Senior Python Engineer - Data Platform Replatforming Lead

Talent Corp; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 83,000 - 131,000; Part time

Job summary

Talent Corp's client is seeking an experienced Senior Python Developer/Software Engineer to lead the re-platforming of a data processing application onto a modern, scalable platform. This is a part-time opportunity based in Docklands Melbourne on an initial 6-month contract with possible extension.

This role suits a senior engineer who enjoys hands-on coding while providing technical direction, solution design, mentoring, and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Baseline Security Clearance required.
• Strong Python development experience with design, optimisation and troubleshooting.
• Proven Senior Software Engineer or Technical Lead on modernisation or re-platforming projects.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming, design patterns and clean code.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design and implementation of the re-platforming initiative.
• Define migration approach and develop Python solutions for data workloads.
• Design and develop data-intensive apps, ETL workflows, APIs and microservices.
• Build data ingestion, transformation, validation and processing pipelines.
• Apply modern software engineering, DevSecOps, CI/CD, testing and automation practices.
• Conduct code reviews and promote clean code and best practices.
• Collaborate with solution architects, platform teams, PMs, engineers and business stakeholders.
• Support knowledge transfer across application support teams.

Skills

Python development

Technical leadership

CI/CD

Microservices design

Job description

Talent Corp's client is seeking an experienced Senior Python Developer/Software Engineer to lead the re-platforming of a data processing application onto a modern, scalable platform. This is a part-time opportunity based in Docklands Melbourne on an initial 6-month contract with possible extension.

This role suits a senior engineer who enjoys hands-on coding while providing technical direction, solution design, mentoring, and stakeholder engagement.