Python Developer

Senior AWS Platform Engineer (Python) - SC Eligible

Contract | £400-£500/day (Inside IR35) | 6 months | Hybrid (Leeds 1 day/month)
Start: ASAP

Opportunity Overview

We're working with a major UK public sector digital programme within healthcare that underpins a critical national platform used to securely manage and exchange sensitive data at scale.

You'll join a high-performing platform engineering team responsible for building, running, and evolving a secure, cloud-native messaging and services platform. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to systems that genuinely impact millions of users across the UK.

The Role

As a Senior AWS Platform Engineer, you'll bring a strong developer mindset into platform engineering-helping to design, build, and maintain scalable infrastructure and developer tooling.

You will:

• Design and evolve AWS-based cloud infrastructure
• Build and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform or similar)
• Develop and improve CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or equivalent)
• Champion secure SDLC practices and code quality standards
• Enhance observability, monitoring, and reliability
• Support internal teams to deliver and operate services on the platform
• Contribute to reusable platform components and automation
• Participate in an on-call rota (~1 in 6 weeks) once onboarded

Core Skills & Experience

• Strong experience with AWS cloud architecture
• Hands-on with Terraform (or other IaC tools)
• CI/CD pipeline tooling (GitHub Actions preferred)
• Experience with observability & monitoring tools
• Solid understanding of Secure SDLC principles
• Background as a software engineer (any language, Python desirable)
• Experience working in product-focused engineering teams

Nice to Have

• Passion for platform engineering principles and DevOps culture
• Experience building reusable IaC modules and CI/CD templates
• Understanding of developer experience and team autonomy
• Ability to influence and evangelise best practices

Requirements

• SC clearance eligibility (mandatory)
• Willingness to participate in on-call support
• Ability to travel to Leeds once per month (typically midweek, with occasional extra days quarterly)

Contract Details

• Duration: 6 months initial (high likelihood of extension)
• End Date: April 2027 (programme horizon)
• Rate: £400-£500 per day (Inside IR35)
• Start: ASAP

Why Apply?

• Contribute to national-scale infrastructure
• Work on mission-critical, high-impact systems
• Collaborate within a modern DevOps/platform environment
• Influence engineering standards and best practices

If you're a cloud-savvy engineer with a developer's mindset looking to make a meaningful impact-this role is for you.