Python Developer

World Wide Technology (WWT), a 36-year-old global technology integrator and IT solutions provider. Through our culture of innovation, we inspire, build, and deliver business results from idea to outcome.

World Wide Technology (WWT) has an opportunity for a Python Software Engineer to join a team building configuration management software for a large-scale private cloud platform within a leading financial services organisation. This is a hands-on development role, not an SRE or infrastructure automation position you'll help re-architect existing software as the platform evolves toward a zoned, enclave-based network model, while keeping performance and reliability intact.

This is a contract Role & Inside IR35

Python Software Engineer

Contract Duration:

12 months

Location:

Glasgow (3 days per week in office)

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain production-grade Python applications.
• Re-architect software to support evolving network zone models.
• Design scalable software for large, distributed infrastructure.
• Resolve issues and optimise performance in production.
• Integrate systems across the platform.
• Apply strong engineering practices across the development lifecycle.
• Work closely with cross-functional engineering teams.

What We're Looking For

• Strong commercial Python development experience, beyond scripting or tooling.
• Experience troubleshooting software in production.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with large-scale private cloud or infrastructure platforms.
• Experience with configuration management systems.
• Exposure to bare-metal and VM provisioning at scale.
• Experience with network segmentation, zones, or enclaves.

Candidates will be required to go through background checks before commencing contract.

Must be eligible to live and work in the specified work location. Only successful candidates will be contacted.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

World Wide Technology is committed to equal opportunities and actively seeks applications from all sectors of the community irrespective of sex, race, color, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, having responsibility for dependents, age, religion/beliefs, or any other reason which cannot be shown to be justified.