Systems Specialist in Container Technology

The IT department of the County Administrative Boards is in an exciting phase of development where digitization, innovative solutions, and security and preparedness issues are in focus. Our IT environment is extensive and varied, encompassing everything from modern infrastructure to systems we develop ourselves. Above all, our ideas benefit the entire society, providing a unique feeling that is hard to beat.

The operations of the County Administrative Boards have a wide scope and operate in areas that are highly relevant in today's society. Digitization is a strong driving force for the County Administrative Boards, where IT often plays a key role in realizing needs.

The IT department of the County Administrative Boards is national and works for all 21 County Administrative Boards in Sweden.

Job Responsibilities

As a Systems Specialist in container technology within the Data Center function, you will work in environments based on container technology and be involved in establishing, operating, and further developing our new container platform.

The role involves varied tasks ranging from architecture and design to operational management and continuous improvement of the platform.

You will work with the operation and management of container platforms in production, including monitoring, capacity planning, and lifecycle management. By automating platform tasks, you ensure an efficient and scalable operational environment while driving efforts to improve and modernize our processes. You will also be responsible for troubleshooting and incident management to maintain stable and reliable operations.

In this role, you will collaborate closely with our development teams to ensure that the platform supports their needs and enables a smooth flow from development to production. You will also actively work on implementing security solutions to create a robust and secure operational environment.

Together with your colleagues, you will contribute to documentation and knowledge sharing, develop design proposals, and conduct environmental monitoring within platform and infrastructure services to ensure that our solutions are both modern and sustainable in the long term.

We are always developing our operations, and you need to be open to the possibility that your tasks may change over time.

The IT department of the County Administrative Boards is located throughout the country. The placement is in Mariestad, Karlstad, Gothenburg, Vänersborg, Luleå, or by agreement. We offer flexible work with good opportunities for remote work part of the time. Travel within the country may occur.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with a university or college degree in IT, or experiences and qualifications deemed equivalent. You have experience working with container platforms in production, preferably based on Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, or OKD. Certifications in OpenShift are an advantage.

You have very good skills in Linux-based operating systems (RHEL, CentOS) and are used to working with automation and operations. You master modern CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Tekton, and have good experience with Infrastructure as Code through tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Helm.

Furthermore, you have practical experience with container technology such as Docker or Podman, as well as building and managing scalable and highly available platforms. You understand monitoring and logging with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK, or Loki, and are used to working according to GitOps principles with tools like ArgoCD or Flux.

You communicate easily and understandably in both spoken and written Swedish and English.

Personal Qualities

To succeed in this role, we see that you are a person with a structured approach and show creativity in your problem-solving. You have a good ability to plan, organize, and prioritize your work. You enjoy working independently but are also a team player who is happy to share your knowledge. Since our colleagues are spread across many locations in Sweden, we work extensively with digital meetings, and you are comfortable with this virtual working style.

We place great importance on personal suitability and see it as a given that you contribute to a positive and inclusive work climate. As an employee at the County Administrative Board of Västra Götaland, you should also adhere to the government values (https://www.statskontoret.se/forvaltningskultur/den-statliga-vardegrunden/).

We believe in equal opportunities for all, and one of our main missions is to promote diversity and a workforce composition that reflects the population of the counties.

Good to Know

Read more about us on our website here (https://www.lansstyrelsen.se/vastra-gotaland/om-oss/jobba-hos-oss/jobba-pa-it-avdelningen.html). Here you can find information about our offerings (https://www.lansstyrelsen.se/vastra-gotaland/om-oss/jobba-hos-oss.html#varterbjudande).

We are also on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/10571725/admin/dashboard/).

Welcome with your application! We would like it to be in Swedish as it is our working language.

If you have questions about the position, please feel free to contact Andrzej Kardas, function manager, email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]), or mobile 076-1279569.

We have high demands on our employees' security awareness. Security clearance according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) will be conducted before we make a decision on employment. For some positions, Swedish citizenship may therefore be required. Read more about security clearance here (https://sakerhetspolisen.se/sakerhetsskydd/sakerhetsskyddsatgarder/personalsakerhet.html).

The County Administrative Board is a preparedness authority and has a special designated responsibility during crises and war/increased preparedness.

The employment may begin with a 6-month probationary period.

We have chosen recruitment channels and do not wish to be contacted by recruitment companies.

Your application will become a public document when you apply for positions with us. Therefore, it is important that you do not register protected personal data via our recruitment system. Mail your application to the HR unit, County Administrative Board of Västra Götaland, 403 40 Gothenburg. Do not disclose any sensitive information in your application but provide some form of contact information so we can reach you if you are a candidate for the position. If you have questions about the handling of protected personal data, contact HR via email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]). If you have questions about the recruitment process, please contact the recruiting manager, see contact details below.