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Server Engineer

On-site in London·Full-time·Added 6 months ago (last checked 9 Oct)

Overview

Job details

  • Contract role, inside IR35

    The ad says the role sits inside IR35, so tax and National Insurance are deducted as for an employee, usually through an umbrella company.

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Requirements

Requirements

What You'll Be Doing

•      Leading and supporting infrastructure PoC, RFP, and RFE initiatives across diverse platforms

•      Managing and troubleshooting network and security configurations — routers, switches, proxies, firewalls, DMZ, RBAC, Kerberos, SSO, LDAP, AD

•      Server administration across Windows, Linux, Mac, and vendor ecosystems (CA, BMC, IBM DataPower)

•      Writing and maintaining automation scripts in PowerShell, Python, Perl, or Shell

•      Supporting, troubleshooting, and upgrading IoT/OT devices across Android, Windows, Linux, Unix, iOS

•      Working with SecDesign teams to apply appropriate controls for integrated solutions

•      Ensuring production systems stay compliant within the Hygiene programme

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What We Need

•      Strong network and security background — you understand layers, configs, and authentication flows inside out

•      Server administration across multiple OS and vendor ecosystems — platform-agnostic is the expectation

•      Real scripting ability in PowerShell, Python, Perl, or Shell — production experience, not surface-level

•      Experience supporting IoT/OT devices in enterprise environments

•      Clear, confident communication and stakeholder management skills

•      CI/CD pipeline and cloud technology exposure

Nice to Have

•      BFSI or Capital Markets domain background

•      CCNA, AWS, or Azure certifications

•      Experience working in globally distributed teams

The role

Server Engineer

Infrastructure · Financial Services · City of London (EC1)

? Location: City of London (EC1) - onsite

? Type: Contract · Inside IR35

? Rate: Rate as per experience · Inside IR35

? Sector: Financial Services

About the Role

You'll be joining the infrastructure team at a major global financial services firm, working hands-on across their full technology stack. The scope is broad - PoC and RFP/RFE initiatives, day-to-day operations, and support of live IoT systems including building management, lighting controls, occupancy monitoring, and air quality.

This isn't a narrow specialism role. You'll move between networking, server administration, automation scripting, and IoT/OT device support depending on what the day demands.


Requirements

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading and supporting infrastructure PoC, RFP, and RFE initiatives across diverse platforms

• Managing and troubleshooting network and security configurations - routers, switches, proxies, firewalls, DMZ, RBAC, Kerberos, SSO, LDAP, AD

• Server administration across Windows, Linux, Mac, and vendor ecosystems (CA, BMC, IBM DataPower)

• Writing and maintaining automation scripts in PowerShell, Python, Perl, or Shell

• Supporting, troubleshooting, and upgrading IoT/OT devices across Android, Windows, Linux, Unix, iOS

• Working with SecDesign teams to apply appropriate controls for integrated solutions

• Ensuring production systems stay compliant within the Hygiene programme

What We Need

• Strong network and security background - you understand layers, configs, and authentication flows inside out

• Server administration across multiple OS and vendor ecosystems - platform-agnostic is the expectation

• Real scripting ability in PowerShell, Python, Perl, or Shell - production experience, not surface-level

• Experience supporting IoT/OT devices in enterprise environments

• Clear, confident communication and stakeholder management skills

• CI/CD pipeline and cloud technology exposure

Nice to Have

• BFSI or Capital Markets domain background

• CCNA, AWS, or Azure certifications

• Experience working in globally distributed teams


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