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IT Specialist at SCB in Örebro

Statistiska Centralbyrån

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Proactive and socially interested?

Then we believe you will thrive with us. The Swedish Statistics Agency SCB is the country's largest and foremost source of knowledge in statistics. Our statistics are used everywhere, at home at the kitchen table, in news reporting, and by decision-makers in parliament and government.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

At SCB, we handle large amounts of data daily with fast information flows and develop solutions to simplify and future-proof statistics. SCB's IT department is primarily located in Örebro with about 100 employees responsible for the IT systems that enable statistical production.

SCB is now making significant exciting investments in IT to support SCB's statistical production. The investment involves building a new modern software-based data center and development platforms that, with new technology and new working methods, meet SCB's future statistical production. In connection with this investment, we are now looking for more employees in IT in various technical areas. We hope you want to be part of our vision for the future.

Are you interested in joining us on our journey and working within the infrastructure unit in our newly built premises in the north of Örebro?

With us, you will work in a modern operational environment. You will have a role where you, together with about thirty other colleagues, work closely with system managers on the operation and development of SCB's IT infrastructure. We work a lot in project form when upgrades and new developments occur in the environment. Your areas of responsibility may change over time in line with the development of our new data center.

Do you want to ...

  • be involved in developing our new software-based data center,
  • work with projects, operation, and maintenance of IT infrastructure,
  • together with the team, ensure that the technical prerequisites exist to maintain the functionality of the service within your areas,
  • act as a driving force in the area, help develop new solutions,
  • collaborate with friendly experienced colleagues in the unit to brainstorm ideas for new solutions and improvement proposals and develop a three-year roadmap for the services you work with

... then we believe this position could be really interesting for you!

QUALIFICATIONS

We want you to have:

  • A university degree with a focus on IT or equivalent education/work experience that the employer assesses as equivalent
  • The ability and documented experience of working in a structured and project-oriented manner
  • High knowledge and current work experience in:
    • Virtualization VMware virtualization platform
    • VMware Tanzu container platform
    • Shell programming in Linux operating system
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or work experience that the employer assesses as equivalent.
  • The ability to express yourself fluently in Swedish in both speech and writing

We consider it meritorious if you have:

  • Knowledge and experience in operations for one or more products/areas:
    • Scripting PowerShell, Bash
    • Certified Kubernetes Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS),
    • Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA), Kubernetes and Cloud Security Associate (KCSA) or work experience that the employer assesses as equivalent
  • Experience working in larger complex IT environments with high security requirements.

You enjoy taking initiative, contributing ideas, and driving work forward. You will thrive with us if you are curious and proactive.

For this to be a good match for both you and us, it is important that you have a good ability to collaborate. You work well with other people, and you want to be part of a team where you contribute to your colleagues' well-being and success in their work.

Additionally, you are structured and can plan, organize, and prioritize your work effectively.

You are expected to take responsibility for your own work in a careful and quality-conscious manner.

You need to have good analytical skills and be able to process and interpret data in a quality-conscious manner. You enjoy working with complex issues.

OTHER

This position is located in the IT/IOS/DC section in Örebro at Åkullegatan 14. Travel to Solna strand may occur.

Depending on the conditions of the business, there is an opportunity to work some time from home.

You may be part of an on-call chain that handles priority 1 incidents outside regular office hours.

The employment is permanent and usually begins with a six-month probationary period. The start date will be agreed upon.

This position is security classified, so we will conduct a security review including a background check before making a hiring decision.

With us, the competence and potential of all employees are important. We believe in an inclusive culture where we benefit from our diversity and differences. You who apply share our approaches: courage to act, trust in each other's competence and goodwill, the drive to turn words into action, and everyone's responsibility to contribute to the whole.

You apply by registering your CV in Swedish. Attach your degree certificate with a course list. Requirements for academic credits not included in a degree must be verified by study certificates/register extracts. In your application, you will answer a number of selection questions in Swedish in our recruitment system that you will access when you click on "Apply" below.

In this recruitment, we will place great emphasis on your personal qualities.

If you have protected personal information, please contact the HR partner via SCB's switchboard.

Warm welcome with your application!

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