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The following job advert may be of interest to some on the list (Oxford is making increasing use of Shibboleth for intra-institutional access management): Systems Developer (Access Management) [two posts] Grade: 8 Salary: £37,012 - £44,166 Fixed-term to 30 April 2013 in the first instance. Would you enjoy the challenge of making authentication and authorisation solutions work within a complex enterprise environment? We are seeking two systems developers to make a significant contribution to the development and deployment of solutions for the integration of key IT systems with standards-based identity and access management services. The University Administration and Services Access Management Project is a strategic project within the University to investigate and provide solutions to integrate enterprise applications with the University's central identity and access management services. The post-holders will work alongside the technical teams responsible for providing the authentication and authorisation services and University administration systems (e.g. financials, student records, business intelligence). The ideal candidate will have experience of systems development and integration for both Microsoft Windows and Linux platforms. We are particularly seeking applicants with a good understanding of authentication and authorisation protocols and standards (e.g. Kerberos, SAML, LDAP), including those supported by Active Directory. Familiarity with IT systems design, implementation, and management in a service environment is also required. The posts offer an excellent opportunity to gain in-depth experience in addressing the challenges of deploying access management solutions within a federated enterprise environment. There are many advantages to working at the University other than the world-class research culture. Benefits include flexible working, an excellent pension, career prospects and generous holiday provision. Apply now online, ensuring that you address each of the selection criteria in your supporting statement. In order to apply for this role and for further details, including a job description and selection criteria, please visit the University recruitment site: Systems Developer (Access Management) post. The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon (GMT) Monday 2nd April 2012. Interviews are expected to take place in the week commencing 16th April 2012. -- Dr Michael Fraser Head of Infrastructure Systems and Services Oxford University Computing Services Technical Coordinator Student Systems Programme Tel: 01865 283 343 http://users.ox.ac.uk/~mikef/