AWS Python Developer – Active SC Clearance
Six-month remote contract (up to £420/day inside IR35) via Hays to support and enhance a live business-critical platform: hands-on Python development on AWS serverless services (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, SQS, CloudWatch), ETL pipelines, production support and automated testing. Active UK SC clearance is required.
- Compensation
- £420 / day
- Location
- London, UK
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Active Security Clearance (SC)
- Strong Python development experience
- Hands-on experience using boto3 and AWS SDKs
- Strong experience with AWS Lambda, EC2, S3, SQS, DynamoDB and CloudWatch
- Experience developing and supporting event-driven and serverless architectures
- Experience with AWS Batch and API Gateway
- Strong production support and troubleshooting experience across multiple services and integrations
- Ability to analyse existing code and deliver maintainable, low-risk changes
- Experience creating automated tests using pytest, moto or similar tools
- Ability to produce clear technical documentation and operational support procedures
- Experience with large-scale ETL pipeline platforms
- Understanding of the application, infrastructure and operational aspects of live services
- Experience contributing to technical designs and agreeing pragmatic implementation approaches
- Experience improving platform performance, maintainability and operational stability
- Experience with GitHub Copilot and agentic workflows
Full description
Salary: £? - ? per year Requirements: Active Security Clearance (SC) Strong Python development experience Hands-on experience using boto3 and AWS SDKs Strong experience with AWS Lambda, EC2, S3, SQS, DynamoDB and CloudWatch Experience developing and supporting event-driven and serverless architectures Experience with AWS Batch and API Gateway Strong production support and troubleshooting experience across multiple services and integrations Ability to analyse existing code and deliver maintainab…