Senior Python Developer with AWS skills

Job summary

The role involves independently designing and delivering backend services and RESTful APIs within a portfolio management technology team. You will be responsible for managing project timelines, dependencies, and risks while ensuring solutions are production-ready.

Job details

We are seeking a hands-on talent to support delivery within the Total Fund Management Portfolio Management Technology team. This role is suited for an experienced, self-directed individual who can operate with a high degree of autonomy, take ownership of outcomes, and deliver working solutions with minimal day-to-day oversight. This is not a role for someone who requires detailed task breakdowns or constant direction. Once objectives and constraints are clear, you are expected to independently drive work to completion, proactively manage risks, and communicate progress effectively. This role is opened for subcontractors. Responsibilities: · Own timelines and deliverables, proactively managing scope, dependencies, and execution risks · Independently frame, design, and deliver software solutions by engaging stakeholders, clarifying ambiguous requirements, and challenging assumptions · Build backend services and RESTful APIs aligned to those designs · Develop cloud-native applications (AWS preferred) · Implement workflow automation and data pipelines where needed · Contribute across the full software development lifecycle, including CI/CD · Ensure solutions are production-ready, including testing, documentation, and handover · Act as a reliable execution partner, proactively communicating progress, trade-offs, risks, and changes in expectations Mandatory Skills Description: · Prior consulting, advisory, or client-facing delivery experience · Proven ownership and independent delivery without close supervision · Strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to frame and solve problems in ambiguous situations · Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including proactive expectation management · Demonstrated adoption of AI-assisted engineering tools and practices as part of day-to-day software delivery · Strong Python experience in enterprise environments · Experience building RESTful services / APIs · Strong cloud experience (AWS preferred) · Experience with CI/CD pipelines · Strong unit and integration testing practices Nice-to-Have Skills Description: · Workflow automation experience · CI/CD tooling (e.g., GitHub Actions) · Workflow orchestration experience · Terraform (infrastructure as code) · Capital markets experience

What you’ll do

The role involves independently designing and delivering backend services and RESTful APIs within a portfolio management technology team. You will be responsible for managing project timelines, dependencies, and risks while ensuring solutions are production-ready.

Requirements

Candidates must have strong Python and AWS experience with a proven track record of independent delivery in enterprise environments. Excellent communication skills and experience with CI/CD pipelines and testing practices are mandatory.

Listed skills

• CI/CD · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Amazon Web Services · Preferred
• Terraform · Preferred
• Stakeholder Management · Preferred
• Python · Preferred
• Workflow Automation · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Python
• AWS
• RESTful APIs
• Cloud-native applications
• CI/CD
• Workflow automation
• Data pipelines
• Software development lifecycle
• Unit testing
• Integration testing
• Stakeholder management
• Problem-solving
• Terraform
• GitHub Actions
• Capital markets
• AI-assisted engineering

Job areas

• Technology
• Software
• Finance & Accounting
• Consulting
• Data & Analytics

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