Senior Python Developer

Adecco; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 108,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco is seeking a Senior Python Developer in the United Kingdom for a hybrid role with 2 days/week onsite in London, Bristol or Manchester. The contract is 6 months, inside IR35, with current SC clearance required or eligible for vetting.

Expected work includes building containerised cloud apps, collaborating across teams, and maintaining robust documentation. The role emphasizes strong Python skills, Docker/Kubernetes experience, and ability to communicate complex concepts to non-technical

Qualifications

• SC clearance required or eligible for vetting.
• Strong Python coding ability with cloud-based, containerised apps.

Responsibilities

• Identify, locate and resolve service faults.
• Design systems of moderate risk and complexity; select appropriate standards and tools.
• Define integration builds and coordinate build activity across systems.
• Support collaboration and documentation in a GitHub-based workflow.

Skills

Python

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub

HTML/CSS/JS

Communication

Service support

Systems design

Systems integration

Tools

GitHub

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Senior Python Developer
675 daily inside IR35
6 months
Hybrid working (2 days per week onsite in either London, Bristol or Manchester)

Current SC Clearance is required for this role so ideally live SC or eligible to undergo the vetting process

Experience required:

• Programming and build: Strong Python coding ability and experience collaborating with others to develop, deploy and improve containerised, cloud-based applications. Familiarity with HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• Modern development standards: Experience applying modern software development principles and supporting web application technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes. Experience using GitHub for version control and effective development documentation.
• User focus: Ability to communicate effectively with non-technical users and explain complex technical concepts clearly and accessibly.
• Service support: Experience identifying, locating and resolving service faults.
• Systems design: Experience designing systems of moderate risk, impact and complexity; selecting appropriate standards, methods and tools; and reviewing designs to support effective integration and efficient use of resources.
• Systems integration: Experience defining integration builds, coordinating build activity across systems, and undertaking or supporting integration testing.