NineTech
Python Developer
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Python Developer – 6 Month Contract
Location: London/Hybrid
Rate: £580 P/D
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Python Developer with a strong interest in infrastructure, networking, and automation. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining Python-based applications, tools, and automation solutions, while working closely with networking and Linux environments.
This role would suit a developer who enjoys working across the boundary between software development, network engineering, and infrastructure automation, and who has hands-on exposure to Linux and Ansible.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and maintain robust applications, scripts, and automation solutions using Python.
- Develop Python-based tooling to support network infrastructure, system administration, monitoring, configuration, and operational processes.
- Work with networking teams to automate and improve network configuration and management.
- Integrate Python applications and automation with network devices, APIs, services, and infrastructure platforms.
- Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks, roles, and automation workflows.
- Support the automation of infrastructure provisioning, configuration, deployment, and operational tasks.
- Work within Linux environments, including troubleshooting, scripting, process management, and system configuration.
- Diagnose and resolve software, infrastructure, and networking issues.
- Write clean, maintainable, well-tested, and documented code.
- Collaborate with DevOps, infrastructure, networking, and engineering teams to deliver reliable automation solutions.
- Participate in code reviews, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement of development practices.
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Required Skills & Experience
Python Development
- Strong commercial experience developing applications, tools, or automation using Python.
- Good understanding of Python best practices, object-oriented programming, testing, debugging, and version control.
- Experience working with Python libraries and APIs.
- Ability to produce clean, maintainable, and reusable code.
Networking
- Practical understanding of networking concepts, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP/HTTPS, routing, switching, and network troubleshooting.
- Experience working with network infrastructure, network automation, or network-facing applications.
- Understanding of REST APIs and experience interacting with infrastructure or network devices programmatically would be highly desirable.
- Familiarity with network monitoring, configuration management, or automation is advantageous.
Linux
- Hands-on experience working in Linux environments.
- Comfortable with the Linux command line and common system administration/troubleshooting tasks.
- Experience with shell scripting and Linux processes, services, permissions, and networking tools.
- Ability to troubleshoot Python applications and automation running on Linux systems.
Ansible / Automation
- Practical exposure to Ansible, including playbooks, roles, variables, inventories, and modules.
- Experience using Ansible to automate configuration or deployment activities.
- Understanding of infrastructure-as-code and configuration-management principles.
- Experience combining Python and Ansible to create broader automation solutions would be highly desirable.
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Desirable Skills
- Git and modern source-control practices.
- CI/CD pipelines and DevOps methodologies.
- Docker or containerisation technologies.
- Cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Experience with network automation frameworks or tools such as Netmiko, NAPALM, or Nornir.
- Experience working with RESTful APIs, JSON, YAML, and automation frameworks.
- Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability tools.
- Experience in an infrastructure, networking, telecommunications, or enterprise technology environment.
Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will be a Python-focused developer who is comfortable operating beyond traditional application development. They should have a genuine interest in automation and infrastructure, with sufficient networking knowledge to understand the environments their software interacts with.
You will be comfortable working on Linux, writing Python automation, and using Ansible to simplify and standardise infrastructure operations. Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with networking, infrastructure, and DevOps teams are essential.
Core Technology Stack
- Python
- Linux
- Ansible
- Networking
- REST APIs
- Git
- Automation
- CI/CD
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