IT Infrastructure Architect at Stockholm University

The IT department at Stockholm University consists of approximately 120 employees who have an overarching responsibility for Sweden's largest university IT environment.

This includes developing/managing/deploying and monitoring platforms, systems, and services that support academia, education, research, and administration.

We are now looking for an engaged IT Infrastructure Architect who wants to take a strategic holistic approach to our technical development and create sustainable solutions in an organization with an important societal mission! With us, you will use your technical expertise to strengthen quality, security, and efficiency in our operations. If you thrive in complex environments, enjoy working in a structured manner, and want to make a difference – then this could be the role for you.

More information about us can be found at: IT Department (https://medarbetare.su.se/vart-su/organisation/universitetsforvaltningen/it-avdelningen).

Responsibilities

As an IT Infrastructure Architect, you will be responsible for designing, further developing, and quality assuring the architecture for our identity and access solutions, our cloud-based services, and our overall IT environment. You will work closely with both technical specialists and the business to ensure that our solutions meet the university's requirements for security, functionality, and future sustainability.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Analyzing requirements and needs
• Design and development of solutions within identity & access management, including authentication flows and federation solutions
• Architecture and modernization of Active Directory and integrations with Azure AD/Microsoft Entra ID
• Design and implementation support of Zero Trust strategies and security architecture
• Technical advice and support to projects, operations, and development
• Documentation of architectural decisions and target architectures

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with broad technical expertise and the ability to switch between strategy and practical implementation. To succeed in this role, we believe you have:

• At least 10 years of practical experience in IT infrastructure, IT architecture, or similar
• A degree in a relevant field, such as computer science/information systems, or equivalent competence acquired in another way
• Experience in developing and implementing IT infrastructure architecture with a focus on scalability, security, best practices, and performance
• Experience in system integration, microservices architecture, and API management
• Deep knowledge of authentication, identity platforms, and protocols (e.g., SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect)
• Experience with Active Directory, Group Policy, federation services, and modernization towards cloud identities
• Good understanding of Azure architecture, cloud security, and platform design
• Strong insight into Zero Trust models, segmentation, policy governance, and security principles

Personal qualities:

You have the ability to translate a strategic perspective into technical direction by creating consensus and anchoring. You also have good communication skills to convey complex technology clearly and pedagogically. Furthermore, you have an organized and structured ability to maintain documentation and guidelines. You have good collaboration skills, easily build relationships, and can effectively collaborate with different teams and stakeholders in the organization.

About the employment

The employment is permanent full-time with a six-month probationary period. Stockholm University applies individual salary setting. Start date by agreement.

We offer

With us, you will experience the dynamics of the interplay between higher education and research that makes Stockholm University an exciting and creative environment. You will work in an international environment and receive favorable conditions. The university is located in the National City Park with good connections to the city.

We offer you the opportunity for remote work, wellness time, wellness grants, and training facilities at the workplace. It is a creative workplace where competence and collaboration are important foundations for job satisfaction and good results.

Stockholm University is committed to being a workplace free from discrimination and providing equal rights and opportunities for all.

Contact

Further information can be obtained from section manager, Fredrik Bolinder, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]).

Application

You apply for the position via Stockholm University's recruitment system. As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete and that it reaches the university by the application deadline.

Instructions for applicants can be found on the website: How to apply for a position (https://www.su.se/om-universitetet/jobba-p%C3%A5-su/att-s%C3%B6ka-en-anst%C3%A4llning).

Stockholm University contributes to the development of a sustainable democratic society through knowledge, enlightenment, and the pursuit of truth.