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We are currently looking for an IT Operations Engineer to join the Application Team and take responsibility for managing and maintaining the IT infrastructure at a major bank in central Stockholm. This is a fantastic opportunity to take the next step in your career – submit your application today! The position starts as soon as possible.

About the role

As a member of the IT Operations team within the Digital Wealth Delivery domain, you will play a key role in a dedicated operations and support unit. In this role, you will be responsible for monitoring and maintaining the bank's IT infrastructure to improve the customer experience, monitor system performance, and work closely with development teams.

Collaboration is central to the role, as you will work with various teams to deploy, automate, and improve the scalability of applications and systems. Your work is crucial in ensuring smooth support for both users and developers. You focus on customer satisfaction and ensure that services are delivered with the highest quality and short lead times.

What we offer

• An exciting role where you will have the opportunity to develop and work with modern technologies, as well as work within Scandinavia's largest financial group and one of Europe's largest banks.
• The opportunity to become part of an expert team and learn from senior colleagues, while developing your skills as an IT Operations Engineer.
• Great opportunities for career development within a global company that values sustainability, work-life balance, and diversity.
• A dedicated consultant manager from Academic Work who supports and coaches you in your career. This is a long-term assignment with our client.

Responsibilities

This role is central to managing and maintaining critical IT infrastructure, ensuring optimal system performance and reliability, and driving efficiency through technical innovation and DevOps practices.

• Lead technical initiatives to drive IT innovation and efficiency.
• Monitor and maintain the company's IT infrastructure, including servers and databases.
• Proactively monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and manage incidents for optimal reliability.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with development teams to implement DevOps principles.
• Conduct disaster recovery tests to ensure system resilience.
• Support users and collaborate with cross-functional teams within the organization.

We are looking for someone who

• Has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Technology and/or equivalent experience in IT operations/system administration.
• Has advanced knowledge of operating systems such as Windows Server and Linux.
• Has good knowledge of system monitoring, disaster recovery, and incident management.
• Is fluent in English, both spoken and written.
• Has Swedish citizenship or a valid long-term work permit.

An obligatory background check is conducted during this recruitment process. If you proceed in the process, you will need to provide extracts from the criminal record register and approve a credit check.

It is an advantage if you have

• Experience working in the banking sector.
• Experience with tools such as Confluence or Jira.
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and Kubernetes.
• Documented ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues and implement solutions.
• Experience with database monitoring and performance optimization.
• Knowledge of scripting languages for automation.
• Ability to write and optimize SQL queries.

To succeed in the role, you have the following personal qualities:

• Goal-oriented.
• Social.
• Organized.
• Responsible.
• Energetic.
• Intellectually curious.

Our recruitment process

This recruitment process is handled by Academic Work, and our client's request is that all questions regarding the position are sent to Academic Work.

We apply rolling selection and will remove the ad when enough candidates have reached the final stage of the recruitment process. A CV is required when applying. We do not use cover letters as a selection method, so they do not need to be attached. The recruitment process includes two selection tests: a personality test and a cognitive ability test. The tests are a tool to find the candidate with the highest potential for the position and to promote equality, diversity, and a fair recruitment process.