IT Infrastructure Specialist

Are you looking to take the next step in your career and step away from deep-down infrastructure tasks and instead be the leader developing and guiding our preferred partners in daily tasks, projects and digital transformation?
This could be the perfect opportunity for you!
ABOUT THE ROLE
Our Digital Tech department at Fenix Outdoor is on an exciting journey of transforming our organization into a digitally capable and competitive company. As our IT Infrastructure Specialist, you will be responsible for analyzing and developing Fenix Outdoor's global infrastructure environments within the following areas; physical data centers, offices, retail stores and cloud data center.
You’ll be a part of a dynamic, talented and driven team that works in small, focused expert areas, but also as a larger product team and cross-collaborative operation with other departments.
This full time role is located in Örnsköldsvik and will report directly to the Head of IT Infrastructure, Andreas Nylander.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Create, approve, drive and prioritize Infra related FSD (changes) cases.
Review, validate and approve cost estimations on changes and projects from external partners.
Drive projects related to infrastructure installation, migration and upgrade entire technology systems together with infra partners.
Assist in updating and developing the Fenix infrastructure strategy.
Analyze, update and develop the infrastructure monitoring process.
Review current infrastructure platform and analyze potential changes.
Be the leader or assist in infrastructure cloud transformation projects.
Participate in the development and planning of the yearly Infrastructure budget.
Interpret and assist backup procedures as well as recovery processes along with industry standards.
Assist to update disaster recovery plans along with business continuity analysis as appropriate.
Learn and comply with validation requirements, standard-operating procedures (SOP) and change control maintenance for Infrastructure product life-cycle.
Convey and coordinate with all internal or external DT resources on digital projects and product development.



WHO YOU ARE
We think you could be a great match for the position if you possess the following traits and capabilities:
Demonstrated success as an Infrastructure specialist working with a variety of Infrastructure solutions/platforms and have developed a broad foundation of knowledge and skills.
Hands-on engineering skills and an ability to combine business requirements with technical skills to deliver optimized infrastructure solutions.
You tackle business problems with creative solutions from fact-based findings; you don’t shy away from the opportunity to weigh-in on critical business decisions.
Ability to adapt to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving skills. Effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
Enthusiastic team player: you possess the ability to work with people from all backgrounds and walks of life.
You have a love and respect for nature and the outdoors and an authentic enthusiasm toward the Brands at Fenix Outdoor. You are eager to share your passion and engage others to fall in love with the outdoors.



On the technical side we want you to possess the following:
3 to 5 years experience as a System & Infrastructure Operations or Project Manager on System & Infrastructure change management.
3 to 5 years experience with varied Infrastructure configurations, including health and performance monitoring in the main Infra vendors (VMware, MS SQL, Windows and UNIX/Linux Operating Systems, Citrix, SAN solutions, Monitoring tools etc).
Life-cycle Management; steer, guide and improve the life-cycle Infrastructure services for our on-premise data centers.
In-depth knowledge of Infrastructure monitoring tools like Splunk, Nagios etc. would be advantageous.



ABOUT US
At Fenix Outdoor, we create life-altering experiences in nature through providing a full range of products and specialty outdoor retail stores across several countries. Our company enables people to enjoy life outside.
We’re a team of nature lovers, some more experienced than others, and we enjoy being outside. Whether in a city park or climbing the peak of a mountain, sustaining the world we live in is a top priority in what we do. After all, our business is nature.
We are buyers, e-com specialists and strategists, marketers, communicators, sales staff, customer service reps and business developers. In nature, we’re all the same.
When you join our trek, you're offered:
An exciting & challenging job in a forward-leaning culture that rewards ambition.
Passionate, mission-driven colleagues who make things happen & help each other along the trail.
An international work environment where an open mind is a pre-requisite.
A multi-cultured working environment with a goal of promoting healthy work-life balance for all our employees.
Company culture rooted in the values of our founders and leaders, living and breathing sustainability to ensure our businesses success for generations to come.



HOW TO APPLY
Up for the challenge? Start your adventure with us and apply through our career portal today! We are reviewing applications on a continuous basis, depending on applicant flow, our ad may close earlier than expected.
Fenix Outdoor celebrates diversity and is committed to continually striving to create and grow a diverse and inclusive workplace for all employees. We provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We aim to facilitate a safe, fair and kind work environment where all feel welcome and can thrive.