DevOps Engineer/Python and Go Engineer

Project overview

We are a Global Recruitment specialist that provides support to the clients across EMEA, APAC, US and Canada. We have an excellent job opportunity for you.

Job Title: DevOps Engineer/Python and Go Engineer

Clearance required: Active SC

Requirements

Python Development

Go (Golang) Development

AWS Services & API Integration

LDAP, Vault, JIRA/Confluence, Kubernetes Integration in Python & Go

LDAP:

HashiCorp Vault:

JIRA & Confluence:

Kubernetes:

Testing & Quality Assurance

Python Testing:

Go Testing:

Additional Skills

Version Control:

CI/CD Integration:

Code Quality Tools:

If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Please note, candidates are often Shortlisted within 48 hours.

• Proficient in building Back End systems, automation tools, microservices, and APIs.
• Experienced with libraries such as boto3 (AWS), ldap3, hvac (Vault), jira, and kubernetes (via kubernetes-client).
• Proficient with modern Python features (asyncio, type hints, context managers)
• Development of efficient, concurrent applications and services.
• Skilled in building CLI tools, REST APIs, and interacting with external services.
• Familiar with go modules, error handling patterns, testing, and code organization.
• Deep experience using AWS SDKs in both Python (boto3) and Go (aws-sdk-go-v2) to:
• Interact with services like EC2, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, and Lambda.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and manage cloud resources.
• Handle IAM roles, credential management, and secure service integrations.
• Authentication and user/group management using ldap3 in Python.
• Experience with enterprise directories such as OpenLDAP and Active Directory.
• Secure secret management using the hvac Python client.
• Automated retrieval and renewal of secrets and tokens.
• Integration using jira and atlassian-python-api for automating tasks, ticket creation, and documentation workflows.
• Working with the Kubernetes API in Python using the official kubernetes client.
• Automation of deployment tasks, pod management, and cluster introspection.
• Experience with pytest, unit test, and mocking tools (unit test.mock, responses).
• Use of coverage.py for test coverage analysis and integration with CI pipelines.
• Writing unit and integration tests using the testing package.
• Familiar with table-driven tests, test coverage tooling, and mock generation (gomock, testify).
• Advanced use of Git, including branching strategies, code reviews, and release workflows.
• Incorporation of tests and linters in CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.).
• Python: flake8, black, mypy
• Go: golangci-lint, go fmt, go vet

Project details

04 months

The candidate should have the following qualities and experience:

Personal traits:

• Passion for technology
• Showing initiative and diligence
• Self-learning
• Being a team player, ie take ownership of contributing to the overall team capability and knowledge
• Start: ASAP
• Duration: 04 months
• Remote: remote
• Location: Remote, UK, GB
• Languages: English