or interest in AI/machine learning/AI-assisted development
• Experience with automation and system integration
• Understanding of modern software architecture and scalable systems
• Experience working in Agile environments, particularly early-stage or discovery phases
• Ability to work collaboratively with architects and technical stakeholders

Desirable Experience:

• Experience working within UK Government or public sector environments
• Exposure to workflow orchestration tools or frameworks
• Experience designing data models or working with complex data structures
• Interest or experience in emerging technologies and innovation-led projects