Python Automation Engineer – Telecom & 5G APIs

Queen Square Recruitment Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Queen Square Recruitment Ltd in London is seeking a Python Developer to build automation solutions, backend services, and tooling for large-scale telecom network operations. Working with QA, Network Engineering, and DevOps teams, you will develop REST APIs, automation scripts, and data-driven applications that improve testing, monitoring, and operational efficiency across 5G and enterprise platforms.

You will collaborate across teams to deliver scalable automation, REST APIs, and robust data

Qualifications

• 4+ years Python development experience in automation or backend development.
• Experience building REST APIs using Flask or FastAPI.
• Knowledge of HTML/CSS and Jinja2.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Strong Linux administration and Bash scripting skills.
• Experience with Docker and Docker Compose.
• Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD experience.
• Experience with Git version control.
• Knowledge of Python libraries including requests, paramiko, subprocess, schedule, and pandas.
• Understanding of HTTP, TCP/IP, DNS, SSH, and API integrations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Python-based automation frameworks and scripts for network testing, data processing, and operational workflows.
• Build RESTful APIs using Flask or FastAPI.
• Work with SQL and NoSQL databases including PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and Redis.
• Develop and maintain Docker-based applications and environments.
• Support CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD.
• Write Linux shell scripts and manage deployments on Linux servers.
• Integrate with telecom network systems and APIs for validation, monitoring, and health checks.
• Implement logging, monitoring, and error-handling solutions.
• Collaborate with QA, Network Engineering, and DevOps teams to deliver scalable automation solutions.

Skills

Python development

REST API development

Linux Bash scripting

Git version control

CI/CD pipelines

Tools

Docker

Docker Compose

Flask

FastAPI

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Redis

Job description

Queen Square Recruitment Ltd in London is seeking a Python Developer to build automation solutions, backend services, and tooling for large-scale telecom network operations. Working with QA, Network Engineering, and DevOps teams, you will develop REST APIs, automation scripts, and data-driven applications that improve testing, monitoring, and operational efficiency across 5G and enterprise platforms.

You will collaborate across teams to deliver scalable automation, REST APIs, and robust data