About The Role

It's an exciting time at Falmouth Exeter Plus as we support two Universities, both of whom are working to realise their 2030 strategies. We support over 10,000 users with more than 20,000 connected devices across Cornwall and the world. The IT & Digital mission is to “Drive Innovation and Deliver Trusted Technology”. We do this in a fast-moving environment where agility and a positive approach to change and enhancement are essential.

In support of this we are now looking to recruit a Platform Specialist to join the platform and infrastructure team.

The successful candidate will manage and lead on securing, developing and supporting identity services within a large and complex business applications stack, and will have a good understanding of identity workflows, access monitoring and reporting tools.

It is an exciting time as we grow the Digital & IT Directorate to meet the needs of our university partners as they continue to move ahead with their ambitious growth plans. You will have the support of the wider IT Service Delivery team and have the autonomy to lead on major software solution projects.

About You

The successful candidate will be reporting to the Platform and Infrastructure Manager. You will be responsible for overseeing a significant number of delivery projects as well as managing standard day-to-day BAU issues. This includes ensuring the timely delivery of KPIs and managing the balance of time between BAU and project work.

The ideal candidate would have the following experience:

A strong background in the Identity and Access Management (IAM) domain, with deep understanding of authentication, identity verification and assurance
Good understanding of Microsoft PowerBI and Microsoft SQL Server
Demonstrable skills within SSO, MFA, Conditional Access and similar technologies to provide seamless access across multiple software platforms including Microsoft Entra, Office 365 Enterprise Applications and other SaaS solutions
Identity federation and identity management concepts, approaches, protocols and standards such as OAuth2, OIDC, W3C verifiable credentials and SAML
Experience with scripting languages such as PowerShell and workflow automations with DevOps or similar technologies
Experience of utilising secure REST APIs
Windows server infrastructure

For further details on the skills/experience required for this role, please see the full job description above.

This is a permanent, full time, 37.5 hours per week position working Monday to Friday. We are able to offer this role on a hybrid basis with a mix of on-campus and at home working.

The closing date for this position is Sunday 24 November 2024.

About Us

Falmouth Exeter Plus manages and delivers services at Falmouth, Penryn and Truro Campuses on behalf of Falmouth University and the University of Exeter. Working closely with the Falmouth & Exeter Students' Union (The SU) and the wider, universities partnership we support Higher Education learning and living, ensuring that the interests of all campus users are at the heart of everything we do.

As an employer of choice we can offer the successful candidate for this role a range of benefits, including:

- Employer Pension Contribution up to 10%.

- 28 days + 8 days bank holiday.

- Life Assurance

- Subsidised Sports Centre Membership (Gym & Fitness Classes)

- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay

- Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme (Tusker)

- Salary Sacrifice Cycle Scheme

- Salary Sacrifice Home & Tech Scheme

- Vivup Lifestyle Discounts

Alongside these benefits we offer a first class working environment across our campuses with all the facilities you would expect from working across two leading Universities.

Falmouth Exeter Plus welcomes and encourages job applications from people of all identities and backgrounds, particularly those under-represented and/or marginalised, as it is important we have a diverse range of candidates to consider.

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