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Security Platform Engineer Locations: London / Corsham / Farnborough As a Security Platform Engineer, you will play a role in designing, building, and managing cloud-native security platforms with a strong emphasis on Kubernetes-based environments. You'll be at the intersection of security and engineering, developing scalable tooling, automating security controls, and enabling robust detection and response capabilities across our cloud infrastructure. This is a hands-on, engineering-centric role that requires deep technical expertise in cloud environments, Kubernetes security, and platform automation. Responsibilities ● Deploy, configure, and manage cloud security platform tools and technologies, including Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS). ● Develop and implement security monitoring and logging strategies. ● Investigate and analyse security incidents, including identifying root causes, determining the scope of impact, and taking appropriate containment and remediation actions. ● Perform forensic analysis to identify and investigate suspicious activity. ● Automate security tasks and workflows to improve efficiency and effectiveness. Preferred Qualifications (PQs) ● Certifications in Security (e.g., GSEC, CISSP, CISM, OSCP). ● Experience with Kubernetes threat detection and anomaly detection. ● Familiarity with service mesh security concepts (e.g., Istio, Linkerd) and workload identity. ● Background in detection engineering, logging pipeline development, or SIEM tuning in containerised environments. ● Contributions to security-focused open-source projects or internal security platform toolin Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is an award-winning partner of choice for many of the world's most influential companies and government organisations. Holding Enhanced Government Security Accreditation, we are recognised as the European market leader in the delivery of Security Cleared talent to organisations that demand the very highest levels of security, compliance and assurance. An award-winning organisation, having secured the prestigious Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade over multiple years. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background or identity, and we encourage candidates who may not meet every listed requirement to still apply. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible experience. Please Note: If a high volume of applications is received, only candidates shortlisted will be contacted.

Storage & Server Architect As an Storage & Server Architect you would be a key part of the Infrastructure unit and have overall responsibility to design, maintain and provide 2& 3 line support for all Storage & Systems hardware, Operating & Virtualisation Software, Open source and application integration. You would work towards providing a 24/7 support system. Ensure maximum availability of core systems and that performance monitoring is in place and appropriate system capacity planning is undertaken. You would also ensure that required DR and BCP provisions exist and are tested regularly. Maintenance of Infrastructure Provide storage & server hardware, virtualisation,services management, enable technical innovation that can create business value to assist with the company's requirements and expectations. Lead large technology initiatives to build and maintain key elements of the company's infrastructure and associated product portfolio, including but not limited to 24x7 data centre infrastructure management and evolution, remote access services and enterprise-scale database environments. Carry out annual technology and user audits. Manage the provision and maintenance of 3 party infrastructure to agreed SLA's including hosting, personal computing support and networking at all major NGC locations. Manage all NGC owned servers, switches, firewalls and routers. Maintain appropriate licenses and subscriptions for computer hardware and software. IT Governance Manage system security, performance monitoring and alerting, ensure appropriate backups are in place and retained for all systems. Ensure a disaster recovery arrangement is maintained, as required in collaboration with the compliance team and operations are in place to ensure compliance during business continuity events. Work with Compliance Director in the development, adoption and enforcement of Information Security policies, procedures and standards. Work with the Network and Security Architect to ensure appropriate security, patching, maintain secure Internet connectivity & private network connection to/from our partners, customers and other Data & Financial Clearing House Work with Database and Development team for all compute, server and storage providing requirement & 24/7 availability. Complete annual reviews and internal audit of required ISO 27001, 9001 and 22301 standards. Competency Profile Extensive knowledge of data centre operations, , network engineering, datacentre applications, client/server computing and production operations support. Specific technologies of note include Microsoft Server & Linux Operating System. Experience with mid tier storage hardware & appliance is essential, more specifical experience with IBM Storage V37xx & V50xx series will be beneficial. Infrastructure applications, Networking, VMware, Firewall, Security and/or Enterprise-level SANs. Experience with Cloud Services & Provisioning (Experience of Oracle Cloud would be preferential) Ability to lead cross functional project teams in implementing projects of a complex nature. The Client has offices in Central London – although this position will mainly remote. The salary for this role will be circa £65K - £80K. Please do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.

ContexteDans le cadre du renforcement de son équipe Data & IA, notre client recherche un Data Engineer / Administrateur Plateforme Data pour assurer l'administration, l'exploitation et l'évolution des infrastructures Data basées sur Cloudera CDP et les technologies Open Source. Vous interviendrez sur des plateformes critiques en collaboration avec les équipes applicatives, infrastructures, métiers et internationales afin de garantir la disponibilité, les performances et l'évolution des environnements Data. MissionsAdministration & ExploitationAdministrer et maintenir les plateformes Data Cloudera CDP. Garantir le maintien en condition opérationnelle des infrastructures. Superviser les plateformes et assurer le traitement des incidents. Participer aux astreintes et aux interventions hors horaires ouvrés. Optimiser les performances et la capacité des plateformes. Data EngineeringConcevoir les solutions d'ingestion de données (API). Mettre en œuvre des architectures de stockage (Hadoop, Ozone, Druid, ClickHouse...). Développer et automatiser les traitements de données. Mettre en place les tests unitaires et d'intégration. Industrialiser les traitements de nettoyage et de transformation des données. Évolution des plateformesParticiper aux migrations des clusters Hadoop Cloudera. Contribuer au déploiement des nouvelles plateformes Cloudera Data Services sous OpenShift/Kubernetes. Être force de proposition sur les évolutions techniques. Participer au design des infrastructures Data. Support & ExpertiseRésoudre les incidents complexes (Hive, Spark, Yarn...). Accompagner les équipes applicatives et métiers. Assurer un support technique de haut niveau. Participer à la documentation et au partage de connaissances. Environnement techniqueImpératifCloudera CDP 7.1.x RedHat Enterprise Linux 8 & 9 Python Java Ansible DevOps Très bonnes connaissancesHadoop Hive HBase Kafka Spark Solr Knox Ranger ZooKeeper Kerberos LDAP AppréciéesOpenShift Kubernetes Trino / Starburst Airflow Flink Maven Gradle ClickHouse Ozone Druid Profil recherchéFormation Bac+5 en informatique ou équivalent. Expérience significative sur des plateformes Big Data Cloudera. Expertise Linux RedHat. Bonne maîtrise des environnements Open Source Data. Solides compétences en automatisation (Ansible). Connaissances DevOps. Capacité à analyser et résoudre des incidents complexes. Esprit d'équipe, autonomie et bonnes capacités de communication. ConditionsCouverture de l'équipe : 8h00 – 19h00 Astreintes et interventions hors horaires ouvrés selon un planning de rotation. Niveau attendu : Confirmé / Senior (N4). Compétences clés : Cloudera CDP 7.1.x, RedHat 8/9, Hadoop, Spark, Hive, Kafka, Python, Java, Ansible, DevOps, OpenShift, Kubernetes.

Architecture et conception Excellente maitrise des architectures PKI avec des expériences réussites Définir l'architecture cible de la plateforme PKI. Concevoir une architecture multi-sites et multi-régions hautement disponible. Définir les mécanismes de continuité d'activité et de reprise après sinistre. Concevoir l'architecture des services OCSP, CRL et des endpoints de publication associée. Définir les modèles de confiance, hiérarchies de certification et politiques de gestion des certificats. Produire les dossiers d'architecture et les standards techniques. Évaluation et choix des solutions Réaliser les études comparatives et Proofs of Concept. Évaluer différentes solutions PKI du marché (EJBCA, Hashicorp Vault, OpenBao, solutions commerciales ou open source). Participer aux activités de sourcing et de procurement. Définir les besoins de support et d'exploitation associés aux solutions retenues. Challenger les éditeurs, intégrateurs et partenaires techniques. Etre en mesure de vulgariser la(les) solution(s) afin de la(les) présenter aux différentes équipes et directeurs Implémentation et industrialisation Installer, configurer et intégrer les solutions retenues. Réaliser les prototypes et valider les choix d'architecture. Déployer les premiers environnements de développement, qualification et préproduction. Mettre en place l'automatisation de l'infrastructure et des processus de gestion des certificats. Définir et implémenter les pipelines CI/CD associés. Participer directement à la résolution des problématiques techniques rencontrées lors des déploiements. Exploitation et support Participer à l'exploitation quotidienne des environnements PKI. Assurer le support de niveau expert sur les incidents complexes. Définir les besoins d'observabilité, de supervision et d'exploitation. Contribuer aux activités de maintenance, patching, upgrades et capacity planning. Piloter les analyses RCA et les plans d'amélioration continue. Leadership technique Assurer le rôle de référent technique PKI du programme. Coordonner les différents contributeurs techniques. Accompagner la montée en compétence des équipes d'exploitation et des futurs consommateurs du service. Préparer l'industrialisation et la transmission des connaissances à mesure que la plateforme grandira.

IT Infrastructure Team Lead Our Client has a great opportunity to play a key role as an IT Infrastructure Team Leader. You will be leading a team of highly skilled infrastructure professionals, third party management and will have responsibility for all infrastructure services. This covers network, hosting, and server infrastructure (on-premises and cloud). As IT Infrastructure Team Leader, you will have highly developed leadership skills, strong technical IT infrastructure skills and have proven experience effectively delivering infrastructure projects. We are looking for an Infrastructure Team Leader with at least 5 to 7 years proven hands-on expertise who has knowledge managing & improving technologies, security, and compliance for internal led standards. Main Accountabilities Responsible for managing, mentoring, and developing a team of highly skilled 3rd line infrastructure engineers, ensuring a high performing team Work closely with the IT management team, 3rd parties, and business and product owners to deliver efficient infrastructure services, ensuring excellent working relationships exist and the department benefits from collaborative working and the sharing of knowledge Management, administration, and operational support of the infrastructure Contribute to the effective governance of project deliverables to ensure solutions are fit for purpose and adhere to the IT Infrastructure roadmaps and architectural strategy Managing Incidents and Requests in line with agreed SLA's/OLA's Providing a first point of escalation for the team in respect of service/delivery issues Proactive incident, problem, change and configuration management Management of resources ensuring adequate cover is maintained to deliver the existing support requirements Ensuring effective DR/BCP plans exist to deliver the required RPOs and RTOs for all infrastructure services, including regular testing Managing effective and value adding third party relationships. Key Requirements Proven experience of supporting a large 24x7 operations, and experience of leading a multi-skilled team through change and transition Technically delivered a Cloud migration project Exceptional people management skills to inspire and motivate a team of highly technical specialists Managing internal and third-party resources as required to plan, design, build and run the enterprise IT infrastructure Experience of delivering infrastructure changes within a fast paced, high frequency change environment An excellent understanding of enterprise best practice infrastructure management, including use of automation/orchestration, monitoring, and logging Previous experience working in mixed on-premises/cloud environments e.g., Azure/AWS Working knowledge of information security threats and the best way to prevent them Minimum ITIL V3 Foundation certified and significant experience in ITIL aligned environments Excellent stakeholder management experience Have a broad understanding of relevant technologies and the opportunities they provide to enhance our service offerings – examples are: Microsoft based server infrastructures and back-office technologies Linux/open-source technologies Experience of delivering solutions using a mix of on premise, hybrid and SaaS, PaaS and IaaS models Virtualisation technologies Data Centre and Edge Networking Infrastructure and Endpoint security technologies Office 365 and Microsoft Azure Scripting, PowerShell, Ansible The Client is based in Paddington London. The salary for this position is in the range £65K - £75K plus benefits. Please do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.