DevOps Engineer at Svenska kraftnät

Svenska kraftnät is one of the key players in the transition to sustainable energy. As a DevOps Engineer, you will have one of Sweden's most important IT jobs, contributing to Sweden's electricity supply every day. We need you to succeed in our vital mission to electrify Sweden.

Today, we are about 600 people in IT, and we will grow further in the coming years. This is to create conditions for Sweden to double its electricity production and achieve climate goals by completely transitioning to fossil-free energy. To succeed, we will use the latest technology to increase the capacity of our infrastructure while also accelerating the development pace around systems, digitalization, and processes.

If you want to work and develop in a growing organization and create a forward-leaning and robust IT organization together with wonderful colleagues, come to us!

About the Position

The role of DevOps Engineer involves driving, implementing, and further developing DevOps-based working methods, as well as contributing to the functionality and further development of our development platforms and tools.

The position will also include both coordinating and planned tasks and more practical and operational tasks that occur hands-on in our IT systems, such as configuration, troubleshooting, installations, and upgrades.

Examples of Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Manage incidents, problems, and perform troubleshooting.
• Drive and execute upgrades and system improvements of our development tools and Azure DevOps Server platform.
• Support new and existing projects and managements in implementing DevOps-based working methods and workspaces in the Azure DevOps Server platform as well as other development tools in the area.
• Install, configure, and otherwise prepare new environments, e.g., for upcoming needs.
• Participate in IT security work by assisting in risk and vulnerability analyses, monitoring information security, etc.

As a DevOps Engineer, you will belong to the Development Capabilities and Tools unit, which consists of about 14 people, including IT specialists, method and tool managers, IT project managers, and management leaders. The unit is responsible for developing our capabilities in application development, as well as requirements and test management with professionals in the field.

Are you driven by working with continuous improvements and the development of tools, processes, and methods within the IT development area? With us, you will have the opportunity to lead, influence, and contribute to the development of our future operations. Within Svenska kraftnät, there are colleagues with extensive experience in the industry that enables knowledge exchange and professional development. We offer opportunities for development and specialization in your areas of interest.

About You

To thrive in this role, we see that you are good at collaborating and have the ability to find the best solutions with a focus on the common goal. You have strong problem-solving skills and can see logic and connections in complex information and environments. Furthermore, you have a structured working method and can plan and complete what you have started while meeting deadlines. You describe yourself as a creative person with an open mind to find new solutions to old problems. We place great emphasis on your personal qualities.

Required Qualifications

We also see that you have a degree from a university/college/vocational school in computer science or similar, or equivalent competence acquired in another way.

We see that you have several years of relevant work experience in:

• working as a system developer or DevOps Engineer, supporting system development teams where version control has been included
• working with configuration, operation, and other management of Azure DevOps or other similar tools (GitLab/GitHub/Atlassian products).
• code review tools/systems.
• working with agile methods.
• You speak and understand Swedish and English in both speech and writing.

It is meritorious if you have:

• Work experience as a DevOps Engineer with both the implementation of DevOps-based working methods and tools for at least three years in Linux and Windows environments.
• Several years of work experience in installation, configuration, and administration of software in Linux or Windows environments.
• Work experience within infrastructure in secure IT environments (networks, firewalls, secure communication).
• Worked with development tools such as WSL2, Python, Docker, Visual Studio, Node.js.

Good to Know

• The position is located in Sundbyberg.
• Possibility for remote work up to 50% #LI-hybrid
• The application deadline is 2025-01-20. We do not accept cover letters in connection with your application.
• The position is a permanent employment.

In this recruitment, Svenska kraftnät collaborates with IDG Recruitment. For questions regarding the position and recruitment process, please contact recruitment consultant Linda Wallin, phone 072-227 67 20, [email protected].

The recruiting manager is Jonas Backlund. Union representatives are Annika Ingeborn, SACO, 010 475 87 72 and Mikael Hedenheim, ST, tel. 010-475 84 68. You can also reach us via email: [email protected].

Additional Information

We place high demands on our employees' security and confidentiality awareness. Before a hiring decision is made, a security review according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) will be conducted in cases where the position involves handling security-classified information or participation in security-sensitive activities. If the employment concerns a position in a security class, the security review will also include a background check and, in some cases, a special personal investigation.

For employment at Svenska kraftnät, Swedish citizenship is required. The employment also includes an obligation to be placed in a military position.

Svenska kraftnät works to promote diversity and counteract discrimination and welcomes applicants with different backgrounds and experiences to our recruitments.

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