Python Automation and Observability Engineer

Join the Enterprise Computing team to build automation, monitoring, and alerting solutions that strengthen the firm's data protection capabilities. You'll partner with operations teams to identify reliability issues, automate fixes, enhance observability, and accelerate service recovery-working across both modern and legacy technologies.

Location: Glasgow, UK About the Organisation

A leading global financial institution with a highly advanced technology estate, delivering secure, resilient, and scalable platforms for trading, investment, and enterprise operations. You'll join a mature engineering culture focused on automation, reliability, and continuous improvement-offering exposure to large-scale systems, modern tooling, and complex problem-solving.

The Role

Key Responsibilities

Develop automation and observability solutions for data protection systems.
Improve alerting, monitoring, and service recovery capabilities.
Work closely with global operations teams to resolve pain points.
Troubleshoot complex issues beyond standard documentation.
Translate ambiguous technical requirements into clear engineering outcomes.

Required Skills

Strong Python (incl. PyKit); bonus: Perl, PowerShell
Git, CI/CD (Jenkins), REST APIs
Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Cortex
Ansible
Excellent debugging, analytical thinking, and communication skills
Ability to clarify unclear requirements and work effectively in global teams

Desirable Skills

Backup/data protection (e.g., Veritas NetBackup)
Data deduplication knowledge
UNIX/Windows Server administration
SAN/NAS/S3 storage
Kubernetes or OpenShift
Additional Perl experience

£420-500 a day12 month contract

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Python Automation and Observability Engineer

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