OsloMet - the metropolitan university is Norway's third largest university with 23,000 students and over 2,600 employees.
Do you want to develop and operate robust, modern and secure Linux-based services for one of the country's largest knowledge environments?

At the Division of ICT, Section of IT Infrastructure, there is a vacancy for a senior engineer.

Do you want to help develop and operate robust, modern and secure Linux-based services for one of the country's largest knowledge environments? OsloMet strengthens its infrastructure team and is looking for an experienced senior engineer with solid Linux expertise.

As part of the IT Infrastructure section, you will work in a professionally strong environment with high professionalism, short decision-making paths and great influence.

Our Linux operating environment consists of approximately 300 servers across Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Debian. Our virtualization platforms are Nutanix AHV and Proxmox. We use Zabbix as the primary monitoring tool and Puppet/Openvox for configuration management.
Tasks

You will have key roles in the operation, development and modernisation of the University's IT services. Tasks include:

- general operation and management of Linux systems
- monitoring, capacity planning and incident management
- configuration management and automation
- operation and further development of DNS and email services
- working with colleagues to ensure stable and secure operation of the University's IT services
- participate in projects and interdisciplinary initiatives across the ICT department
- contribute to architecture, standardization and documentation

We are looking for you who have

- relevant university or college education, preferably a master's degree. Long and relevant work experience can compensate for the educational requirement.
- long experience in Linux system management (preferably RHEL or Debian-based systems)
- scripting language experience (e.g. Bash, Python, Ruby)
- good Norwegian and English skills, written and oral

It would be an advantage if you have

- experience operating DNS and email services on Linux platform
- good knowledge of IPv6
- experience with larger operating environments and complex infrastructure
- experience with configuration management (Ansible, Puppet, Chef, and the like)
- familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (Zabbix, Grafana, Prometheus, elk/Opensearch and the like)
- knowledge of virtualization technologies (Nutanix, Proxmox, KVM and the like)
- container technology experience

Personal attributes

- good analytical skills
- works structured and independent
- has good communication skills and shares knowledge
- collaborates well in teams and takes responsibility in complex operating environments

Personal suitability will be emphasized.

It is important for OsloMet to reflect the population of our region and we welcome all qualified applicants. We are actively working to develop further as an inclusive workplace and to facilitate the workplace if you need it. If you have periods in your life where you have not been in employment, education or training, you are also welcome to apply with us.

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