Senior Python Software Engineer; Cloud​/Platform - IR35 - Remote

Position: Senior Python Software Engineer (Cloud/Platform) - £400 p/d Inside IR35 - Remote
Senior Python Software Engineer (Cloud / Platform)

Contract:

Inside IR35

Location:

Hybrid – Leeds (approximately 1 day per month on-site) Duration:
Until August 2027 (initial contract) Rate:
Up to £400 per day Security Clearance:
Active SC Clearance required (transferable) You'll be responsible for developing secure, cloud-native Python applications while helping improve platform capabilities, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code and developer experience across a large-scale AWS environment. Essential Skills Strong commercial Python development experience AWS cloud development experience Terraform (or other Infrastructure as Code tools) CI/CD pipelines (Git Hub Actions or similar) Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) Observability and monitoring tooling Experience supporting production systems and incident investigation Desirable Platform Engineering or Dev Ops experience Shift-left security practices Building reusable IaC modules and CI/CD components Experience promoting engineering best practices across teams Requirements Active transferable SC Security Clearance Willingness to join an on-call rota once fully onboarded This is an excellent opportunity to work on a highly secure, cloud-native platform supporting critical public services, alongside a collaborative team using modern engineering practices and technologies.