Contract

Python Specialist – SC Cleared

Ref: BBBH68079_1787751838

Anywhere

Whitehall Resources are currently looking for a Python Specialist – SC Cleared.

This role will be Inside of IR35, so you would be required to use an FCSA Accredited Umbrella Company.

Must not have been outside of the UK for more than 6 months in the last 5 years.

Key Requirements:

– Proficient in building backend 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, unittest, and mocking tools (unittest.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).

Additional Skills:

– 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.

All of our opportunities require that applicants are eligible to work in the specified country/location, unless otherwise stated in the job description.

Whitehall Resources are an equal opportunities employer who value a diverse and inclusive working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics.