Server Engineer
Infrastructure Β· Financial Services Β· City of London (EC1)
? Location: City of London (EC1) β onsite
? Type: Contract Β· Inside IR35
? Rate: Rate as per experience Β· 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 β 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
β’ Leading and supporting infrastructure PoC, RFP, and RFE initiatives across diverse platforms
β’ Managing and troubleshooting network and security configurations β routers, switches, proxies, firewalls, DMZ, RBAC, Kerberos, SSO, LDAP, AD
β’ Server administration across Windows, Linux, Mac, and vendor ecosystems (CA, BMC, IBM DataPower)
β’ Writing and maintaining automation scripts in PowerShell, Python, Perl, or Shell
β’ Supporting, troubleshooting, and upgrading IoT/OT devices across Android, Windows, Linux, Unix, iOS
β’ Working with SecDesign teams to apply appropriate controls for integrated solutions
β’ Ensuring production systems stay compliant within the Hygiene programme
What We Need
β’ Strong network and security background β you understand layers, configs, and authentication flows inside out
β’ Server administration across multiple OS and vendor ecosystems β platform-agnostic is the expectation
β’ Real scripting ability in PowerShell, Python, Perl, or Shell β production experience, not surface-level
β’ Experience supporting IoT/OT devices in enterprise environments
β’ Clear, confident communication and stakeholder management skills
β’ CI/CD pipeline and cloud technology exposure
Nice to Have
β’ BFSI or Capital Markets domain background
β’ CCNA, AWS, or Azure certifications
β’ Experience working in globally distributed teams
Server Engineer in London employer: Yadimen Consulting Limited
Yadimen is an exceptional employer for Network Engineers, offering a remote-first work model that allows flexibility while collaborating with a large, regulated UK financial services client. With a strong emphasis on modern engineering practices and a supportive work culture, employees benefit from continuous growth opportunities and the chance to work on cutting-edge technologies in a secure and dynamic environment. Join us to be part of a team that values innovation and resilience in delivering top-notch network solutions.
Contact Details:
Yadimen Consulting Limited Recruitment Team