Do you want to work with RHEL operations in one of Sweden's largest IT environments?

The Swedish Tax Agency is strengthening its IT delivery to more authorities and is looking for a Linux technician who wants to work with IT operations in critical environments.

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About the job

As a Linux technician, you will be part of the operations team at the Swedish Tax Agency's Technical Service Unit (STT), where we work with complex solutions built on leading technology to ensure stability and meet high demands for availability and IT security. In this role, you will be a central part of a competent team focused on RHEL and PaaS services, where your work has a direct impact on accessible and secure operations.

In this role, you will work in a team with daily operational Linux operations. You will perform deployments in production environments and be responsible for maintenance and management of Linux environments as requested. You will work with incident and alert management, participate in problem investigations, and contribute to continuous improvement efforts by suggesting enhancements.

With us, you will have the opportunity for continuous development and learning in your work. We actively work with competence and technology development. You will have knowledgeable colleagues with whom you can exchange experiences, and you can develop both breadth and depth with us. Thanks to being a large IT organization, we can offer good opportunities for internal mobility.

The position includes on-call duty according to a schedule and work during planned service windows. The work takes place on-site at the office in Sundbyberg. It is important for us that you have a balance between work and leisure.

The IT department of the Swedish Tax Agency actively works to promote an inclusive workplace characterized by equality and diversity, where all employees have equal opportunities to contribute and develop. Read more at skatteverket.se (https://skatteverket.se/omoss/jobbahososs/jobbamedithososs.4.13948c0e18e810bfa0c55ba.html).

About you

To do a good job and thrive with us at the Swedish Tax Agency, you need to be attentive, think innovatively, and take responsibility. Good judgment and understanding of legal security and safety are important in the work. You should also adhere to our employee policy (https://skatteverket.se/medarbetarpolicy).

In this job, you should:

• be goal-oriented and contribute to achieving the purpose of the operation
• have good problem-solving skills, see patterns, and be able to make distinctions
• have the ability and willingness to learn new things, be flexible, and open to change
• take responsibility for your tasks and be able to work independently
• have good collaboration skills, be a good team player, helpful, and have a positive attitude
• express yourself well in speech and writing in Swedish and English

You should also have:

• relevant higher education in IT or equivalent work experience in the above areas that the employer deems relevant
• several years of relevant and current work experience in Red Hat Enterprise Linux operations and administration
• relevant work experience with automation tools and scripting, such as Ansible

It is desirable to have:

• relevant experience in operations in large IT environments
• work experience in networking and storage solutions in virtual environments
• experience working in middleware environments, including application and web servers such as Weblogic Server, Tomcat, and Apache

Good to know

The employment is permanent and may start with a six-month probationary period.

Employment with us may involve placement in a security class. A security review with a background check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) may therefore be conducted before a decision on employment. For some of our tasks in the security class, Swedish citizenship is required.

Due to the nature of the tasks, there is no possibility to work from home in this job.

At skatteverket.se/jobb (https://skatteverket.se/jobb), you can read about our societal role, the benefits of working with us, and how to apply for our jobs.

When applying, please attach your CV. We do not use cover letters in our recruitment, so please do not include one in your application.

Welcome with your application!

The Swedish Tax Agency has a societal role. Our work affects all individuals and businesses, and through our mission, we contribute to a well-functioning society. Our development is customer-driven, and we collaborate with others to create effective solutions. Together, we make society possible.