SC Cleared Django Technical Lead - Hybrid Azure

Morgan Hunt UK Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 129,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Hunt is recruiting a Django Technical Lead (SC Cleared) for a UK government project. The role is hybrid, Canary Wharf‑based 1 day per week, with day rates of £700-£850 Inside IR35 and a contract through Oct 2026 with potential extension.

You will lead secure Django applications in Azure, drive secure coding practices, RBAC design and CI/CD adoption, while mentoring developers and delivering documentation for TDA and security assurance.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience building and deploying secure Django applications.
• Strong Python/Django expertise including templates and API development.
• Experience defining secure coding practices, CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, development and deployment of secure Django applications and associated infrastructure in Azure.
• Define and embed Django development processes, coding standards, API standards, review practices and secure engineering patterns.
• Design and guide implementation of RBAC, permissions, authentication, authorisation and secure application access models.
• Set up and improve CI/CD pipelines, automated quality controls, infrastructure-as-code and deployment practices.
• Establish repeatable automated testing approaches across unit, integration, functional and regression testing.
• Produce and assure technical documentation for TDA, security assurance, onboarding and ongoing operations.
• Collaborate with cloud architecture, security, DevOps, delivery and business stakeholders to ensure solutions meet internal standards.
• Provide hands‑on technical leadership, coaching and guidance to other Django developers through design, build, test, deployment and production support.

Skills

Django

Python

API development

CI/CD

Azure

Security best practices

RBAC

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Job description

Morgan Hunt is recruiting a Django Technical Lead (SC Cleared) for a UK government project. The role is hybrid, Canary Wharf‑based 1 day per week, with day rates of £700-£850 Inside IR35 and a contract through Oct 2026 with potential extension.

You will lead secure Django applications in Azure, drive secure coding practices, RBAC design and CI/CD adoption, while mentoring developers and delivering documentation for TDA and security assurance.