DC Operations (Microsoft) Engineer

About the job

Are you looking for the next step in your career and contributing to a fossil free future at the same time?   

We are looking for ambitious Engineer to step into daily operations as well as internal assignments. We are looking for open-minded person who:

• Has fun in managing daily tasks and vulnerabilities related to Microsoft Systems

• Is eager to write PowerShell scripts and automate daily routines

• Is familiar with Active Directory and can implement Group Policies

• Has fun in updating the documentation same as diving into troubleshooting

• Presents soft skills like open communication and self-organization

• Knows DevOps way of working and ITIL processes

Our department
The DC Hosting Team is an international team within the Data Center Department which is responsible for delivery of OS ready hosts and maintain the whole infrastructure within our on-premise Data Centers: physical servers, virtual environment and Windows OS Maintenance. 
 
Your tasks and responsibilities: 

• manage internal VMware tools and supporting applications

• manager FW rules and exeptions

• develop the functionality and setup of new systems 

• develop automation scripts, update internal portal and dashboards

• improve quality of documentation and update configuration databases

• manage incidents on 2nd and 3rd level, troubleshoot problems

• join on-call and shift schedule

Location  
Flexible, residence in one of Vattenfall’s core countries

Your profile

Your qualifications as Operations Engineer
We believe that you are familiar with scripting and know DevOps and ITIL processes. You are open for changes and you even don’t hesitate to propose them yourself. We believe that you feel motivated in writing the documentation as well as diving into troubleshooting. We put value in your soft skills and believe that you have good communication skills and are a self-organized person. Further you have:

As our Operations Engineer you will bring:

• Very good knowledge in Microsoft Server systems, Active Directory and GPOs on deep operational level, ability to do troubleshooting, look for performance and/or stability problems 

• Experience in automation of processes, knowledge about tools and scripting languages like VBScript, PowerShell, .NET, etc

• Basic knowledge of VMware tools and functions like vCenter, vRealize

• Very good English skills, both written and spoken. Swedish, German, Polish or Dutch are beneficial

• Bachelor or University degree

As benefits, you will bring: 

• Basic knowledge about Software Defined Data Center

• Basic knowledge about Microsoft Cloud Services

• Basic experience in Project or Service Management

• Basic knowledge about organization of Data Center Infrastructure (server, storage, network) and DC facility such as cooling, racks, etc.

• Meritorious certificates: Microsoft or VMware certificates, ITIL foundation certificate, RedHat certificates cold be and advantage

Additional information

Our offer 
Good remuneration, a challenging and international work environment, and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development. 

More Information 
We welcome your application in English, no later than 30.11.2022. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website. 
 
For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Marta Jura via e-mail: marta.jura@vattenfall.com. 

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation. 
 
We look forward to receiving your application! 

About the company

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 20 000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We now want to make fossil-free living possible within one generation. To be able to reach this ambitious goal we are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.