IT Access Engineer in Welwyn Garden City

Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a globally leading position in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protection in the building sector and industry. Sika has subsidiaries in 103 countries around the world, produces in over 400 factories, and develops innovative technologies for customers worldwide. In doing so, it plays a crucial role in enabling the transformation of the construction and transportation industries toward greater environmental compatibility. In 2024, Sika’s around 33,000 employees generated annual sales of CHF 11.76 billion.
Job Description
Join us as IT Access Engineer and help implement, automate, secure and improve our access management solution for Nuage – Sika’s global custom-built R&D data platform!
In this role you will be part of a fast-growing Global R&D Digitalization team, transforming how our global R&D function develops and working on wide range of topics – from using traditional data science techniques to optimising operational efficiency along with state-of-the- art AI solutions to identify novel construction materials.
This role is designed for remote working with occasional trips to Welwyn Garden City.
Your main tasks will be:
Automate and streamline communication between cloud and on-prem systems.
Manage, test and debug user access groups.
Identify and fix security vulnerabilities in the access setup.
Qualifications
Higher education or proven track record of relevant working experience
2+ years of working experience with production software in the role of Software Engineer, Software Architect, Data Engineer, Data Scientist or similar
Excellent knowledge of Python and Java
Strong understanding of data security principles
Experience with REST or GraphQL APIs
Good knowledge in at least one of: Microsoft Azure, ITIL, agile work practices and/or web platform management
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Excellent capacity to prioritise work
Preferred
HTML/JS knowledge
RAG and Jira/Confluence knowledge
Additional Information
Benefits
Competitive salary
Holiday 25 days rising to 28 days with service, plus