Python Engineer

Contract Opportunity: Senior Software Engineer (Consultancy) - Python Circa £450-500 per day (Inside IR35) UK Remote Start: ASAP Duration: Ongoing projec t We’re supporting a growin g technology consultan cy delivering large-scale cloud and application modernisation programmes for enterprise clients. They are now looking for a Senior Software Engineer (Python) to join a major application remediation and transformation project. If you enjoy solving complex engineering challenges, modernising legacy systems, and working across backend, cloud and DevOps, this role will suit you perfectl y. The Role As a Senior Engineer, you’ll join the consultancy’s technical delivery team, working directly with end clients to stabilise, refactor and modernise critical applications. This is a hands-on position involving backend development, cloud engineering and CI/CD improvements. You will: Remediate and refactor Python (Flask) applications Support cloud delivery across Azure and/or AWS Build and maintain IaC using Terraform and CloudFormation Improve CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Jenkins Fix complex issues relating to performance, reliability and scalability Collaborate with architects, platform engineers and the wider consultancy team What We're Looking For Essential: Strong experience with Python (Flask) Postgres database experience Docker and containerised workloads CI/CD tooling: GitHub Actions, Jenkins Cloud experience in Azure and/orAWS Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) Exposure to OpenShift Strong debugging and problem-solving skills Nice to have: Consultancy or client-facing delivery experience Background in application remediation or cloud modernisation Understanding of cloud networking, security and observab ility Why Join This Consultancy? Work on high-impact engineering challenges Join a supportive community of senior engineers and cloud specialists Help shape technical direction and influence client outcomes Be part of a pragmatic, delivery-focused environment