Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software Engineer | Python / AWS | DV Clearance Required | Up to £90,000 + 15% Bonus | London |
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Yolk Recruitment are working with an expanding national security consultancy looking for a Lead Software Engineer to join their London based engineering team.
If successful you will take over leadership of a small team of engineers working to develop secure applications & systems for UK national security & defence clients. To be successful you will need strong experience in a senior engineering role developing AWS hosted solutions in Python, CI / CD pipeline management, IaC & building Docker containers.
They're based in London & the role requires DV clearance.
If you're interested but aren't looking for a leadership role they're also hiring for a mid level engineer to join the same team.
What you will be doing:
Developing secure applications & systems in Python.
Building & managing AWS hosted applications & infrastructure.
Maintenance of CI / CD pipelines.
Team & technical leadership of a small team of engineers.
Liaising with internal stakeholders to ensure project requirements are adhered to & project deadlines met.
Developing solutions in a highly Agile / Scrum focused development environment.
The experience you will bring to the team:
Backend development using Python.
AWS: Lambda functions / API server-less patterns, ECS, Networking, Lake Formation, Glue.
Containerisation: Docker or Kubernetes.
CI / CD pipeline management.
Terraform.
What you will receive in return:
Salary up to £90,000
Bonus of 15%
Enhanced pension scheme
Private medical insurance
25 days holiday (bank holidays on top)
Hybrid / flexible working