The IT Department at Stockholm University consists of approximately 120 employees with overall responsibility for Sweden's largest university's IT environment. This means developing, maintaining, deploying and monitoring platforms, systems and services that support academia, education, research and administration.
Right now we are strengthening the IT Department and raising operational IT security within application and platform operations. Here you get an exciting role where you become an important part of our technical development. If you thrive in a complex and educational IT environment and want to create social value at one of the world's 100 leading educational institutions, we are the place for you.
As an experienced Technical Specialist in Identity and Access Management, you contribute to supporting the university's core activities in education and research. If this sounds exciting, apply for the role as Technical Specialist in Identity and Access Management (IAM) – Hybrid Environment in the IT Department at Stockholm University!
More information about us can be found at: IT Department.
Job Responsibilities
In your role as a technical specialist in identity and access management, you contribute to securing and developing the university's central identity infrastructure for both Windows and Linux environments. You become an important part of a dedicated team of six technical specialists who together take responsibility for the university's Identity and Access Management systems, both Windows and Linux operations, and application support.
In your daily work, your duties may include, for example, implementing, maintaining and integrating identity and access solutions in a hybrid environment that covers both Windows (Entra ID/AD) and Linux; working with centralized authentication and authorization control for Linux servers, for example through integration with existing and new on-premises and SaaS services via, for example, SAML, OIDC and SCIMv2; ensuring that Zero Trust principles are followed; implementing and administering MFA based on federation, policy and legal requirements in our hybrid environment.
With the help of, among other things, PowerShell and Python, you automate recurring tasks, and you contribute to secure delivery by monitoring, troubleshooting and reporting identity and access-related events.
We work agile with product management in both development and infrastructure teams, and you become part of our continuous journey to refine and improve our working methods.
Qualifications
We are looking for someone who has:
Relevant academic degree or equivalent knowledge acquired in other ways.
Experience in operations and working with IT infrastructure in a larger organization.
Deep knowledge of identity management and directory services (AD/Entra ID) and experience of operations in both Windows and Linux environments.
Experience with Intune and good knowledge of RBAC and Group Policy security baselines.
Deep knowledge of scripting and automation (for example PowerShell and Python) for managing identity flows.
It is advantageous if you also have:
Experience with integration tools and protocols for Linux authentication in Windows environments (Kerberos or SAML/OIDC).
Experience with identity and access management in container-based environments (Kubernetes/Docker).
Experience with user lifecycle management (Identity Governance) and provisioning (SCIM).
Personal Qualities:
As a person, you are a true team player who takes great personal responsibility for your own and your team's work. Given the nature of the role, it is important that you are security-aware, responsible and thorough.
You will also have many contact points and therefore it is important that you have good communication skills, both verbally and in writing in both Swedish and English, good cooperation skills and are flexible. In this recruitment, we place great emphasis on personal qualities.
About the Position
The position is permanent on a full-time basis with a six-month probationary period. Stockholm University applies individual salary setting. Start date by agreement.
We Offer
With us you get the dynamics of the interaction between higher education and research that makes Stockholm University an exciting and creative environment. You work in an international environment and receive favorable conditions. The University is located in the National City Park with good connections to the city center.
We offer you the opportunity for hybrid work, wellness time, wellness benefits and exercise facilities at the workplace. It is a creative workplace where competence and collaboration are an important foundation for work satisfaction and good results.
Stockholm University is committed to being a workplace free from discrimination and providing equal rights and opportunities for all.
Contact
Further information is provided by Group Manager Liv Ando, [email protected].
Application
You apply for the position via Stockholm University's recruitment system. As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete and that it is submitted to the university no later than the final application deadline.
Instructions for applicants can be found on the website: how to apply for a position.
Stockholm University contributes to the development of a sustainable democratic society through knowledge, enlightenment and the pursuit of truth.The IT Department at Stockholm University consists of approximately 120 employees with overall responsibility for Sweden's largest university's IT environment. This means developing, maintaining, deploying and monitoring platforms, systems and services that support academia, education, research and administration.
Right now we are strengthening the IT Department and raising operational IT security within application and platform operations. Here you get an exciting role where you become an important part of our technical development. If you thrive in a complex and educational IT environment…