[vox-jobs] [JOB] Python/Django Developer - Washington, DC

[OSS]

My Washington, D.C client needs a full time, on-site, hourly-paid
Python/Django Developer for a 5-year contract position paying to $75.00 per
hour. More money possible for exemplary candidates. Must work on-site for
the duration of the project so I need local candidates or the ability to
relocate to DC at own expense for the duration. Applicants must have good
command of the English language and can work for any employer without
complication. Multiple roles of the same available. PHP/Zend roles also
available for the same client, duration and rate.  

Duties and Responsibilities: 

The Senior Python/Django Developer will serve as a technical lead for a
large scale web development effort. The candidate will be responsible for
leading and participating in the definition, design, and development of the
software, tools and technologies that satisfy functional requirements,
within the scope, schedule, and priorities as assigned by the project
manager. The candidate must be familiar with the entire lifecycle of
software development, and have experience leading development teams in
creating and maintaining applications for production environments. 

Required Qualifications: 

* 5-7 years of developing and deploying Python-based applications using
Django 
* Experience with Oracle, MySQL, or other database in large scale
application development 
* Be highly adaptable to working in a team environment and in a technical
leadership role 
* Be a motivated and creative problem solver, exhibit excellent
interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills 
* Exhibit the ability to adapt to changing priorities, meet deadlines, and
work well under pressure 
* Experience with planning and coordinating the release of versioned
development builds to QA and production environments 
* Experience with planning and coordinating the development team's work
using ticket tracking/versioning  tools (such as Trac/JIRA/SVN) 
* Experience with addressing deployment issues regarding scale, performance,
and administration throughout the development lifecycle 
* Experience developing and deploying Python-based applications using
contemporary Web frameworks 
 
Desired Qualifications: 

* Familiarity with implementing test-driven design (TDD) desired 
* Experience with Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) a plus 
* Experience with web delivery infrastructure, virtual machines, Linux,
caching desired 

To be considered, please submit your resume and hourly rate to
opensourcestaffing|AT|gmail.com 

Thank you, 
Beau J. Gould 
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