Python Developer (Cybersecurity)

Axelon Services Corporation; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Axelon Services Corporation in Montreal is seeking a devsecops-focused Python developer for a 12-month role. You will build integrations for HSM and key management, and implement tooling for cybersecurity analysis and remediation.

You will perform DevSecOps tasks, develop testing frameworks, and participate in on-call rotations while collaborating with the technology squad to uphold architectural standards.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of Python development in enterprise contexts.
• Proficient with Bash/Shell scripting (2+ years).
• Experience with REST APIs and Linux environments.
• Hands-on Git and CI/CD platforms (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Security-focused software development and vulnerability remediation.

Responsibilities

• Develop integrations for Enterprise HSM and Key Management Solutions.
• Implement tooling or AI agents for operational enablement and cybersecurity analysis.
• Perform service delivery and DevSecOps tasks, including CICD.
• Develop testing frameworks and suites.
• Troubleshoot issues and participate in on-call rotation.
• Collaborate with squad and Technology stakeholders.
• Enforce architectural standards and guidelines.
• Participate in design discussions and code reviews.

Skills

Python

Bash

REST APIs

Linux

Git & CI/CD

Vulnerability management

Networking

Communication

Tools

Git

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

OpenTelemetry

Job description

Duration:

12 month

Location:

Montreal

Work Mode:

Day 1 onboarding onsite/in office presence 3x/week

Responsibilities

• Develop integrations for Enterprise HSM and Key Management Solutions.
• Implement tooling or AI agents for operational enablement and cybersecurity analysis and remediation.
• Perform service delivery and DevSecOps tasks, including CICD.
• Develop testing frameworks and suites.
• Troubleshoot issues and participate in on-call rotation.
• Collaborate with the squad and wider Technology stakeholders.
• Enforce adherence to architectural standards/principles, global product-specific guidelines, usability design standards, etc.
• Participate in design discussions and code reviews.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of development experience with Python in enterprise or industrial contexts.
• Strong knowledge of Python libraries such as requests, json, logging, argparse, subprocess, pandas, pytest.
• Minimum 2 years of hands‑on experience with Bash/Shell scripting.
• Experience developing and consuming REST APIs.
• Experience working with Linux environments.
• Experience with Git version control and CI/CD platforms (e.g., GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Understanding of vulnerability management, remediation workflows, and secure software development practices.
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS).
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills coupled with a collaborative approach.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with enterprise Hardware Security Modules, preferably Thales Luna HSM and Luna client; Familiarity with PKCS#11 or enterprise Cryptographic services.
• Experience with enterprise Key Management Solutions, preferably Thales CipherTrust Manager.
• Experience with containers and Kubernetes.
• Experience in modern observability and monitoring technologies such as Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry.
• Experience with reliability best practices, such as SLOs, incident response, observability engineering.
• Experience with cybersecurity practices, such as encryption at rest and in transit, secret management, CVE remediation, authentication/authorization, and PKI.

This role is for an existing vacancy.