Python Software Engineer — Secure Gov & Cloud Systems

Free-Work UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent pension

Private healthcare

Share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching)

Job summary

CGI is seeking a Python Software Engineer to help deliver secure, scalable solutions for government programmes. You will design, build and test software within a cross-functional team, mentoring colleagues and advancing modern engineering practices while contributing to secure, mission-critical systems.

You will drive quality, security and innovation across the software lifecycle, with a focus on data processing pipelines, cloud-based environments, and CI/CD automation in a heavily regulated

Qualifications

• Five+ years of Python software development experience including OO and functional programming.
• A track record working in cross-functional software teams.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers.
• Experience with unit, integration and end-to-end testing.
• Experience producing technical designs and documentation.
• Experience building data processing pipelines.
• Exposure to DevOps practices and cloud/virtualisation platforms.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder communication skills.
• Enthusiasm for learning new technologies and driving innovation.

Responsibilities

• Develop & Deliver secure, scalable Python software using modern engineering practices.
• Design & Document technical solutions and software components.
• Build & Maintain data processing pipelines for complex applications.
• Test & assure quality through unit, integration and end-to-end testing.
• Collaborate & Mentor within cross-functional Agile delivery teams.
• Optimise & Improve development processes using DevOps and CI/CD practices.
• Innovate & Solve complex technical challenges with creative engineering approaches.
• Support & Enhance cloud-based and virtualised environments where appropriate.

Skills

Python programming

Cross-functional teams

Mentor junior engineers

Testing (unit/integration)

Technical designs

Data pipelines

DevOps & Cloud

Stakeholder communication

Learning new technologies

Tools

AWS

Elasticsearch

Kubernetes

Docker

OpenShift

Job description

CGI is seeking a Python Software Engineer to help deliver secure, scalable solutions for government programmes. You will design, build and test software within a cross-functional team, mentoring colleagues and advancing modern engineering practices while contributing to secure, mission-critical systems.

You will drive quality, security and innovation across the software lifecycle, with a focus on data processing pipelines, cloud-based environments, and CI/CD automation in a heavily regulated