Infrastructure Solution Designer (ISD) - Vattenfall IT

We are now looking for two Infrastructure Solution Designers to our team within Vattenfall IT where you will work with and support all businesses in Vattenfall.


Main Tasks and Responsibilities
As an IT Infrastructure Solution Designer you will be responsible for creating the maintainable technical infrastructure solution design for systems used in Vattenfall, by following the reference architecture and security guidelines that are provided by Vattenfall IT.
Designs created by the Infrastructure Solution Designer will cover the full infrastructure overview and describe clients, operating systems, databases, physical and virtual servers, network, middleware, technical interfaces, communication paths, cloud usage, etc.
We believe that you have a broad understanding of IT, good technical knowledge and will be able to provide technical leadership and valuable input for decisions when required. The position requires a good cooperation and relationship with the Vattenfall IT Architecture and IT Security teams and you might be requested for reviewing and deciding on other solution designs.

Your Responsibilities
Implementing the IT Architecture and IT Security recommendations for a solution design and being part of and deep-dive into low-level configurations in the implementation setup phase. You will advise on the non-functional requirements and validate the implementation needed to maintain the system. You will support the project with the system/application health and perform quality checks for stable operations (non-functional requirements; such as monitor the performance/application behavior during load for instance). Other activities:
• Supporting in identifying risks and the mitigations that are required to resolve them
• Being cost aware (total cost) when creating infrastructure solution designs, both from Business as well as IT perspective
• Improving the IT delivery speed by using defined IT infrastructure standards in the designed solutions
• Aligning with IT Architecture and IT Security on the non-standard solution design creation
• Overseeing and actively being involved in the implementation phase, to secure and stabilize the solutions for future operations
• Using the ability to apply technical knowledge and experience to solving broader, project wide issues
• Identifying and suggesting improvements for existing IT services in alignment with the responsible stakeholders


Qualification
You have a degree in IT or related studies, or an education in IT with several years of practice in a datacenter environment ( e.g. Administration, databases, network, operating systems). You have experience in Solution Design as well as experience in living ITIL processes and project management methods.
• Experience in Service Operations (SLAs) and Infrastructure Design
• Technical expertise in IT infrastructure (Server, Storage, Network, Security, Cloud)
• Strong Project background especially in Operational Handover support
• Solid understanding of IT Security
• Basic knowledge and experience with Azure Cloud
• Highly skilled in Solution Designs for IT Infrastructure and Architecture Document Review processes
• Strong knowledge in ITIL & ITSM processes
• Experience in Application Operations is a preferred


Your profile
You have great interest in cooperation with other cultures in an international environment and ability to communicate with different stakeholders in “their language” (business, infra teams, PM, external vendor). You are a team player with solid work ethics. You are self-driven and self-going. You are able to understand complex situations, experienced in analyzing problems and applying a structured approach.
• Having the ability to understand business requirements and able to transform them into IT solutions
• Stakeholder & expectation Management
• Being able to adapt yourself in high-pace environment(s) where you can easily scale up/down when needed
• Highly skilled in documentation, communication, planning, coordination and teamwork
• Good presentation & strong communication skills
• Strong Business English skills (Spoke & Written) are required


Location: Solna, Katowice, Amsterdam or Berlin


Application
Please apply with your CV and cover letter in English, last day to apply is August 14th, 2022.


For questions about the position you are welcome to contact Hiring Manager Eurenius Kerstin- 072-2363395. For questions about the recruitment process please contact Recruiter, Teri-Anne Brink- teri-anne.brink@vattenfall.com


Trade union representatives in Sweden Vatkovic Silvija (Akademikerna), Inger Strandberg (Unionen), Christer Gustafsson (Ledarna), Lennart Bengtsson (SEKO). To get in contact with the representatives, please call Vattenfall´s switchboard +46 8 739 50 00.


Vattenfall is one of Europe`s largest power utilities with the mission to produce, distribute and sell electricity heat and gas. We operate in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Poland, France, Norway, the Netherlands and the UK. Vattenfall has formulated a strategy with the purpose to Power Climate Smarter Living and the goal to enable fossil-free living within one generation.


Our offer
We offer a challenging and international work environment and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. At Vattenfall we also offer staff benefits such as favorable occupational pension agreements, parental leave allowances, flexible working hours and more. Read more about our benefits here: https://careers.vattenfall.com/about-us/compensation-and-benefits/.

At Vattenfall, we believe, that the only way to make fossil free living within a generation possible is to power and help manage all energy-aspects of our customers’ lives to create climate smarter living building by building, district by district, city by city.


Diversity and inclusion – in everything we do
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