Lead Python Developer Tech Lead Principal EngineerPython Terraform IaC Cloud AutomationLondon Hybrid (2 days onsite, London (city) 100k + 8% bonus, 10% pension, private medicalAre you a Technical Lead Software Engineer who loves solving infrastructure challenges through code?We''re recruiting for a Technical Lead Software Engineer to join a significant government technology programme, helping build secure, large-scale customer platforms used by critical organisations. This is an opportunity to work on complex cloud infrastructure, automation, and platform engineering challenges where your work will have a direct impact on the success of a high-profile programme.Unlike many infrastructure roles, this is a genuinely software engineering-focused position. You''ll spend your time building automation frameworks, developing internal tooling, creating Infrastructure as Code solutions, and eliminating manual processes through clean, scalable, production-quality code.What You''ll Be DoingBuilding automation frameworks and tooling using PythonDeveloping Infrastructure as Code solutions with TerraformCreating reusable templates and code generation platforms using Jinja2Automating Windows environments through PowerShellManaging and improving configuration management with PuppetBuilding CI/CD integrations for infrastructure deliveryWorking closely with cloud, platform and engineering teams to improve automation and operational efficiencyDriving infrastructure standardisation, reliability ..... full job details .....