Digital Developer Senior

Location: London (HQ), Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington Contract Duration: 12 months + IR35 Status: In Scope Pay Rate: £750 per day Security Clearance: SC required Overview An opportunity for an experienced Digital Developer Senior to join a high-profile public sector subsidiary delivering critical digital services at national scale. Operating within a modern Digital, Data and Technology function, you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to design, build, and improve secure, scalable, and user-centric services. This role requires a strong hands-on engineer with leadership capability, able to guide teams and deliver high-quality solutions aligned to public sector digital standards and best practices. Key Responsibilities • Lead the design and development of full-stack features using Python and Django • Act as a senior technical lead within a multi-disciplinary squad (Business Analysis, User-Centred Design, Engineering) • Write clean, secure, and maintainable code using test-driven development principles • Design and deliver scalable, resilient, and high-performing systems aligned to modern engineering standards • Collaborate with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to define and deliver user-focused solutions • Manage service components to ensure they meet business needs and performance targets • Embed security controls into system design to mitigate risks and threats • Coordinate integration, build activities, and support testing across multiple systems • Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve faults, defects, and performance issues • Support and operate live production services, ensuring reliability, resilience, and stability • Apply appropriate design standards, tools, and development methodologies effectively • Review system designs to ensure efficient use of resources and appropriate technology choices • Identify opportunities for process optimisation and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives • Mentor and guide engineers, supporting capability development within the team • Demonstrate strong hands-on experience with Python and Django in production environments • Operate effectively at Senior Developer or Tech Lead level within agile, multi-disciplinary teams • Apply secure coding practices and modern development standards • Build and integrate APIs, microservices, and distributed systems • Use test-driven development (TDD) and automated testing approaches • Design systems for scalability, resilience, and performance • Work with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP (desirable) • Align solutions to public sector digital service standards and best practices (desirable) • Maintain a strong focus on user needs over user wants • Navigate complex systems and delivery environments effectively • Proactively identify risks and drive solutions • Collaborate effectively in a fast-paced delivery environment • Take ownership and accountability for delivery outcomes • Contribute to the delivery of high-impact digital services at scale within a regulated environment If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website.