Whitehall Resources are currently looking for a Python Developer - SC Cleared on a Remote basis for an initial 11 month contract
***INSIDE IR35***
***SC CLEARANCE REQUIRED***
Job Spec:
Main Responsibilities:
- Design, build and maintain low-latency, high-throughput Python services and APIs
- Profile and tune application performance to meet near real-time requirements
- Diagnose and resolve complex issues across services, containers and Kubernetes workloads
- Contribute to architecture and design decisions, balancing performance, scalability and maintainability
- Containerise applications and manage deployments, configuration and resource tuning on Kubernetes
- Write unit and integration tests and contribute to CI/CD pipelines
Key Skills:
- Proven performance tuning expertise: profiling CPU, memory and I/O, optimising latency and throughput, and tuning concurrency (asyncio, multiprocessing, threading)
- Strong troubleshooting skills across code, infrastructure and distributed systems, including root-cause analysis of production incidents
- Solid software design skills: designing modular, scalable and testable systems using sound architectural patterns
- Experience building near real-time systems, such as event-driven or streaming architectures (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ, WebSockets)
- Experience designing and building APIs (REST and/or gRPC) using frameworks such as FastAPI, Flask or Django
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerisation (Docker), including deploying, scaling and debugging services in clusters
- Cloud experience (AWS, Azure or GCP), including managed Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE)
- Performance optimisation with Python, Rust or C extensions
Python Developer - SC Clearance employer: Whitehall Resources
Join a leading global consulting business that values innovation and employee growth, offering a dynamic work culture where your expertise in SAP SuccessFactors can shine. With opportunities for career advancement and the chance to work on transformative HR projects across various exciting clients, this role provides not just a job, but a meaningful career path. Enjoy the flexibility of UK-wide locations and a supportive environment that encourages professional development while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
