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As a key player in Sweden's energy transition, the IT division at Svenska kraftnät is growing to enable a doubling of electricity production and a fossil-free future. By leveraging the latest technology, we are strengthening and increasing the capacity of our infrastructure, as well as accelerating the pace of development within digitalization and processes. To continue this journey forward, we are looking for more experienced DevOps specialists.

About the role

In the role of DevOps Specialist, you will contribute to a crucial part of the development of Sweden's power system through the active management and further development of our most critical applications within the balancing area – the systems that ensure the balance between electricity production and consumption.

In this role, you will work closely with solution architects, system owners, other DevOps engineers, and testers in an agile team. Here, you will contribute technical expertise, improvement initiatives, and strategic competence to drive progress in complex issues. You are also responsible for the management, operations, incident handling, development, automation, and improvement of the organization's CI/CD flows, infrastructure, and platform-near services.

Main responsibilities:

• Drive and develop DevOps practices with a focus on automation, CI/CD, and continuous improvements.
• Manage and further develop development platforms, tools, and container platforms (Kubernetes/OpenShift).
• Implement scalable, secure, and robust container and microservice solutions with integration against Kafka.
• Automate infrastructure, deployment flows, and operational processes using modern DevOps tools and Infrastructure as Code.
• Ensure high availability, performance, security, and observability through monitoring, logging, and follow-up.
• Participate in technical requirement setting, architecture work, and platform development in collaboration with architects and other IT functions and development teams.
• Handle troubleshooting, incidents, root cause analyses, and drive improvement initiatives.
• Support development teams with tools and efficient working methods throughout the entire development lifecycle.
• Support advanced testing, including load, security, and integration tests.
• Act as a mentor and actively contribute to knowledge sharing and competence development within the team.

As a DevOps Specialist, you are offered a complex and learning-oriented environment where you have the opportunity to develop in several areas and exchange experiences with experienced and engaged colleagues. Your role is crucial for keeping Sweden's electricity supply stable and future-proof. We want to invest in you, and through your work, you help ensure that Sweden neither goes dark nor stands still.

About you

Requirements:

To thrive in this role, you are engaged, have a natural drive, and enjoy collaborating with others. You build trusting relationships, work solution-oriented, and take initiative to drive complex issues forward. You are unpretentious, happy to share your competence, and contribute to the team's development. With a structured approach, you plan and prioritize your work, adapt to changing needs, and maintain a continued focus on quality and delivery. You communicate clearly, take responsibility for your tasks, and work independently.

You must also adhere to the Swedish Government's Values Foundation (https://www.statskontoret.se/forvaltningskultur/den-statliga-vardegrunden/). We place great emphasis on your personal qualities.

Furthermore, you have a relevant degree in systems science, computer science, or other education or equivalent competence acquired in other ways. You also have:

• At least 3 years of work experience in DevOps/technical system management in complex and business-critical environments
• Technical competence in Linux/Unix, CI/CD, automation, Java/Python, Kafka, SQL/XML
• Work experience with container platforms such as Kubernetes and/or OpenShift
• Work experience with incident handling and root cause analyses
• Good habit of documenting, communicating, and collaborating with both technical and business-oriented roles
• Good ability to communicate in Swedish and English, both orally and in writing

We consider it meritorious if you have:

• Work-related experience in mentoring, e.g., as a technical lead, Scrum Master, Team Lead, or Tech Lead, and/or with competence development within teams
• Work-related experience in IT security (certificates, networks, RBAC)
• Work-related experience in system integration
• Work-related experience in observability, monitoring, log management, and troubleshooting in complex environments
• Work-related experience in microservice architecture and cloud or hybrid platforms
• Work-related experience in load, security, and integration testing
• Work-related experience working according to ITIL, PM3, or similar frameworks

Good to know

• The position is located in Sundbyberg
• Opportunity for remote work up to 50%, if the work allows. #LI-hybrid
• The position is a permanent employment
• On-call duties may be included in the role
• The last day for applications is August 24, 2026
• Instead of attaching a cover letter to your application, you answer a number of questions in the application form. We request your CV to be written in Swedish
• Benefits at Svenska kraftnät (https://www.svk.se/jobba-har/var-arbetsplats/formaner/)

Interested in applying or want to know more?

In this recruitment, we collaborate with Computer Sweden Recruitment. For questions, contact the responsible recruitment consultant Johanna Nordberg, 070 3343159, [email protected]. The selection process begins during week 33. Due to holiday periods, response times may be slightly longer than usual. We warmly welcome your application!

Contacts at Svenska kraftnät:

• Carl Isaksson, recruitment specialist, 010 489 20 28
• Annika Ingeborn, SACO, 010 475 87 72
• Erica Midfjäll, ST, 010 475 87 31

You can also reach us via email: [email protected].

Work here (https://www.svk.se/jobba-har/)

We decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment agencies as well as sellers in connection with the recruitment, as we have procured agreements that apply to Svenska kraftnät as a government agency.

Other information

We have high demands on our employees' security and confidentiality awareness. Prior to employment, a security check is conducted according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585), which includes a basic investigation. If the employment concerns a position in a security class, the security check will also include a register check. For employment at Svenska kraftnät, Swedish citizenship may be a requirement for certain positions. The employment includes an obligation to be placed in wartime assignments. For more information about personnel security at Svenska kraftnät, see personnel security (https://www.svk.se/sakerhet-och-beredskap/sakerhetsskydd/personalsakerhet).