IT Engineer

Sika AG; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational construction materials company is seeking an IT engineer to automate and streamline cloud access management solutions for their R&D platform. Candidates should have proficiency in Python or Java, as well as experience with REST or GraphQL APIs and Microsoft Azure. The position offers flexibility for remote work and a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary and generous holiday leave.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days holiday rising to 28

Pension contribution up to 10%

Salary sacrifice scheme for private healthcare

Group Income Protection

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Qualifications

• Good knowledge in at least one of: Python, Java or web development frameworks (HTML/JS).
• Experience with REST or GraphQL APIs.
• 2 years of professional experience with production software.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure, ITIL, agile work practices and web platform management.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent capacity to prioritise work.
• Strong understanding of data security principles.

Responsibilities

• Automate and streamline communication between cloud and on-prem systems.
• Manage test and debug user access groups.
• Identify and fix security vulnerabilities in the access setup.

Skills

Python

Java

REST APIs

GraphQL APIs

Microsoft Azure

ITIL practices

agile work practices

data security principles

Jira/Confluence

Tools

Active Directory

VMware

PowerShell

Microsoft Windows Server

Microsoft Exchange

SAN

Operating Systems

DNS

Job description

R&D Digitalisation is a young and growing team of Sika Technology. Beginning as a part of the UK R&D department it has rapidly developed into a group that works on a much larger and more diverse scale: ranging from using traditional data science techniques to optimise operational efficiency along with state‑of‑the‑art AI solutions to identify novel construction materials to pioneering and managing Sika's global R&D data platform Nuage.

Our operational Nuage team is responsible for maintaining and improving the platform. Nuage supports our global R&D function by structuring manual data recording, automating machine data upload, provisioning advanced R&D data analysis tools and democratising access to key supply chain data. The IT engineer role will implement, automate, secure and improve our access management solution for Nuage.

Your main tasks will be :

• Automate and streamline communication between cloud and on‑prem systems.
• Manage test and debug user access groups.
• Identify and fix security vulnerabilities in the access setup.

Qualifications :

• Good knowledge in at least one of: Python, Java or web development frameworks (HTML/JS)
• Experience with REST or GraphQL APIs
• 2 years of professional experience with production software
• Experience with Microsoft Azure, ITIL, agile work practices and web platform management
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent capacity to prioritise work
• Strong understanding of data security principles
• RAG and Jira/Confluence knowledge are highly beneficial

Benefits :

• Competitive salary
• Holiday 25 days rising to 28 days with service plus bank holidays
• A company pension contribution of up to 10%
• Salary sacrifice scheme for private healthcare
• Group Income Protection
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Remote Work : Yes

Employment Type : Full‑time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Key Skills

Dhcp, Active Directory, VMware, Computer Networking, PowerShell, Microsoft Windows Server, Windows, Microsoft Exchange, SAN, Azure, Operating Systems, Dns