Python API Engineer — Kubernetes & CI/CD (Contract)

Square One Resources; Willenhall; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the UK is seeking a skilled Python Developer to work on API development for a 12-month contract in the finance sector. This role requires hands-on experience with Python and FastAPI along with strong debugging and problem-solving skills. The position is based in either Birmingham or Sheffield, with three days per week on-site work. Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and PostgreSQL is preferred. Competitive pay at £313 per day.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with API development using Python and FastAPI.
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain automation solutions for database operations.
• Build and integrate API for Database Management Operations.
• Troubleshoot automation issues across scripting and APIs.
• Containerise and deploy applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Administration for Kubernetes Resources.

Skills

API development

Python

FastAPI

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

JIRA

Agile practices

Problem-solving

Debugging

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

OpenTelemetry

Control M

True sight

Guardium

Tenable Nessus

Delinea

Hashicorp Vault

Job description

A leading recruitment agency in the UK is seeking a skilled Python Developer to work on API development for a 12-month contract in the finance sector. This role requires hands-on experience with Python and FastAPI along with strong debugging and problem-solving skills. The position is based in either Birmingham or Sheffield, with three days per week on-site work. Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and PostgreSQL is preferred. Competitive pay at £313 per day.