SENIOR PYTHON ENGINEER (AUTOMATION)

£74-80K per annum plus 10% bonus paid quarterly and great package of benefits including any hired candidate who passes their probation period gets a free iPhone 13 or equivalent!

Hybrid working; initially home-based with a view to part office part home working for new normal. Totally home-based bar the occasional visit will also be considered.

THE ROLE

You are a Senior Python Engineer who will help with network automation, data aggregation and product development. The position reports to the Director of Engineering and will work alongside a Network Automation Engineer with a focus on backend Python. Primary responsibilities will include:-

• New platform backend architecture
• Data modeling of newly captured datasets
• Research and development
• Assisting the growth of other team members
• Building and improving existing tooling

Current projects include:

• Flask based standard API for atomic network operations
• API "Shim" that sits across multiple existing data sources (CRM, Asset Management, Monitoring Platforms)
• Infrastructure data modelling
• Automated "self-healing" fault-finding of infrastructure issues
• Creating programmatic data linkage across existing datasets

Future projects include:

• Perimeter network security audit tool
• API for self-service network services
• CI pipeline creation for change simulation and review

Experience in the following areas will be highly desirable:

• Experience using Python web frameworks such as Flask or Django
• REST API usage and design
• Data push and pull techniques using ELK
• Knowledge of web servers such as Apache or NGINX
• Automation suites such as Puppet, Ansible or Napalm
• Understanding of version control systems (git, svn)
• Knowledge of CI/CD Pipelines
• Understanding of service provider service provisioning and management

As Senior Python Developer:

• Can work well as part of a team or independently depending on project requirements
• Calm and decisive when diagnosing issues under pressure
• Has excellent troubleshooting skills
• 3-5 years industry experience with a track record of success
• Experienced in dealing with sales functions and can influence and contribute to the design of new products and services
• Experienced at representing an organisation at technical conferences and related professional societies
• First-class interpersonal, communication and leadership skills at all levels within an organisation, across all departments
• Outgoing personality who will develop the reputation of the engineering team
• An individual who possesses excellent organisation skills
• Enjoy a varied workload
• Bright intellect with a depth and breadth of personal and professional experiences
• Be able to explain technical matters in an understandable way to non-technical staff
• Able to mentor and train junior team
• Learn quickly on the job
• Visualise large complex systems easily and abstract the relevant parts of the systems

Are you a Python professional but this role doesn't quite fit? Eligo is a leading IT Technical recruitment consultancy specialising in Python Engineer roles. Please don't hesitate to get in touch with us for a confidential chat about how we can secure you your perfect Python Engineer role. Anne Rooke - Python IT Recruiter - Specialist Python Recruitment