Role: Lead Software Engineer
Location: Uk/Spain/Portugal/Other
NCC Group is looking for a talented Lead Python Software Engineer to join our software development team, building and maintaining our evolving suite of enterprise level applications.
You will work across the full development life cycle, translating complex business requirements through to complete elegant, scalable software solutions.
You will be expected to work both independently and alongside the wider team on both new and existing ongoing projects, producing tools for the department to use in day-to-day operations, as well as applications for customers and other departments.
You will have a passion for technology and considerable experience developing scalable and secure applications, and will ensure the architectural system design is extendible, scalable and maintainable.
The Opportunity:
Leading a small squad of python developers.
Key Accountabilities:
* Lead the design and development of maintainable and scalable API driven PaaS applications, working closely with UX designers, DevOps practitioners and Cloud Architecture experts within the team.
* Be the key decision maker for code quality by deciding on design principles and doing regular code reviews across the development resources.
* Work closely with DevOps to adhere to CI/CD principles.
* Leadership of development resources.
* Implement a test first approach.
* Write performant, reusable well documented code within a rapidly growing code base.
* Work within the Product team to deliver quality, scalable, testable solutions to specification.
* Ability to articulate ideas clearly to the rest of the technical team.
* Help the Product Managers/Scrum Masters in understanding technical implementations considerations for features on the back log, providing estimation and guidance.
* Advise on technologies and evolving techniques to the benefit of the products we produce.
* Able to review peer’s code giving clear feedback and following best practices.
* Work in within an agile team using SCRUM practises to deliver quality code at a pace.
* Be motivated to work remotely and organised in your time management.
* Enthusiastic and open to learning new technologies native to cloud development.
* Good knowledge of software architecture, object-oriented development, design patterns and coding best practices.
Requirements
Essential:
* Strong python development experience.
* Experience with both front and backend development.
* Experience building scalable, fault tolerant solutions on AWS.
* Technical leadership.
* Agile Development.
* Experience working with CI/CD practices.
* Microservice infrastructure.
Beneficial:
* Experience working in the cyber security industry.
* Working knowledge of SCRUM.
* DevOps.
* SDLC and use of frameworks, such as OWASP SAMM.
About your application
We review every application received and will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. If you don’t hear back from us within 10 days, please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies and we would encourage you to keep an eye on our career opportunities as there may be other suitable roles.
If you do not want us to retain your details, please email global.ta@nccgroup.com. All personal data is held in accordance with the NCC Group Privacy Policy. We are committed to diversity and flexibility in the workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please tell us at any stage.
Please note that this role involves mandatory pre-employment background checks due to the nature of the work NCC Group does. To apply, you must be willing and able to undergo the vetting process. This role being advertised will be subject to BS7858 screening as a mandatory requirement.
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