Python and Golang Engineer

• Python Specialist & Golang Engineer
• London - Onsite 2/3 days a week
• 3 month contract
• Inside of IR35
• £675 per day

My client is looking for a Python and Golang Engineer based in London to join their team, this role requires BPSS clearance to start however the client will put candidates through SC Clearance.

Python and Go Engineer - Skills Summary

1. Programming & Development
. Python Development
. 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)
. Go (Golang) Development
. 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.

2. AWS Services & API Integration
. 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.

3. LDAP, Vault, JIRA/Confluence, Kubernetes Integration in Python & Go
. LDAP:
. Authentication and user/group management using ldap3 in Python.
. Experience with enterprise directories such as OpenLDAP and Active Directory.
. HashiCorp Vault:
. Secure secret management using the hvac Python client.
. Automated retrieval and renewal of secrets and tokens.
. JIRA & Confluence:
. Integration using jira and atlassian-python-API for automating tasks, ticket creation, and documentation workflows.
. Kubernetes:
. Working with the Kubernetes API in Python using the official kubernetes client.
. Automation of deployment tasks, pod management, and cluster introspection.

4. Testing & Quality Assurance
. Python Testing:
. Experience with pytest, unittest, and mocking tools (unittest.mock, responses).
. Use of coverage.py for test coverage analysis and integration with CI pipelines.
. Go Testing:
. Writing unit and integration tests using the testing package.
. Familiar with table-driven tests, test coverage tooling, and mock generation (gomock, testify).

5. Additional Skills
. Version Control:
. Advanced use of Git, including branching strategies, code reviews, and release workflows.
. CI/CD Integration:
. Incorporation of tests and linters in CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.).
. Code Quality Tools:
. Python: flake8, black, mypy
. Go: golangci-lint, go fmt, go vet

If you are available and interested, please apply today!

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.