Systems expert/service manager

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We are now looking for a Systems specialist/Service manager on behalf of an exciting product company in central Gothenburg.

What we are looking for
A motivated individual with very strong technical capabilities combined with the ability and desire to learn about and work with complex system installations.
This is an opportunity for you to work in an international environment with a team of likeminded system experts in a leading edge expanding software company.

As a Systems Expert/Service Manager you will:
- Become an authority on several production system installations
- Participate in on-going implementation projects
- Deliver advanced technical support for our products for appointed clients, according to the Service Level Agreement
- Assist the client with knowledge injections, proactive problem solving and daily management of the production installation
- Maintain Linux installations on company servers and make recommendations to clients on patches/upgrades
- Provide System requirements to the Technical Development team
- Participate in a 24x7 standby roster - currently 1 week every 5

Qualifications and Skills

This role requires an individual who is experienced and interested in an array of IT related technical areas.
- Minimum Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- Expert knowledge of Unix and/or Linux
- Expert knowledge with shell scripting
- A good command of the English language

Preferred Experience
- 3-5 years in a similar or a software development role
- Particular interest in technical problem solving
- Good programming skills in a range of languages (Python and Java preferred)
- Distributed version control systems such as mercurial, git
- Messaging systems such as MQ, ActiveMQ, Qpid
- Databases (Oracle preferred)
- Other: Univa Grid Engine, Kerberos, JBoss
- Customer relationship experience is advantageous but secondary to technical aptitude
Personal qualities

- Highly responsible, able to take ownership of issues
- Strong technical & analytical aptitude
- Self Starter
- Problem Solver
- Able to work independently and within a team

Does this sound like an interesting challenge for you? Apply by clicking the button below.
We hope to hear from you!
Any questions about the position? Please contact the recruiter Frida Ekman on 0736-207 267 or [email protected]

Interviews are held regularly so the role can be filled before the application deadline.
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