Python Automation Developer

Python Automation Developer – Miller Maxwell is working with a leading electronic trading organisation. The client builds almost all its own technology rather than relying on third-party platforms, and that philosophy extends fully into infrastructure. The estate is predominantly physical servers, with a small amount of virtualisation, running Linux throughout and Windows on desktops and select servers. You'd join a small, close-knit engineering group and take ownership of an internally built provisioning platform, with a broad mandate to extend automation across the wider stack. Python Automation Developer duties: Own and evolve an internally developed Python-based system for building and managing Linux servers. Introduce a modern secrets-management layer (Vault-compatible tooling) to replace manual credential handling. Speed up patching and lifecycle management across the Linux fleet. Move network and firewall configuration into version control, with changes shipped through peer-reviewed pull requests. Improve how internal applications are built, tested and released. Build a repeatable, hardened setup process for Windows desktops and a handful of Windows servers. Bring a small cloud footprint (productivity suite + a major public cloud provider) under the same automated, code-driven management as everything else. Improve alerting and monitoring so faults are caught before they cause impact. Pair with, and review work from, other engineers on the team. The skills required for the Python Automation Developer: A degree in a STEM related subject. 5 + years commercial experience. Financial experience is not required; however, Python Automation Developers with this experience will be considered. Excellent commercial Python experience - this is the primary language used across the automation estate. Linux administration experience. Infrastructure Automation experience. Windows automation experience. Familiarity with provisioning physical servers directly, along with experience in virtualised environments. Comfort managing infrastructure as code. Monitoring/observability tooling experience. Solid networking fundamentals. Windows automation or Active Directory experience is useful but not required. Comfortable using AI tools responsibly to speed up engineering work. What the client offers: Competitive base salary. Highly competitive discretionary bonus. Pension contribution. Private medical insurance. 25 days annual leave. Wellness package and gym allowance. Life assurance. The chance to work closely with a highly experienced, technically deep team where your contribution has direct, visible impact. 4 days in the office per week are required. Applications and CVs handled confidentially by Miller Maxwell.