Platform Engineer

Square One Resources; Manchester; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services support team in Knutsford is seeking a proactive DevOps Engineer with expertise in Broadcom SiteMinder on Linux. The role involves managing infrastructure, automating deployment processes, and supporting a range of systems. Candidates should have strong experience in Windows Server and IIS administration, along with knowledge of AWS and enterprise-scale environments. This is an initial 4-month contract offering £350 per day.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Broadcom SiteMinder on Linux.
• Solid understanding of Microsoft Windows Server and IIS 7.x administration.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as CA APM and Splunk.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support the Broadcom SiteMinder infrastructure.
• Build and configure environments across Test, Production, and DR.
• Automate release and configuration processes.

Skills

Broadcom SiteMinder on Linux

Microsoft Windows Server administration

IIS 7.x administration

CA Federation

Oracle DB

Active Directory & Kerberos Authentication

Experience with SAML, OAuth

Tools

GIT/STASH

NOLIO

Jenkins

Groovy

CA APM

AppDynamics

Splunk

Job description

Job Title: DevOps Engineer
Location: Knutsford
Salary/Rate: £350 per day inside IR35
Start Date: August 2025
Job Type: 4 month initial contract

Company Introduction
We are seeking a technically skilled and proactive engineer to join our financial services support team. This role will focus on the Broadcom SiteMinder component (formerly CA SiteMinder) running on Linux, while also contributing to the broader support and stability of systems including Microsoft Windows Server, IIS, and potentially IBM WebSphere.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives

1. Manage and support the Broadcom SiteMinder infrastructure and related components.
2. Build, integrate, and configure environments across Test, Production, and DR.
3. Support test environments and manage release/configuration deployments.
4. Automate release and configuration processes using tools such as GIT/STASH, NOLIO, Jenkins, and Groovy.

Required Skills/Experience
1. Must-have: Strong hands-on experience with Broadcom SiteMinder on Linux.
2. Solid understanding of Microsoft Windows Server and IIS 7.x administration
3. CA Federation, CA Directory, Oracle DSEE/ODU, Oracle DB, LDAP, JBoss, Apache, iPlanet Web Server, IBM WebSphere Application Server
4. Monitoring tools: CA APM, Wily, AppDynamics, Splunk

Desirable Skills/Experience

1. AWS Practitioner or Associate certification.
2. Exposure to enterprise-scale financial services environments.
3. Active Directory & Kerberos Authentication
4. Experience with SAML, OAuth, and OpenID Connect protocols.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
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