Candidate Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the launch of the 5G consumer network, including BSS development and integration work.
• Review and rework approximately 20 Python and Django repositories to improve security posture.
• Identify, prioritise, and remediate security vulnerabilities across code, dependencies, and AWS infrastructure using SAST and secrets scanning tools.
• Establish, strengthen, and automate CI/CD pipelines (build, test, and deployment workflows).
• Refactor and improve code quality, maintainability, and documentation during remediation.
• Work flexibly across multiple stacks and in-house systems, learning unfamiliar technologies quickly.
• Provide thorough knowledge transfer and handover to the permanent engineering team.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Strong hands-on Python and Django development experience.
• Solid cloud experience with AWS (including EC2, ECS, S3, IAM, RDS, and Lambda).
• Practical application security knowledge (OWASP Top 10 and secure coding principles).
• Experience with security scanning tools, Git/GitHub workflows, and building CI/CD pipelines.
• REST API and microservices development experience.
• Proven ability to context-switch between projects and technologies while ramping up quickly.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Docker / containerisation experience.
• Exposure to event-driven architecture (e.g., Kafka).
• Familiarity with GCP; experience in Telecoms or highly regulated enterprise environments.
• Security certifications or security-focused project experience.