Software development lifecycle management of a team of Integration Engineers and Python Developers and compliance with our best practice development manual and principles

Drive the technical direction of our solutions and continually remove technical deficit, contribute to the strategy of the wider LGR IT systems and play an active part of any LGR IT technical and architectural forums

Control (security, access, code) and any internal policy governance of the software solutions

Ensure the software development lifecycle in JIRA and Confluence meets business demand and is continually improved through a Kanban delivery style

Our Lead Python Developer / Team Lead is accountable for an Agile (Kanban) development team implementing our Risk Analytics software – including Solvency II and Liquidity solutions running on Red Hat Linux in Microsoft Azure, as well as additional systems utilising a variety of software stacks.  They are the technical lead for the solutions, maintaining a roadmap and strategy that aligns with technology and business direction.

This involves the full software development life cycle from initial specifications and requirements, through to estimation, development, testing, documentation and supporting the release.

The role also promotes and champions continuous development and automated build standards across all of LGR (CI/CD) and contributes towards the wider technology strategy in LGR IT.

Line management of a software development team

Experience of AlgoOne risk suite is beneficial

Proven ability to address and use initiative to deliver solutions to technical and business problems

Proven experience in software or database systems development and/or support with experience of project life cycles and complex product installation, customisation and commissioning

Software development life cycle, including Agile and Continuous Delivery & Integration

Cloud based architecture experience is beneficial

Capacity to estimate, manage own work and keep within plan

Extensive Python coding experience – including numpy, scipy, and preferably dask

Excellent hands on use of Unix commands / file systems and Unix application installation and shell scripting (specifically Red Hat)

Development experience and coding skills in some of: Visual Basic, Java, C++, C#, Bash would be beneficial

Familiarity with database essentials (SQL, installation, sizing, performance), experienced DBA skills not essential, but familiarity with using Oracle or MS SQL Server required

Source control, issue management software, and continuous integration software (Perforce, CVS, Subversion, GIT, JIRA, Hudson, Jenkins, Confluence)

Technical, Application and Data architecture skills

Whatever your role, we reward ability, performance and attitude with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Our employees have a wide range of benefits including a generous pension scheme, life assurance, 30 days' holiday, private medical insurance, performance related bonuses, discounts at both a huge range of high street stores and our own great products, as well as a 12% car allowance scheme, your hard work will be rewarded when you join us.