Job Description:

Infrastructure Python Developer

Rate: £400 per day (Inside IR35)
Location: Sheffield, HSBC Grosvenor House, 1 Wellington Street, Sheffield S1 4NB
Working Arrangement: Hybrid (60% office / 40% remote)
Contract Length: Until 27/11/2026

Your new company
You will be joining a large-scale enterprise environment, supporting the development of automation solutions designed to streamline and enhance database operations.Your new role As a Python Developer, you will be responsible for building scalable automation solutions and APIs that support database management operations and deployment activities. You will work across modern cloud-native and containerised environments, helping to improve efficiency, reliability, and operational effectiveness.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain automation solutions for database operations and rollouts.
• Build and integrate APIs to support database management operations and automation workflows.
• Troubleshoot automation issues across scripting, APIs and containerised environments.
• Containerise and deploy applications and services using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Administer Kubernetes resources, including Pods, Ingress, Services, Secrets and CRDs.
• Contribute to build, package, testing and deployment activities across CI/CD pipelines.
• Support secure software development practices within a highly regulated environment.

What you'll need to succeed

Essential skills and experience

• Strong Python development experience.
• Hands-on API development experience using Python and FastAPI.
• Strong problem-solving, debugging and analytical skills.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience administering Kubernetes resources.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and software delivery processes.
• Experience working within Agile environments and using tools such as JIRA.

Desirable skills and experience

• Knowledge of observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana and OpenTelemetry.
• Experience with enterprise tooling including Control-M, TrueSight, Guardium, Tenable Nessus or Delinea.
• Exposure to HashiCorp Vault for secrets management.
• Knowledge of PostgreSQL/PostgreSQL Database Administration.
• Knowledge of MongoDB/MongoDB Atlas.
• Experience working within highly regulated environments.

What you'll get in return

• £400 per day via PAYE Umbrella.
• Hybrid working arrangement with 60% office attendance in Sheffield and 40% remote working.
• Contract running until 27/11/2026.

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