Senior Python (Django) Developer

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Role: Python Developer This role will give you the opportunity to join a leading health-care organisation working on Covid project which will be influential in helping strategies moving forward. Key Responsibilities:Design and development of highly scalable core services using the Python languageDevelopment and maintenance of the CMS system for the mobile and web applications using the django frameworkIntegration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logicDevelopment and maintenance of the data pipeline for analytics and reporting toolsDeveloping reusable, testable, and efficient code using PythonFollow and contribute to our engineering standards, tooling and processes.Performance tuning, improvement, balancing, usability, automation.Collaboration with the Research and Design Teams in order to understand end user requirements for the implementation of new software features.Duties and Responsibilities:Develop applications using rapid agile methods with focus to deliver agreed shippable components to the end user and subsequent iteration to acceptance.Take ownership of the solution from end to end, and be responsible for translating functional requirements into a web solution.Developing applications using a microservices architecture.Testing and fixing bugs or other coding issues.Writing clean and well-structured code.Develop and document detailed architectures for web solutions.Collaborate and work with other application developers and cloud service providers to ensure PHE derives the maximum benefit from any third-party service providers and that the right knowledge is transferred in-house.Continuously seek to improve your own knowledge of work areas and embrace the agile framework of software delivery methodology and aim to reach full agility with continuous integration, delivery and deployment.Enforce sound development practices and ensure the quality delivery of enterprise solutions.Technical Skills and Experience:Experience of developing web applications using Python and the Django frameworkGood understanding of CMS platforms such as Django CMS or WagtailFamiliarity with best practices for web developmentExperience of relational database design and programming using SQLExperience with Pandas and PumPyExperience of working with public/private cloud APIs, such as Amazon Web Services, Azure, Google Cloud PlatformExperience with continuous integration systems (Jenkins/Travis)Experience with NodeJS and Node Package Manager (NPM)Contract details:6 months initial (planned extensions for the next 12-18 months minimumCompetitive daily rateFully remote - work anywhere from the UKNB: please note this is an Inside IR35 Contract