Python Engineer - Python SME, Platform engineer, DevOps, Ansible, Support

Python Engineer - Python SME, Platform Engineer, DevOps, Ansible, Support

• A leading institutional, agency-model broker and independent equity trading arm are looking for a Platform Engineer who is a Python SME and strong DevOps Skills (Ansible).
• 50-70% of the role is developing and remaining part of the role is consulting and supporting other teams regarding Python.
• Open to someone from an infra background with good python or a dev - as long as very good in python.
• But also someone who is willing to look at current approach and work out best practise etc.
• How to approach coding mentality
• Will be speaking with the business a lot to do this

Spec

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Drive our Python strategy, tooling, and best practices.
Support Python developers across the entire organisation with their projects.
Create standards. Build out documentation, guidelines and best practices.
Improve Developer Productivity. Identify issues developers face, create and roll out solutions.
Ensure compliance with security policies and best practices.
Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies.
General knowledge of databases and parallel/distributed computing techniques

SKILLS & EXPERIENCES ASSESSMENT

Proven experience as a Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or similar.
Strong knowledge of Python programming.
Familiarity with containerisation technologies (eg Docker, Kubernetes).
Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code tools (Ansible, Terraform).
Experience with VCS systems (we use GitLab) and CI/CD tools (eg GitLab CI).
Skills in Machine Learning engineering.
Understanding of how to use REST APIs and build integration with other tools.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

The following are not required, but would help your application:
Previous work with Real Time systems (trading or event-driven applications).
Experience with cloud platforms (eg, AWS).
Experience with developer tooling (eg IDEs, Nexus, Sonarqube).

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