Senior Python Developer (AWSAzure)

Johannesburg - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 13 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Python Developer with strong cloud engineering expertise across AWS and/or Azure. The ideal candidate has 7 years of hands-on Python development experience deep understanding of cloud-native architectures and a proven ability to design build and scale secure reliable backend systems.

Key Responsibilities:

Design develop and maintain scalable high-performance backend applications using Python.
Build RESTful APIs microservices automation scripts and data processing pipelines.
Implement unit tests integration tests and CI/CD automation.
Optimise application performance reliability and maintainability.
Architect deploy and manage cloud-native solutions on AWS and/or Azure.
Work with cloud services such as: Lambda API Gateway EC2 S3 RDS DynamoDB Step Functions ECS CloudFormation IAM
Azure: Functions App Services Storage Accounts Key Vault Cosmos DB AKS ARM/Bicep AAD
Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform CloudFormation ARM or Bicep.
Ensure high availability scalability and security of all cloud-hosted applications.
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions GitLab CI Azure DevOps CodePipeline etc.).
Containerise applications using Docker; deploy and manage Kubernetes (EKS/AKS) environments.
Monitor and troubleshoot production systems using cloud native tools (CloudWatch Application Insights etc.).
Implement cloud and application security best practices (IAM secrets management network security).
Ensure compliance with relevant standards and frameworks (ISO SOC2 POPIA/GDPR where applicable).
Act as a senior contributor mentoring mid-level/junior developers.
Participate in solution architecture technical design sessions and code reviews.
Work closely with product owners DevOps engineers and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions.

Requirements

7 years professional Python development experience (required).
Certifications: AWS Developer/Architect Azure Developer/Architect.
Strong experience with AWS and/or Azure cloud platforms.
Proven experience designing and building REST APIs microservices and serverless components.
Experience with Docker Kubernetes (EKS/AKS) and cloud infrastructure.
Strong skills in relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL MySQL DynamoDB Cosmos DB).
Solid understanding of software engineering best practices (testing code reviews DRY SOLID).
Experience with IaC: Terraform CloudFormation ARM or Bicep.
Experience with CI/CD automation.
Experience with asynchronous frameworks (FastAPI aiohttp asyncio).
Experience with messaging/streaming platforms (SQS SNS Kafka EventHub).
Knowledge of data engineering pipelines or ML workflow integration.

Required Skills:

7 years professional Python development experience (required). Certifications: AWS Developer/Architect Azure Developer/Architect. Strong experience with AWS and/or Azure cloud platforms. Proven experience designing and building REST APIs microservices and serverless components. Experience with Docker Kubernetes (EKS/AKS) and cloud infrastructure. Strong skills in relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL MySQL DynamoDB Cosmos DB). Solid understanding of software engineering best practices (testing code reviews DRY SOLID). Experience with IaC: Terraform CloudFormation ARM or Bicep. Experience with CI/CD automation. Experience with asynchronous frameworks (FastAPI aiohttp asyncio). Experience with messaging/streaming platforms (SQS SNS Kafka EventHub). Knowledge of data engineering pipelines or ML workflow integration.

Key Responsibilities:

Design develop and maintain scalable high-performance backend applications using Python.
Build RESTful APIs microservices automation scripts and data processing pipelines.
Implement unit tests integration tests and CI/CD automation.
Optimise application performance reliability and maintainability.
Architect deploy and manage cloud-native solutions on AWS and/or Azure.
Work with cloud services such as: Lambda API Gateway EC2 S3 RDS DynamoDB Step Functions ECS CloudFormation IAM
Azure: Functions App Services Storage Accounts Key Vault Cosmos DB AKS ARM/Bicep AAD
Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform CloudFormation ARM or Bicep.
Ensure high availability scalability and security of all cloud-hosted applications.
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions GitLab CI Azure DevOps CodePipeline etc.).
Containerise applications using Docker; deploy and manage Kubernetes (EKS/AKS) environments.
Monitor and troubleshoot production systems using cloud native tools (CloudWatch Application Insights etc.).
Implement cloud and application security best practices (IAM secrets management network security).
Ensure compliance with relevant standards and frameworks (ISO SOC2 POPIA/GDPR where applicable).
Act as a senior contributor mentoring mid-level/junior developers.
Participate in solution architecture technical design sessions and code reviews.
Work closely with product owners DevOps engineers and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions.

Requirements

7 years professional Python development experience (required).
Certifications: AWS Developer/Architect Azure Developer/Architect.
Strong experience with AWS and/or Azure cloud platforms.
Proven experience designing and building REST APIs microservices and serverless components.
Experience with Docker Kubernetes (EKS/AKS) and cloud infrastructure.
Strong skills in relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL MySQL DynamoDB Cosmos DB).
Solid understanding of software engineering best practices (testing code reviews DRY SOLID).
Experience with IaC: Terraform CloudFormation ARM or Bicep.
Experience with CI/CD automation.
Experience with asynchronous frameworks (FastAPI aiohttp asyncio).
Experience with messaging/streaming platforms (SQS SNS Kafka EventHub).
Knowledge of data engineering pipelines or ML workflow integration.