System Administrator
Workplace: Västerås, Sverige
Expires: August 31, 2025
As a System Administrator at Mälardalen University (MDU), you will lead IT development management ensuring alignment with organizational goals. You will be responsible for management leadership, lifecycle handling, project management, and translating needs into development initiatives within the IT area.
Main requirements:
- Relevant academic degree in system administration or equivalent work experience
- Current and relevant experience in management of IT system administration
- Documented experience in lifecycle management, project management, and requirement specification within IT
- Strong communication skills in both Swedish and English, spoken and written
- Good technical understanding relevant to the role
Responsibilities:
- Capturing and converting organizational needs into concrete proposals and development initiatives
- Analyzing and structuring information to create solutions based on actual needs
- Communicating and tailoring messages to various target groups
- Building trust and collaborating with internal teams and external contacts
- Representing, presenting, and communicating priorities and messages
- Driving forward dialogues with strategic attentiveness
- Influencing, improving and developing digital support within the organization
Required hard skills:
- IT system lifecycle management
- Project management in IT environments
- Requirement specification and analysis
- Technical IT knowledge relevant to system administration
- Communication in Swedish and English
Recommended hard skills:
- Information security and GDPR knowledge
- Experience with IT infrastructure and governance models/processes
- Experience in public sector IT operations
- Knowledge of processoriented working methods such as ITIL
- Familiarity with legal frameworks related to IT
- Certification in ISO27001 or NIST security frameworks
- Experience in system administration over multiple years
Soft skills:
- Flexibility and adaptability to changed circumstances
- Service-oriented and helpful attitude
- Structuring, planning and organizing work efficiently
- Collaborative, communicative and conflict-resolving abilities
- Analytical skills to work with complex problems
Frameworks:
- ITIL
- ISO27001
- NIST security framework
Natural languages:
- Swedish (Proficient)
- English (Proficient)
Cultural skills:
- Working respectfully with colleagues and students
- Embracing diversity and inclusion
- Promoting sustainable development and cooperation
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