Lead Python Developer in Amsterdam

ING is looking for a very skilled Python Developer that is able to bring an existing team to a higher level.

The Global Processing Center (GPC) of ING Finance is processing every night all commercial banking transactions for accounting and reporting purposes. The applications used for this are based on Oracle technology (PL/SQL, Forms, APEX 18.1) on RHEL servers. The back-end of one of the applications doing file and data handling needs to be migrated to Python technology. Also a lot of manual operational activities will be automated by Python scripting.

GPC is setting up a small team to develop and maintain the code base with Python. For that standards and best practices needs to be defined. Also Continuous deployment and test automation need to be embedded for the new code development. We expect you to guide the team in applying best practices, developing and testing the new code and using CD/CI concepts in the agile way of working.

As member of the GPC you will be working in a complex data warehouse environment, which is also migrating in the coming two years to a private cloud architecture. Security, Life Cycle Management and automation based on CD/CI are important topics. The CD/CI pipeline is based on TFS, GIT, Ansible, Artifactory.

Your responsibilities are:

• Set standards, rules and guidelines for the developers that start working with Python. Coach colleagues in Python development.
• Develop and test code based on Python, Linux shell scripts, Oracle PL/SQL ETL software, using version control, CD/CI principles.
• Involvement in deploying software to production and automating Ops activities.
• Keep relevant documentation and security up-to-date.

Your BusDevOps team

ING is a Bank where IT is core business, and that is leading in an agile way of working, using scrum and squads according to the Spotify model. Squads have functional experts, Dev engineers and Ops engineers. The Dev Engineer delivers software in a 2 weekly sprint rhythm. With your squad you continuously improve and collaborate.

Squads are multi-cultural where some members can be working from an offshore location.

You will be working in Amsterdam.

Opportunities for development

ING is aware that the world is changing rapidly. There is a strong focus on IT craftsmanship. Continuous personal development and learning new IT skills is essential and will be supported to keep you up-to-date.

Conditions

Next to opportunities for personal development, we offer you a full time job based on 36 hours a week with salary according to banking standards .

Additionally free public transport and 13th month bonus.

Your profile?

You are a team player with following soft skills:

• You have an IT related master degree. Bachelor degree possible in case of sufficient relevant expertise.
• You have a flexible mindset.

• You have extremely good communication and collaboration skills.
• Your English speaking and writing skills are top notch.
• You are proactive and you enjoy helping your colleagues to improve themselves.
• You are eager to improve both yourself and your solutions all the time, and explore new technologies.
• You love refactoring and automation.
• You document everything relevant for future maintenance.
• You love to review code (and have your code reviewed).

And relevant experience regarding the following skills:

• You have at least three years of Linux experience
• You have at least four years of Oracle experience, preferably in a data warehouse context.
• You have at least three years of full time Python development experience.
• You are familiar with test frameworks (like PyTest).
• You have extensive experience in how to design applications; i.e. you decompose application functions into single components, into classes when needed and into API’s.
• You can change designs both in object oriented code, in functional code or in procedural code and you can show this to us.
• You have experience into documenting the application decomposition into program designs.
• You know how to mock, and you can implement and use different mocking patterns.
• You have experience with at least one Python application server, like Flask.
• You are an experienced GIT-user. You have at least two years of experience using GIT and you know either GitHub, TFS or GitLab.
• You are an experienced CI/CD user.
• You are aware of Docker and containerization.
• You have experience with Test Driven Development and Behavior Driven Design approaches.

Having a background in Banking or Financial industry is nice to have.

Interested or wanting to know more?

Apply now and share your CV and motivation letter.

We look forward to meet you.

Please note: Extensive summaries of more than 5 pages will not be considered.