Senior Python Software Engineer

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

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Python Developer Software Engineer to provide technical leadership and hands-on development for the re-platforming of a data processing application onto a modern, scalable platform. This is a part-time opportunity based in Dockland Melbourne on a initial 6-month contract with possible extension.

This role will suit a senior engineer or Tech lead who enjoys remaining hands-on while also providing technical direction, solution design, mentoring, and stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design and implementation of an application re-platforming initiative
• Define the migration approach and develop Python solutions for complex data processing workloads
• Design and develop data-intensive applications, 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 engineering best practices
• Collaborate with Solution Architects, platform teams, Project Managers, engineers, and business stakeholders
• Support knowledge transfer and capability uplift across application support teams

Key Requirements

• Successful candidate must be able to obtain a Baseline Security Clearance
• Strong commercial Python development experience, including application design, optimisation, and troubleshooting
• Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer or Technical Lead on application modernisation or re-platforming projects
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming, design patterns, and clean code principles
• Experience developing data-intensive applications, ETL pipelines, APIs, and microservices
• Experience integrating databases, external APIs, messaging platforms, and enterprise systems
• Strong knowledge of batch and real-time data processing architectures
• Experience with CI/CD, Git, automated testing, release management, monitoring, and logging
• Experience designing microservices, event-driven architectures, and API-first solutions
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to communicate technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
• Previous experience modernising or re-platforming legacy applications
• Experience within large enterprise, government, or regulated environments
• Strong understanding of security, authentication, authorisation, and compliance requirements