Senior Python Developer - SC Cleared - Hybrid, Cloud

SmartSourcing Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

SmartSourcing Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking a senior Python developer with strong hands-on Python skills, including Django and Ninja, to join a hybrid role across London, Bristol and Manchester. You will work on containerised, cloud-based applications and participate in design decisions.

You must hold active SC clearance or be lapsed SC cleared, and be comfortable leading discussions and owning work end-to-end, communicating with non-technical users, and contributing to secure development

Qualifications

• Active SC clearance or currently lapsed SC clearance
• Senior level with ability to lead discussions and own work end-to-end
• Strong Python coding ability and experience deploying containerised, cloud-based apps
• Familiar with HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• Experience with modern development standards and web technologies including Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience using GitHub for version control and development documentation
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical users
• Experience identifying, locating and resolving service faults
• Experience designing systems of moderate risk and complexity; coordinating builds and testing
• Knowledge of OWASP Top 10 and security mitigations

Responsibilities

• Lead discussions and own end-to-end work on assigned features
• Develop and deploy containerised, cloud-based applications
• Collaborate with developers, designers, product and research colleagues
• Identify and resolve service faults and improve development processes
• Design and review systems for integration and resource efficiency
• Define integration builds and coordinate across systems
• Apply information security best practices and mitigate risks

Skills

Python

Django

Ninja

JavaScript

HTML

CSS

AWS

GitHub

GitHub Actions

Claude code use

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

AWS

Job description

SmartSourcing Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking a senior Python developer with strong hands-on Python skills, including Django and Ninja, to join a hybrid role across London, Bristol and Manchester. You will work on containerised, cloud-based applications and participate in design decisions.

You must hold active SC clearance or be lapsed SC cleared, and be comfortable leading discussions and owning work end-to-end, communicating with non-technical users, and contributing to secure development