* 3 Month Contract Opportunity within the Public Sector
* Hybrid working - Locations: Darlington, Titchfield, Newport
* £26 per hour Inside IR35
* SC Clearance Required Eligibility Essential

JavaScript/Python Developer

Our public sector client is looking for a JavaScript/Python Developer to join the Strategic Technologies and Techniques (STT) team in the Data Science Campus.

As the JavaScript/Python Developer you will be responsible for collaborating as part of a cross-functional team including data scientists, product leads, and senior stakeholders to quickly understand customer needs and translate them into features in AI apps

Skills and Experience
* Proficiency in vanilla Javascript and Python and experience with web development.
* Strong software engineering skills with a focus on building robust, production-ready systems and understanding of deploying and monitoring such systems in a cloud environment.
* Experience working as part of an agile team, using git-based workflows, a kanban system, and regular pull requests to continuously deliver code to users.
* Passion for building tools that can be used by others to deliver business outcomes.
* Experience using a Python web framework with templated HTML such as Flask with Jinja or nunjucks, because the organisation's design system is based on templates
* Experience using Google Cloud Platform with a focus on building data science tools utilising private infrastructure and controlled access.
* Knowledge of containerization (Docker), Scripting languages (Bash), and the ability to set up CI/CD pipelines (eg with GitHub Actions).
* Experience using Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) and experience with integrating modern microservices within Legacy infrastructure.

Day to Day
* Collaborate as part of a cross-functional team including data scientists, product leads, and senior stakeholders to quickly understand customer needs and translate them into features in AI apps
* Rapidly prototype app features and iterate based on user feedback. Your main focus will be Front End app development in HTML/CSS/vanilla JS, and you will also contribute to Server Side development using Python and cloud tooling.
* Optimize code and infrastructure for performance, scalability, maintainability and reliability.
* Contribute to building Front End app development capability in the team by sharing best practices, tools and tips.
* Work closely with colleagues to actively manage and reduce code debt by making recommendations to improve code maintainability and clarity.

* MUST be eligible for SC Clearance.*

Next Steps
If you have the relevant experience and are interested in applying for this role, please apply with your up to date CV and I will endeavour to get back to you.

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