Senior Python/Django Developer - SC Cleared

Olive Jar Digital Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Olive Jar Digital is seeking an experienced Senior Developer with expertise in Python and Django to support digital transformation projects in the public sector. You will work within Agile teams, delivering secure, scalable software that meets user needs and Government Digital Service (GDS) standards.

You’ll contribute across the project lifecycle from Discovery to Live, applying best practices, collaborating with stakeholders, and shaping digital solutions for complex public sector challenges.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience developing applications using Python and Django.
• Experience building and maintaining RESTful APIs and integrating with third-party services.
• Good understanding of software engineering principles, testing, version control and CI/CD practices.
• Experience working with databases and designing efficient data models.
• Familiarity with cloud environments, ideally AWS, and modern deployment practices.
• Experience working in Agile, multidisciplinary teams.
• An understanding of accessibility, security and user-centred design principles.
• Public sector, consultancy or GDS experience, with an understanding of the Government Service Standard, would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing and maintaining web applications using Python and Django.
• Building robust APIs and integrating applications with other systems and services.
• Writing clean, maintainable and well-tested code, following software engineering best practices.
• Working within multidisciplinary teams using Agile methodologies and GDS standards.
• Collaborating with developers, designers, delivery managers and stakeholders to deliver user-focused solutions.
• Identifying opportunities to improve application performance, security, scalability and reliability.
• Contributing to technical decisions, code reviews and knowledge sharing across the team.

Skills

Python

Django

RESTful APIs

CI/CD

Agile

Tools

Git

AWS

Job description

Olive Jar Digital is seeking an experienced Senior Developer with expertise in Python and Django to support digital transformation projects in the public sector. You will work within Agile teams, delivering secure, scalable software that meets user needs and Government Digital Service (GDS) standards.

You’ll contribute across the project lifecycle from Discovery to Live, applying best practices, collaborating with stakeholders, and shaping digital solutions for complex public sector challenges.