Remote IT Access Engineer — Cloud & On-Prem Security

Sika; Welwyn Garden City; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days holiday rising to 28 with service

Up to 10% pension contribution

Private healthcare option for family

Group life cover at 6x salary

Group Income Protection

Job summary

A global specialty chemicals company is seeking an IT Access Engineer to automate and improve their access management solution for a custom-built R&D data platform. The role, designed for remote work with occasional visits to Welwyn Garden City, involves communicating between cloud and on-prem systems, managing user access groups, and ensuring security. Candidates should have at least 2 years' experience, with strong skills in Python and Java. Competitive salary and benefits are offered, including a pension plan and private healthcare.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience as Software Engineer, Software Architect, Data Engineer, or Data Scientist.
• Experience with production software required.
• Knowledge of agile work practices and web platform management.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Excellent knowledge of Python

Excellent knowledge of Java

Strong understanding of data security principles

Effective verbal and written communication skills

Capacity to prioritise work

Education

Higher education or proven track record

Tools

REST APIs

GraphQL APIs

Microsoft Azure

HTML/JS knowledge

RAG knowledge

Jira/Confluence knowledge

Job description

A global specialty chemicals company is seeking an IT Access Engineer to automate and improve their access management solution for a custom-built R&D data platform. The role, designed for remote work with occasional visits to Welwyn Garden City, involves communicating between cloud and on-prem systems, managing user access groups, and ensuring security. Candidates should have at least 2 years' experience, with strong skills in Python and Java. Competitive salary and benefits are offered, including a pension plan and private healthcare.