Software Developer (Python / Django) at Ovations Technologies

• Our client is looking for experienced and adaptable Developers to join their in-house engineering team. These are not narrow specialist roles—we are looking for strong generalists who can take ownership across our Python, Django, and AWS ecosystem while confidently working across multiple technologies as business priorities evolve.
• This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the launch of our 5G consumer network while leading critical security remediation and platform improvement initiatives.

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 their security posture
• Identify, prioritise, and remediate security vulnerabilities across application code, dependencies, and AWS infrastructure
• Apply secure coding practices and address findings from static analysis, dependency, and secrets scanning
• Establish and strengthen CI/CD pipelines, building robust automated build, test, and deployment workflows
• Refactor and improve code quality and maintainability while carrying out remediation work
• Work across multiple stacks and in-house systems, quickly learning unfamiliar technologies
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering standards
• Write and maintain tests and technical documentation
• Provide knowledge transfer and handover to the permanent team

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on Python and Django development experience
• Solid AWS experience, including EC2, ECS, S3, IAM, RDS, and Lambda
• Practical application security knowledge, including OWASP Top 10 and secure coding principles
• Experience with security scanning tools such as SAST, dependency scanning, and secrets detection
• Strong Git and GitHub workflow experience, including branching strategies, pull requests, and code reviews
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• REST API and microservices development experience
• Ability to context-switch between projects and technologies while ramping up quickly on new systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Docker and containerisation experience
• Exposure to event-driven architecture and messaging platforms such as Kafka
• Familiarity with GCP alongside AWS
• Experience within telecommunications or similarly regulated, systems-heavy environments
• Security certifications or demonstrable security-focused project experience
• Exposure to enterprise business systems