Salary: £40,000 - 70,000 per year Requirements: Hands-on experience with API development using Python and FastAPI. Strong problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills. Exposure on enhancing observability with knowledge of tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry. Advantageous to have enterprise tools knowledge (i.e., Control M, True sight, Guardium, Tenable Nessus, Delinea) Knowledge of Security and Software Development in a Highly regulated environment End-to-end knowledge of build, package, test, and deployment of CI/CD pipelines. Experience using Agile practices and Tools (JIRA, etc.) Exposure to managing secrets using Hashicorp Vault Exposure and working knowledge of PostgreSQL / PostgreSQL Database Administration Responsibilities: Design, develop and maintain automation solutions for database operations and rollouts. Build and integrate API for Database Management Operations and automation workflows. Troubleshoot automation issues across scripting, APIs, and containerised environments. Containerise and deploy applications/services using Docker and Kubernetes. Administration for Kubernetes Resources (Pods, Ingress, Services, Secrets, CRDs, etc). Technologies: API CI/CD Docker FastAPI Grafana JIRA Kubernetes OpenTelemetry PostgreSQL Prometheus Python Security More: We are currently recruiting for a Python Developer with experience in API development for an exciting contract at our global client in the finance sector. This is a 12-month contract position located in Birmingham or Sheffield, with a salary of £313 per day, and involves 3 days per week on-site. We value diversity and are committed to treating everyone equally. last updated 5 week of 2026