Contract: Python Engineer
Start Date: Jan/Feb 2025
Duration: 12 months +
Location: 3 days a week on site in Glasgow
Rate: £350- £400 a day (Deemed Inside IR35)
Reference: 18284
We are currently looking for a Python Engineer who is interested in cutting edge technology to join a Global Technology Company. You will join a high-impact project aimed at identifying and encrypting unencrypted network traffic across a vast array of legacy systems. This initiative includes building an inventory tool to scan, identify, and track unencrypted data, ensuring that all network traffic is secure. Additionally, you will play a key role in preparing their infrastructure for the future threat of quantum computing by managing encryption key inventories and transitioning to quantum-resilient algorithms.
Key Responsibilities

• Data Analysis & Automation: Perform hands-on data analysis using Python and Linux command line tools to identify and encrypt unprotected network traffic.
• Scripting & Automation: Write Python scripts and utilize Linux shell commands for automation, data extraction, and analysis tasks.
• Database Interaction: Use SQL to pull data from mainframes, Windows, and Linux environments to support data discovery and inventory management.
• Network Security: Assess network connections, VPN setups, and legacy systems to ensure all data in transit is encrypted.
• DevOps & Infrastructure: Utilize Docker and Kubernetes for deploying solutions, setting up CI/CD pipelines, and managing infrastructure as code.
• Legacy System Analysis: Conduct in-depth analysis of legacy systems to identify areas for encryption upgrades and security enhancements.
• Encryption & Post-Quantum Readiness: Support efforts to transition to quantum-resilient encryption algorithms, focusing on the management and inventory of existing encryption keys.

Qualifications

• Technical Skills:
  • Strong proficiency inPython programmingandLinux command lineoperations.
  • Experience withSQLfor data extraction and manipulation.
  • Hands-on experience withDocker,Kubernetes, andCI/CD pipelines.
  • Familiarity withnetwork security protocolsanddata encryptiontechniques.
• Experience:
  • Prior exposure tonetwork infrastructure,VPNs, andlegacy system analysis.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on security and data integrity.
  • Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision and quickly adapt to changing project requirements.
• Soft Skills:
  • Self-starter with excellent time management and organisational skills.
  • Effective communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Networking People (UK) is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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