DevOps Engineer - Stockholm

Veritaz is a leading IT staffing solutions provider in Sweden, committed to advancing individual careers and aiding employers in securing the perfect talent fit. With a proven track record of successful partnerships with top companies, we have rapidly grown our presence in the USA, Europe, and Sweden as a dependable and trusted resource within the IT industry.
Assignment Description:
We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team.
What you will work on:
Collaborate in the establishment of a cohesive team responsible for jointly managing platforms including OpenShift 4, Kafka, and the monitoring platform, along with surrounding CI/CD applications.
Take charge of handling IT incidents for constituent systems, contributing to troubleshooting, and coordinating efforts, particularly in the context of 2nd and 3rd line support.
Drive and execute system upgrades and enhancements to ensure optimal performance.
Install, configure, and prepare new environments, anticipating potential future needs.
Provide support and assistance to both internal and external stakeholders as required.
Coordinate various types of tests and actively participate in test execution.
Update system documentation, including operational procedures and system dependencies.
Assist in IT security efforts, such as conducting risk and vulnerability analyses and monitoring information security.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders and system suppliers to implement IT changes.
Aid in specifying technical requirements and contribute to the development of new solutions.
Assist in the development of management plans, system maintenance plans, and change implementation.
Ensure familiarity with other IT solutions relevant to the assignment.

What you bring:
College/university education, equivalent to at least 120p/180hp in IT or relevant education/work experience as determined by the customer.
Minimum 5 years of experience in a Linux environment, including system installations, configurations, and upgrades.
At least 5 years of experience in IT operations for mission-critical infrastructure.
Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience with container platforms, specifically Kubernetes or OpenShift in a cluster environment, encompassing maintenance, support, daily operations, and further development.
At least 5 years of experience working with automation, configuration, and scripting using tools such as Ansible, bash, PowerShell, and YAML.
Proficient in both spoken and written Swedish and English.

Additional Requirements:
Minimum 2 years of experience in monitoring and surveillance, including configuration and management of alarms and logs using tools like ELK or Prometheus and Grafana.
Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience managing Apache Kafka.
At least 3 years of practical experience working with clustered OpenShift platforms running on-premises in your data centers.
Minimum 2 years of experience working on assignments/projects involving the establishment and use of infrastructure-as-code.