Skills

Leadership Python Data Engineering GitLab CI/CD Docker Monitoring Test Test Automation Training AWS Team Leadership Data Science Gitlab CI GitLab CI/CD

Job Specifications

Robert Half is looking for an interim Lead Developer to join one of our global consulting clients, who are expanding due to increased demand and fully utilised FTE capacity. This role will sit within their consulting delivery team, supporting key financial services and banking clients.
The assignment focuses on designing and building an advanced model developer environment for containerised model deployments on AWS SageMaker, with GenAI/agentic capabilities Embedded into the platform. You will also lead a team of four developers and collaborate closely with data engineering, data science and platform teams.
Assignment Details
Initial Duration: 6 months (strong likelihood of extension)
Location: Hybrid/London
Day Rate: £flexible PAYE Day Rate (plus 12.07% holiday pay) - PAYE with employer's NI & tax deducted at source, unlike umbrella companies and no umbrella admin fees.
This role suits a Lead Developer with deep cloud engineering expertise across Python, containerisation and ML platform build-outs, plus strong leadership capability.
Key Skills and Experience
Banking experience is essential
Strong software engineering background with expert Python
Hands-on experience with GitLab CI/CD
Extensive Docker containerisation & runtime experience
Strong understanding of AWS SageMaker deployments
Experience building developer environments for ML/quant/data-intensive workflows
Knowledge of monitoring, logging, reporting and test automation
Proven team leadership of small development teams
Strong understanding of data ingestion, preprocessing and transformation
Experience embedding GenAI or agentic frameworks is highly desirable
Familiarity with model lifecycle, versioning and governance
Exposure to workflow orchestration tools (Kepler/Kepler GenAI/Galileo) a plus
Screening Requirements:All candidates must complete standard screening (Right to Work, DBS, credit/sanctions, employment verification). This is an excellent opportunity for a Lead Developer to join a high-performing consulting team and play a key role in shaping and delivering a next-generation developer environment for a major UK financial services organisation.
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About the Company

Robert Half, the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm, connects opportunities at great companies with highly skilled job seekers. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for roles in finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support. Named to Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies and 100 Best Companies to Work For® lists and a Forbes Best Employer for Diversity, Robert Half is the parent company of Protiviti®. Robert Ha... Know more