Back end Developer Python

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Summary of the work Python and Django backend developer to work in the Tools team on great.gov.uk Specialist role Developer Expected Contract Length 6 months Latest start date Thursday 1 November 2018 Maximum Day Rate £600 Who Speclialist Work With Working in a multi-disciplinary agile team, including frontend developers, designers and user researchers. The team is led by a product manager and delivery manager and works very closely with other parts of the great.gov.uk team. What Specialists Work On - Backend development for the Tools team on great.gov.uk - Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Python code - Integration of data storage solutions - Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server side logic - Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems - Help maintain code quality, organization and automatization Skills & Experience • Demonstrable experience and expertise in Python 3 (1%) • Demonstrable experience and expertise in Python Django web framework (1%) • Demonstrable experience and expertise in Celery or a similar background async framework using Python (1%) • Demonstrable extensive experience and expertise in Postgresql (1%) • Demonstrable extensive experience and expertise in Elasticsearch (1%) • Experience working with Agile methodologies, TDD (Test Driven Development) and (CI & CD) Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery using Scrum, Jenkins and custom internal tooling (1%) • Experience in writing unit tests and integration tests (1%) • Experience in designing and building REST APIs (1%) • Demonstrable capability of using JIRA, Confluence and Git in a Unix environment (1%) • Have proven experience of designing platforms for mission critical services in line with GDS standards (1%) Nice to Haves • Demonstrable experience in OAuth 2 integration (as a consumer of service) (1%) • Demonstrable experience with Heroku or GOV.UK PaaS (1%) • Demonstrable experience in setting up and managing a test pipeline (1%) • Have the interest in DevOps operations and willingness to collaborate with and help DevOps in operations and second level support (1%) • Demonstrable experience with Government Service development (1%) Work Location Windsor House, 50 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0TL Working Arrangments Full time working on site, but with the option to work from home when needed. Security Clearance All staff should have minimum BPSS level security clearance. No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria • Work as a team with our organisation and other suppliers (5%) • Take responsibility for their work (5%) • Be transparent and collaborative when making decisions (5%) • Share knowledge and experience with other team members, including members of the civil service (5%) Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 20% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers 1. Is there currently an incumbent in this position or is it a brand new opening within the team? This is a new role within the team. 2. Is this role outside IR35? Yes this role is outside IR35