Senior API/Python Developer - London and remote - 11 months +

Senior API/Python Developer - London and remote - 11 months +/RATE: £437 per day inside IR35

One of our Blue Chip Clients is urgently looking for a Senior API/Python Developer.

For this role you will need to be onsite in London 2 days per week.

Please find some details below:

CONTRACTOR MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR BPSS

MUST BE PAYE THROUGH UMBRELLA

Role Description:

Key Responsibilities

Work within a small development team to produce clean, efficient code based on specifications or User Stories

Integrate software components between in house and third-party applications

Deploy tested code to SIT & UAT environments

Support developed applications, troubleshoot, debug and upgrade existing code when required

Recommend and execute improvements

Create technical documentation for development solutions, future reference and reporting

Conduct peer reviews of other developer's code

Collaborate with architects and other developers to develop the solution design

Estimate user stories and feed estimates back into the Product Backlog

Write unit tests when implementing user stories including test deliverables against a user story's acceptance criteria

Support the team in working towards continuous integration and continuous deployment

Help remove technical impediments raised by the team

Liaise with the database administration and infrastructure teams to ensure successful deployment of developed products to live environment.

Adherence to all relevant regulatory requirements forms part of your role, and the demonstration of behaviours as set out in the Conduct Risk Policy, as they relate to your role, is core to LSM's commitment to placing customers at the centre of our business and behaving with integrity. LSM expects you to understand your responsibilities relating to all regulatory and internal requirements, and to proactively demonstrate compliance with these requirements and behaviours at all times. These requirements include Solvency II, fair treatment of customers, Financial Crime, Data Protection, Conflicts of Interest, and Whistleblowing

Skills and Experience

Proven experience (a minimum of three years) as a Software Developer, Software Engineer or similar role, working within Agile frameworks and associated architectures, design, coding languages and testing & deployment tools, including the following

o Python

o Angular 6

o Java/JavaScript/JSON

o Ci/Cd pipeline build & deployment tools eg Bamboo

o Micro services & APIs

o Cloud experience (AWS & Azure)

o API integration experience, REST preferred

o Understanding of event driven architecture.

o Different AWS deployment methods eg native EC2, Pivotal Cloud Foundry (JVM) & Docker

Experience with software design and development in a test-driven environment

Experience of SQL database development, SSIS and cloud deployment eg RDS in AWS

Knowledge of containerised deployments and optimisation techniques & tools eg Docker, Fargate, Kubernetes

Experience of working with wider project teams including Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Business Analysts and Testers

Experience of producing technical support documentation

Experience of writing technical specifications/User Stories

Experience of working within the full development life cycle ie development, unit testing and release management

Experience of source code repositories, code branching and version control systems eg GIT and TFS

Resourcefulness, attention to detail and troubleshooting aptitude

BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field

Key Performance Indicators

Delivery of high quality, fully tested software changes within agreed Sprints

Recognised as a technical authority within the development team

A high level of accuracy for estimating stories and tasks

Minimal coding errors found during SIT & UAT

Smooth transition of changes from development to production

Compliance with the organisation's control policies and procedures

Please send CV for full details and immediate interviews. We are a preferred supplier to the client.