Python Engineer - Glasgow

Henderson Scott; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 117,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Henderson Scott in Glasgow is seeking a Python-focused engineer to design and build software for large-scale storage platforms.

The 12-month contract offers a hybrid work pattern (3 days onsite) within a blue-chip environment, focusing on storage provisioning and tooling.

Strong Python and Perl skills, Linux and SQL expertise are essential; experience with storage technologies and SDLC on large projects is valued.

Qualifications

• Strong Python and Perl development experience.
• Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals.
• Experience of SDLC best practice on large software development projects.
• The ability to organise work and prioritise multiple projects.
• Familiarity with object-oriented concepts and SQL programming.
• Knowledge of storage technologies such as Fibre Channel, iSCSI, SCSI, NFS, CIFS, POSIX, object storage, RAID, and distributed/scale-out storage.
• Understanding of client/server and scale-out architectures, performance, and capacity management.
• Experience with Linux in an enterprise ecosystem at intermediate level or above, with effective troubleshooting across OS, network, and storage.

Responsibilities

• Design and build software that powers large-scale storage platforms.
• Turn storage provisioning, monitoring, alerting, and inventory needs into robust Python-based tools.
• Support our firm-wide storage repository.

Skills

Python

Perl

SQL

Linux

OO concepts

SDLC

Storage knowledge

Tools

NFS

CIFS

Fibre Channel

iSCSI

SCSI

RAID

object storage

Job description

Salary: £117,000 - 125,960 per year

Requirements:

• Strong software development experience with proficiency in Python and/or Perl.
• Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals.
• Experience of SDLC best practice on large software development projects.
• The ability to organise work and prioritise multiple projects.
• Familiarity with object-oriented concepts and SQL programming.
• Knowledge of storage technologies such as Fibre Channel, iSCSI, SCSI, NFS, CIFS, POSIX, object storage, RAID, and distributed/scale-out storage.
• Understanding of client/server and scale-out architectures, performance, and capacity management.
• Experience with Linux in an enterprise ecosystem at intermediate level or above, with effective troubleshooting across OS, network, and storage.

Responsibilities:

• Design and build software that powers large-scale storage platforms.
• Turn storage provisioning, monitoring, alerting, and inventory needs into robust Python-based tools.
• Support our firm-wide storage repository.

Technologies:

• Support
• Linux
• Network
• NFS
• Perl
• Python
• SQL

More:

We are offering a 12-month contract for a Python Engineer focused on Storage Solutions in Glasgow, with a hybrid working arrangement of 3 days onsite. This role supports a blue chip client and offers an immediate opportunity to help build software for large-scale storage platforms.