Infrastructure Architect - Linux
On-siteTrollhättan, Västra Götaland, Sweden
Job Summary
Define and maintain the global Linux and container platform strategy, including technology roadmaps aligned with business and digital transformation objectives. Establish enterprise standards, patterns, and reference architectures for Linux and Kubernetes environments, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture principles and infrastructure strategy. Own the global architecture for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu, SUSE, and other approved operating systems, defining standards for deployment, hardening, management, and lifecycle. Lead operating system modernisation initiatives and platform standardisation efforts while ensuring platforms meet availability, performance, resilience, and recovery requirements. Act as the senior technical authority for Linux and container technologies, providing direction and mentorship to infrastructure engineers and cloud teams. Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends to accelerate modern application delivery.
Required Qualifications
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience
- Significant experience in infrastructure architecture and enterprise platform design
- Deep expertise in Linux operating systems within large-scale enterprise environments
- Extensive experience designing and operating Kubernetes platforms
- Strong understanding of container technologies including Docker and OCI standards
- Experience with cloud-native architectures across Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud
- Expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code and automation frameworks
- Strong understanding of networking, security, identity, and infrastructure resilience
- Experience developing enterprise standards, governance frameworks, and technical roadmaps
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to speak and write fluently in English
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in aerospace, manufacturing, defence, or regulated industries
- Experience with OpenShift, Rancher, Tanzu, or managed Kubernetes platforms
- Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)
- Knowledge of platform engineering and Internal Developer Platforms (IDP)
- Experience supporting sovereign or highly regulated environments
- Knowledge of cyber recovery and operational resilience frameworks
- Knowledge of the Swedish language
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