LDAP Engineer

The Role: LDAP Engineer

Location: Sheffield, UK - Hybrid

Role type: Inside IR35 Contract

Job Description:

Essential Technical skills:

• Expert on mission critical Identify Management infrastructure components such as ForgeRock Suite (DS, AM, IDM) and Web/mobile authentication and authorization disciplines on a global scale. Fluent on multi-master topologies, replication and configuration management of Directory and Identity Management Technologies.
• Deep technical expertise on LDAP(S), HTTP (S), SSL_TLS, Kerberos, SAML, JWT protocols and technologies.
• Deep technical expertise on Linux and Unix.
• Experience of Pipeline delivery
• Scripting Knowledge
• Experience providing production support, troubleshooting LDAP issues and providing solutions and engaging vendors.
• Experience on Product life cycle management - patching, technology currency.
• Working knowledge of multiple Middleware disciplines (Web Servers, Application Servers, Messaging and Application Lifecycle Management)
• Testing Skills of benefit
• Kubernetes Skills
• Working knowledge of Load Balancers and Proxy services and technologies.
• Understanding of Cloud technologies (AWS,GCP) and Containers is desirable.

Overall Expectations:

• Engineer global scale Application Identity Management solutions supporting tens of millions users and entries and across business units and geographies.
• Tooling and automation
• Provide technical guidance, Level 2 and 3 support. Drive deployment consistency by providing automation and configuration management services to the products.
• Produce documentation to allow other engineers to use the solution and enhance it as necessary.

Essential Soft skills:

• Excellent communication skills, with ability to describe complex technical scenarios in a concise manner, both verbally and written, and articulating the content depending on the audience.
• Good analytical skills, with the ability to multi-task.
• Ability to work independently, take responsibility and be a self-learner.
• Interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability to work within international environment, and across cultures, work under time and stress pressure.
• Ability to continuously provide high quality of service. Ensure strict adherence HSBC Group Compliance Policies.
• Pro-activeness, punctuality, confident and delivery focused, team player and adaptable to change.