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A fantastic new opportunity has become available Python Software Engineer/ Python Developer with one of our Financial One of the world's leading financial institutions, serving individuals, small- and middle-market businesses, large corporations, and governments with a full range of banking, investment management and other financial and risk management products and services based in Bromley.

Role: Python Software Engineer/ Python Developer

Location: Bromley (3 days a week onsite)

Duration: 6 Months

Rate: Circa £750/Day

Working hours :35 - 40/Week

We are seeking a Software Engineer to build this platform. In this role, will ensure that software is developed to meet functional, non-functional and compliance requirements, and solutions are well designed with maintainability/ease of integration and testing built-in from the outset.

Experience and Skills required:

• Experienced in Python development.
• Experience in application development in one or more areas MongoDB, Redis, React Framework, Impala, Autosys, FAST API services, Containerization.
• Expert in Developing in Production, Code Checking, Code Review , version Control ,Jira.
• Working in large sized teams that collaboratively develop on a shared multi-repo codebase using IDEs (e.g. VS Code rather than Jupyter Notebooks), Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Deployment (CD) and Continuous Testing and DevOps - Unit testing.
• Experience with one or more of the following enterprise development tools: Version Control (GIT/Bitbucket), Build Orchestration (Jenkins), Code Quality (SonarQube and pytest Unit Testing), Artifact Management (Artifactory) and Deployment (Ansible)
• Experience with agile development methodologies and building supportability into applications.
• Strong understanding of software architecture principles

Responsibilities:

• Code solutions in Python and implement automated unit tests to deliver a requirement/story per the defined acceptance criteria and compliance requirements.
• Design, develop, and modify architecture components, application interfaces, and solution enablers while ensuring principal architecture integrity is maintained.
• Execute story refinement, definition of requirements, and estimating work necessary to realize a story through the delivery lifecycle.
• Perform proof of concept as necessary to implement new ideas or mitigate risk.
• Automate manual release activities.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites (integration, regression, performance).
• Ensure solution meets product acceptance criteria with minimal technical debt.
• Troubleshoot build and setup failures and facilitate resolution.
• Ensure execution and delivery meets technology's expectations in terms of the functionality, quality, performance, reliability, and timeline.
• Communicate status frequently to technology partners.

Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV to be considered.

Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly.