Senior Python Developer | Tech Lead | Principal Engineer
Python | Terraform | IaC | Cloud Automation
London | Hybrid (2 days onsite. (London or Southampton)
£100k + 8-10% bonus, private medical
Are you a Senior or Tech Lead Software Engineer who loves solving infrastructure challenges through code?
We're recruiting for an experienced Python Software Engineer to join a significant government technology project, helping to build secure enterprise 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 Doing
Building automation frameworks and tooling using Python
Developing Infrastructure as Code solutions with Terraform
Creating reusable templates and code generation platforms using Jinja2
Automating Windows environments through PowerShell
Managing and improving configuration management with Puppet
Building CI/CD integrations for infrastructure delivery
Working closely with cloud, platform and engineering teams to improve automation and operational efficiency
Driving infrastructure standardisation, reliability and scalability across complex environments
What We're Looking For
Strong commercial Python development experience
Experience building automation tools, frameworks or platforms
Terraform and Infrastructure as Code experience
Experience with AWS cloud services
Puppet configuration management experience
CI/CD and DevOps automation experience
Passion for engineering best practices, testing and code quality
Experience working in cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments
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Senior Python Developer - Cloud Automation employer: Spectrum IT Recruitment Careers
Join a dynamic and innovative team as an Automation QA Engineer, where your expertise will be valued in a collaborative work culture that prioritises quality and continuous improvement. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through mentorship opportunities and involvement in key QA initiatives, all while enjoying the benefits of a supportive environment in a thriving location. With a focus on cutting-edge technology and best practices, we offer a rewarding career path for those looking to make a meaningful impact in software quality assurance.
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