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We make society work for people on the move, on rails, in the air and on water. That is why we need the best competence. Our mission is important and has significance in everyday life – both for individuals and businesses. At our agency, we take responsibility, treat everyone well and respect differences. As an employee, you contribute to a sustainable future.

About the job

As a System Engineer specializing in Linux servers, you will operate, monitor, maintain and manage servers within the team's area of responsibility. The Infrastructure and Operations unit is currently undergoing change to meet future needs, both organizationally and in the area of IT operations. Therefore, we are now looking for you who want to further develop our server operations and build up the agency's operations organization to be able to handle larger commitments regarding internal operations in the future.

We are a large IT department with approximately 450 employees, which gives you the opportunity to focus on the issues you are best at, but also to exchange experiences and competence with other experienced employees in all areas.

You are important to us

Do you like working together with others and do you want to develop in your professional role? At our agency, you can expect career development, a trust-based leadership and employee relationship, and a sustainable working life. We are a secure employer that cares about your health with time for wellness activities during working hours, flexible working hours, a generous amount of vacation days, and extra days off around holidays.

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You will

• be part of a competent team and have the opportunity to help shape the agency's server operations
• operate, maintain and manage servers within the team's area of responsibility
• install, configure and troubleshoot systems in our IT environment
• optimize and develop systems with a proactive purpose
• act as a specialist/expert support within your area of responsibility and participate in various projects.

Weekly on-call duty according to a rolling schedule may become relevant.

You must have

• education in IT or equivalent knowledge acquired through working life experience that we assess as equivalent
• several years of current working experience as a system engineer in the operation of Linux servers
• good knowledge of Red Hat (RHEL) or Ubuntu
• experience of working in organizations with large technical environments in complex system landscapes
• good knowledge of the Swedish language in speech and writing.

It is meritorious if you also have

• experience in system administration
• experience/knowledge of scripting and automation with Ansible
• working life experience and good knowledge of Windows server
• experience/knowledge of container technology e.g. Kubernetes or Docker.

We want you to

• as a person be solution-focused and responsible, and see logic and connections in complex issues and environments
• be team-oriented, non-hierarchical team player and enjoy working together with others
• take responsibility for your and the team's tasks and drive your and the team's work forward
• be communicative and attentive and accommodating in your approach, and have the interest, willingness and ability to help others and deliver solutions.

Personal suitability is given great weight.

More information

The position is permanent with placement in Örebro. Appointment according to agreement. We normally apply a probationary period. An employment with us may involve placement in a security class. A security investigation with register control according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) may therefore be conducted. For some of our security-classed tasks, Swedish citizenship is required.

If you have questions, you are welcome to contact Section Chief Jörgen Persson, 010-495 64 01, [email protected]. ST, Axel Frick and Saco-S, Benedicte Johansson can be reached via our switchboard at 0771-503 503.

We do not want advertisers and staffing agencies to contact us.

Apply

Apply via our website and attach a complete CV as well as a cover letter marked with reference number TSG 2026-5078. We need your application no later than June 16, 2026. If you have protected personal data, contact the recruiting manager for information on how to proceed. In your application documents, you need to describe in what way you meet the requested qualifications and merits related to the current recruitment. If you proceed in the employment process, educational/diploma certificates and employment certificates proving the knowledge and experience relevant to the position must always be presented.

Welcome to become our new colleague!

Short about the Swedish Transport Agency

The Swedish Transport Agency works to achieve good accessibility, high quality, safe and environmentally adapted transport within railways, aviation, shipping and road. We develop regulations, issue permits and follow up on how they are complied with. Using our registers, we work among other things with fees, permits and ownership changes.

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