Principle Engineer - Python

Job Title: Principle Engineer - Python
Location: Irving, TX (Hybrid – 3 day onsite/2 days remote)

Duration: Long Term

NOTE: Need Local and W2 Candidates Only

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with strong proficiency in Python and demonstrated ability to lead complex engineering initiatives.
• 10+ years of building web applications and APIs using industry-standard frameworks (Django, FastAPI, Flask).
• 8+ years designing and implementing CI/CD automation and DevOps practices, including GitHub Actions and reusable workflow development.
• Hands-on experience integrating security and quality scanning into CI/CD pipelines (Sonar, Checkmarx, Black Duck, GitHub Secret Scanning, and DAST) with enforceable policy gates.
• 5+ years of experience with cloud-native platforms and container orchestration (OpenShift/Kubernetes) including deployment automation.
• Experience building or operating deployment automation to OpenShift using Harness CD (or equivalent), including promotion, approvals, and rollback strategies.
• 5+ years of DevSecOps or application security engineering experience, including compliance automation and vulnerability management.
• Proven ability to collaborate across engineering, security, platform, and governance stakeholders to deliver reusable standards and adoption outcomes.
• Experience utilizing coding assistants (GitHub Copilot) and AI-powered development tools in a professional engineering environment.

Desired Qualifications

• 12–15+ years of Python development with deep expertise in modern Python patterns, packaging, and test automation (Pytest).
• Experience developing and maintaining Django-based platforms at enterprise scale; familiarity with Wagtail CMS and Wagtail CRX (CodeRed CMS).
• Experience with OpenShift/Kubernetes platform engineering and operational patterns (multi-tenant clusters, resource governance, observability).
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and GitOps practices (Terraform, Ansible, ArgoCD) and policy-as-code approaches.
• Deep familiarity with branching strategies, repo governance, and release branching models for enterprise delivery.
• Experience with SRE practices, observability platforms, and incident management workflows.
• Familiarity with spec-driven development (e.g., GitHub Spec-Kit) and API-first design.

• Job Expectations

• Ability to work on-site at approved location.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a hybrid enterprise environment.