Platform Engineer: Identity Governance & Administration

Kingfisher plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Health Care

Kingfisher Pension Scheme

25 Days' Holiday

Staff Discount 20% at B&Q & Screwfix

Job summary

Kingfisher plc is seeking a Platform Engineer to evolve and strengthen identity services through engineering, automation and platform modernisation. The role focuses on secure access and identity management across the estate, with a move towards a future Identity Governance platform.

The position supports 12 days per month in the office, with travel between sites as required, and a hybrid working model to balance collaboration and focus time.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and understanding of Identity Governance platforms and services.
• Experience analysing information and solving complex technical challenges.
• Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Sound judgement and the ability to make effective technical decisions with available information.
• Collaborative approach and experience working with cross-functional teams, suppliers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engineering improvements, upgrades, migrations and technical refresh activities aligned to the Identity Governance roadmap.
• Engineer and support identity lifecycle, provisioning, access governance and automation across the identity estate.
• Develop, maintain and enhance Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM) and associated identity integrations.
• Support the modernisation of identity services and the transition to Kingfisher's future Identity Governance platform.
• Create reusable automation, APIs, connectors, workflows and integrations to improve efficiency, scalability and consistency.
• Apply robust engineering practices across development, testing, source control, documentation and release management while reducing technical debt through standardisation and automation.
• Collaborate with platform, security, directory engineering, supplier and application teams to deliver secure, resilient and supportable identity services; assist in root-cause analysis.

Skills

Identity Governance

Automation

Platform engineering

Security practices

Tools

Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM)

Job description

Platform Engineer: Identity Governance & Administration

We’re Kingfisher, A team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas to life. Guided by our purpose Better Homes. Better Lives. For Everyone. We believe a better world starts with better homes, and we work every day to make that a reality. Join us and help shape the future of home improvement.

At Kingfisher, we're building secure, modern and scalable technology that helps colleagues work effectively and supports better experiences across our business. As a Platform Engineer within Identity Governance & Administration, you'll help evolve and strengthen our identity services through engineering, automation and platform modernisation, ensuring secure and reliable access and identity management capabilities for today and through the transition to Kingfisher’s future Identity Governance platform.

This role could based out of our Kingfisher Head Office in Paddington or our B&Q Head Office just outside Southampton, with an expectation of 12 days a month in the office and travel between sites as required.

What's the job

• Deliver engineering improvements, upgrades, migrations and technical refresh activities aligned to the Identity Governance roadmap.
• Engineer and support identity lifecycle, provisioning, access governance and automation capabilities across the identity estate.
• Develop, maintain and enhance Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM) and associated identity integrations.
• Support the modernisation of identity services and the transition to Kingfisher's future Identity Governance platform.
• Create reusable automation, APIs, connectors, workflows and integrations that improve efficiency, scalability and consistency.
• Apply robust engineering practices across development, testing, source control, documentation and release management while reducing technical debt through standardisation and automation.
• Collaborate with platform, security, directory engineering, supplier and application teams to deliver secure, resilient and supportable identity services, while helping resolve complex technical issues through root-cause analysis.

Knowledge and understanding of Identity Governance platforms and services, with the ability to deliver high-quality engineering outcomes.

Experience analysing information, solving complex technical challenges and making informed decisions.

Strong communication skills, with the ability to share information clearly with a range of technical and non-technical audiences.

Sound judgement and the ability to make effective technical decisions using available information.

A collaborative approach and experience working with cross-functional teams, suppliers and stakeholders.

How We Work

We believe in flexibility and balance. Our hybrid model blends home working for focus with time spent connecting and collaborating - whether in our offices or at offsite locations. On average, around 60% of your time will involve in-person collaboration.

What We Offer

An inclusive environment where your potential is limited only by your imagination. We encourage new ideas, support experimentation, and strive to create a workplace where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here.

We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career. Scroll down below to find out more about our benefits.

Diversity & Inclusion

Our customers come from all walks of life - and so do we. We’re committed to ensuring all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants are treated equally, regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, ethnicity, culture, religion, belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.

Private Health Care

Opportunity to receive up to family level cover with AXA. Join within three months of starting or at annual renewal in April. (This benefit is subject to Benefit In Kind taxation).

Kingfisher Pension Scheme

Immediate eligibility through auto-enrolment. Contribute 8% to receive a max 14% from the Company.

25 Days' Holiday

25 days per annum plus bank holidays as stated in your contract (pro rated for part time colleagues).

Staff Discount

20% discount at B&Q and Screwfix. Eligible after 3 months service.

Kingfisher Share Incentive Plan (SIP)

Share ownership in a tax efficient way. Save between £10 to £150 per month. Join at any time once three months service is reached.

Life Assurance

x4 Salary plus benefit equal to value of your Retirement Account (if an active member of KPS-MP) or x1 Salary if not active member.

Bonus

Competitive bonus scheme that aligns to work level of role.

Kingfisher Share Save

Save with the option to buy Kingfisher plc shares at the end of a 3 or 5 year period. Offered annually. Three months service is required at the annual invitation date, normally in October.

Our Behaviours

At Kingfisher, being all-in means contributing fully to our ambitions, supporting one another, and helping create a culture where we succeed together.

Continuously curious. Listen to understand. Always improving.

We are brave

Aim high. Act with courage. Move with pace.

We win together

Lead with customer. Commit to deliver. Help each other win.

Our employees know us best. We wouldn’t be Kingfisher without them. So, we want to share what they think with you.

Development and progression is a high priority at Kingfisher, I’ve always felt well supported.

I’m proud to work for Kingfisher, I’ve had great opportunities that have enabled me to contribute to an exciting forward-thinking company.

Training & Development

There are so many ways you can grow, learn, and develop here at Kingfisher. At whatever pace suits you.

Initiatives that measure development

With plans that ask you what you want to achieve and when you want to achieve them by, tracking progress and keeping development at the forefront of conversation is easy.

Find your path

The scale of group functions within Kingfisher is huge. That means you have the chance to build different career paths within multiple areas of the organisation.

Sharing is caring

We aren't selfish here at Kingfisher. Whatever your level of experience, you'll work with colleagues who are always welcoming and ready to share their knowledge whenever you need it.

Reach for the stars

So your ambitions are high? Good thing we have opportunities to find experiences in line with more senior roles and responsibilities. Here, you can evolve your career, no matter your level.

Why Kingfisher

We’re an innovative, international retailer on a journey to actively make a difference. Always striving to take that next step. You can be part of the difference. From bottom to top you can progress in a collaborative environment. So, why not Kingfisher?