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We make society work for people on the move, on rails, in the air, and on the water. That is why we need the best competence. Our mission is important and has significance in everyday life – for both private individuals and companies. At our organization, 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 administer 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 field of IT operations. Therefore, we are looking for you who want to further develop our server operations and build up the agency's operational organization to handle larger internal operational tasks 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, as well as to exchange experiences and competence with other experienced employees in all areas.

You are important to us

Do you enjoy working with others and want to develop in your professional role? Here, you can expect career development, a trust-based leadership and employee relationship, and a sustainable work life. We are a secure employer that cares about your health with time for wellness activities during working hours, flexible working hours, a generous number of vacation days, and extra days off on bridge days.

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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 administer servers within the team's area of responsibility
• install, configure, and troubleshoot systems in our IT environment
• optimize and develop systems proactively
• 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 work experience that we assess as equivalent
• several years of current work experience as a system engineer in the operation of Linux servers
• good knowledge of Red Hat (RHEL) or Ubuntu
• experience working in organizations with large technical environments in complex system landscapes
• good knowledge of the Swedish language, both spoken and written.

It is an advantage if you also have

• experience in system administration
• experience/knowledge of scripting and automation with Ansible
• work 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, seeing logic and connections in complex issues and environments
• be collaborative, non-hierarchical team player who enjoys working together with others
• take responsibility for your and the team's tasks and drive your and the team's work forward
• be communicative, attentive, and accommodating in your interactions, 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. A position with us may involve security clearance. A security investigation with register check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) may therefore be conducted. For some of our security-classified 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 by July 1, 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 how you meet the required qualifications and merits related to the current recruitment. If you proceed in the hiring 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 create 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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