Details:
- Salary: £400 - Day
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Day
- Location: Sheffield South Yorkshire
- Date: 3 days ago
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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