Senior Systems Engineer – Cloud IT Infra

Knightec Group AB

Why this job is for you You are a senior IT professional who combines deep technical expertise with a pragmatic, hands-on mindset. You know that modern IT infrastructure is not just about uptime — it is about scalability, security, business continuity, and creating the right conditions for people and services to perform at their best. You thrive in environments where you can take ownership end-to-end: from architecture and deployment to optimization, governance, and retirement. You are comfortable operating across both traditional on-prem environments and modern cloud ecosystems, and you are motivated by solving complex challenges with long-term value in mind. You are eager to work in an international context with current footprint in Scandinavia and South America supporting a modern professional service delivery organization with customers across the globe. You will be part of our in-house Infrastructure & Core Services team within Knightec Group IT. You will primarily work with the Infrastructure & Core Services team and collaborate with IT support teams, Application owners, Security, and Business stakeholders across the organization. You will also interact with external parties such as infrastructure hardware and software vendors, managed service providers, datacenter and cloud partners, and external consultants. Responsibilities In this role, you will be a key contributor to strengthening and developing Knightec Group’s core IT landscape. You will act as a subject matter expert and 3rd line escalation point, while also taking part and in cases drive strategic infrastructure initiatives that improve resilience, reduce complexity, and position the business for a fast-paced future. Qualifications To succeed in this role, you are curious, solution-oriented, and a strong team player. Given the IT domains transformative nature, you have a strong willingness to learn and continuously develop. You are collaborative by nature and motivated by enabling others through mentorship, knowledge sharing, and operational excellence. You are genuinely curious about new technologies, but grounded in business value, security, and maintainability. In addition to your personal qualities, you should have: Engineering degree in IT or equivalent competence. At least 5+ years of experience in infrastructure, systems engineering, or platform-focused IT roles.   Strong hands-on expertise in enterprise infrastructure across servers, storage, virtualization, networking, and cloud services.   Strong experience with virtualisation (e.g. VMware, Proxmox, Nutanix, HyperV). Strong experience in networking (firewalls, switching, routing, micro segmentation, WiFi and related hardware). Strong experience with system administration in Windows Server and Linux (e.g. installation, patching, web servers, hardening, logging). Solid experience with Identity management (e.g. AD, EntraID, IAM, RBAC, SSO, User provisioning, PIM, PAM, Access tiering). Experience in backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning.   A strong automation mindset and experience improving operational efficiency through scripting, standardization, or infrastructure-as-code approaches.   Experience with both infrastructure and system monitoring. A structured and security-focused way of working, with sound judgement in change management and access control.   The ability to document clearly, communicate effectively, and collaborate across technical and non-technical stakeholder groups.   Fluency in English, written and spoken. Nice to Have Swedish is highly meritorious.   Experience in the professional service industry, e.g. working as a consultant. Experience with any type of coding. Experience working in an international IT environment. Experience working with Azure and/or AWS in hybrid enterprise environments.  An Exciting Journey with Knightec Group Knightec Group is one of Northern Europe’s leading strategic partners in product and digital service development – how exciting is that? By combining engineering expertise, digital know-how, and business insight, we help our clients transform new technologies into real-world solutions that create value. We operate at the intersection of business strategy and technology development, supporting our clients throughout the entire journey – from initial ideas to development, implementation, and beyond. At Knightec Group, people with diverse perspectives, experiences, and areas of expertise come together, driving innovation that makes a real difference – for businesses, people, and society. For our employees, this means great opportunities to help shape the solutions of the future through meaningful projects at the very forefront of technology. Here, you don’t just grow and develop in your role – you also become part of a team where curiosity, collaboration, and the courage to challenge drive us forward. Does this sound like the place for you? Join us on our continued journey! Practical Information This is a permanent position with a six-month probationary period. The candidate can be stationed in the offices we have in Stockholm (Solna), Göteborg (Lindholmen) or Sundsvall, but we embrace flexible working conditions with a hybrid model. Start date is as soon as possible or by agreement. Submit your application as soon as possible, but no later than 2026-07-30. If you have any questions about the role, please reach out to Paola Banegas, Talent Acquisition Lead. Due to GDPR, we only accept applications through our career page. We look forward to hearing from you!

Neo4j

About Neo4j: Neo4j is the graph intelligence platform that transforms data into knowledge to power the next generation of intelligent applications and AI systems. It includes enterprise-ready knowledge graphs for accurate, explainable, and governed AI; the most comprehensive, trusted, and easy-to-deploy graph capabilities across any environment and data source; and an unmatched ecosystem trusted by 84 of the Fortune 100 and supported by the world’s largest graph community. Intelligence that works. Results that matter. Built to work everywhere and integrate with everything across every cloud for dynamic, personalized, and autonomous AI systems. We deliver quicker results, contextual knowledge, and solutions that impact customers and employees across the business. Our Vision:  At Neo4j, we have always strived to help the world make sense of data.   As business, society and knowledge become increasingly connected, our technology promotes innovation by helping organizations to find and understand data relationships. We created, drive and lead the graph database category, and we’re disrupting how organizations leverage their data to innovate and stay competitive. The Team: Cloud environments are used at Neo4j to perform pre-sales, proof-of-concept, and solution engineering activities with minimal oversight by IT or Security. This role, which resides in IT, will help conceptualize the requisite activities and carve a path toward effective and responsible management of these environments. Some examples of work you’ve performed aligned with these types of activities could be related to finance (budgeting, cost allocation, right-sizing environments) cloud maturity (IaC, naming conventions, tagging initiatives) security (CPSM, asset management, vulnerability) or automation (service catalogs, provisioning, secure configurations). With the correct guidance and prioritization from you, we seek to accomplish wins for management and security while enabling engineers to work faster and more securely than they do today. This role is global and will work across the organization. The Role: * Provide technical leadership through mentorship, documentation, reporting, and knowledge-sharing best practices to peers within IT and consumers of cloud infrastructure. * Play a crucial role in defining and delivering on the roadmap for cloud infrastructure. * Work with the security team to ensure alignment with their vision of cloud management, including compliance. * Liaise with Engineering teams on their use and management of cloud infrastructure to find synergies. * Operationalize the security, management and monitoring of cloud infrastructure. * Take on the Subject Matter Expert (SME) role for cloud in IT and continue to develop broad and deep understanding where opportunities may exist or when new offerings come to market. QUALIFICATIONS: * Bachelor’s degree (or greater) in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. * Proven experience as a Cloud Engineer with in-depth knowledge of at least two of; AWS, GCP, and Azure. * Strong understanding of cloud security best practices and compliance standards. * Experience in designing and implementing cost-effective solutions in cloud environments. * Proficient in troubleshooting and resolving cloud-related issues. * Excellent communication and collaboration skills. PREFERRED SKILLS: * Experience leading company-wide cloud initiatives. * Cloud certifications from AWS, GCP, and Azure. * Experience with DevOps practices and tools including Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions. * Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes). * Scripting and automation skills (e.g., Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell). #LI-Hybrid Why Join Neo4j? Neo4j is, without question, the most popular graph intelligence platform in the world. We have customers in every industry globally, and our products are a proven product/market fit. Joining our team is an opportunity to shape the future of data and analytics. Below are just a few exciting facts about Neo4j.  * Neo4j is one of the fastest-scaling technology companies in this industry. It recently surpassed $200M in annual recurring revenue (ARR), doubling its ARR over the past three years.  * Raised the biggest funding round in database history ($325M Series F). Backed by world-class investors like Eurazeo, GV (formerly Google Ventures), and Inovia Capital, Neo4j has raised over $600M in funding and is currently valued at over $2Bn. This puts Neo4j among the most well-funded database companies in history. * 84% of the Fortune 100 and 58% of the Fortune 500 use Neo4j. Examples include Boston Scientific, BT Group, Caterpillar, Cisco, Comcast, Department for Education UK, eBay, NBC News, Novo Nordisk, Worldline, and others.  * Co-founder and CEO Emil Eifrem has built an amazing culture that prides itself on relationships, inclusiveness, innovation, and customer success. * Countless industry awards. Massive enterprises and individual developers/data scientists love Neo4j. A strong sense of community and ecosystem is built around the platform. * A recent Forrester Total Economic Impact™ Study cited Neo4j as delivering 417% ROI to customers.  Research shows that members of underrepresented communities are less likely to apply for jobs when they don’t meet all the qualifications. If this is part of the reason you hesitate to apply, we’d encourage you to reconsider and give us the opportunity to review your application. At Neo4j, we are committed to building awareness and helping to improve these issues.  One of our central objectives is to provide an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace for everyone to develop their potential and have a positive, career-defining experience. We look forward to receiving your application. Neo4j Values: Neo4j is a Silicon Valley company with a Swedish soul. We foster collaboration and each of us is empowered to contribute and put our innovative stamp on projects. We hire candidates who reflect the following Neo4j core values: (we)-[:VALUE]->(relationships) (we)-[:FOCUS_ON]->(userSuccess) (we)-[:THRIVE_IN]->(:Culture {type: [‘Open’, ‘Inclusive’]}) (we)-[:ASSUME]->(:Intent {direction:’Positive’}) (we)-[:WELCOME]->(:Discussions {nature: ‘IntellectuallyHonest’}) (we)-[:DELIVER_ON]->(ourCommitments)  Neo4j is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. Please read the privacy notice regarding Neo4j's recruitment process to understand how we will handle the personal data that you provide.  More information at www.neo4j.com.   ©2026 Neo4j, Inc., Neo Technology®, Neo4j®, Cypher®, Neo4j Bloom™, Neo4j Graph Data Science Library™, Neo4j® Aura™, and Neo4j® AuraDB™ are registered trademarks or a trademark of Neo4j, Inc. All other marks are owned by their respective companies.

Neo4j

About Neo4j: Neo4j is the graph intelligence platform that transforms data into knowledge to power the next generation of intelligent applications and AI systems. It includes enterprise-ready knowledge graphs for accurate, explainable, and governed AI; the most comprehensive, trusted, and easy-to-deploy graph capabilities across any environment and data source; and an unmatched ecosystem trusted by 84 of the Fortune 100 and supported by the world’s largest graph community. Intelligence that works. Results that matter. Built to work everywhere and integrate with everything across every cloud for dynamic, personalized, and autonomous AI systems. We deliver quicker results, contextual knowledge, and solutions that impact customers and employees across the business. Our Vision:  At Neo4j, we have always strived to help the world make sense of data.   As business, society and knowledge become increasingly connected, our technology promotes innovation by helping organizations to find and understand data relationships. We created, drive and lead the graph database category, and we’re disrupting how organizations leverage their data to innovate and stay competitive. The Team: Cloud environments are used at Neo4j to perform pre-sales, proof-of-concept, and solution engineering activities with minimal oversight by IT or Security. This role, which resides in IT, will help conceptualize the requisite activities and carve a path toward effective and responsible management of these environments. Some examples of work you’ve performed aligned with these types of activities could be related to finance (budgeting, cost allocation, right-sizing environments) cloud maturity (IaC, naming conventions, tagging initiatives) security (CPSM, asset management, vulnerability) or automation (service catalogs, provisioning, secure configurations). With the correct guidance and prioritization from you, we seek to accomplish wins for management and security while enabling engineers to work faster and more securely than they do today. This role is global and will work across the organization. The Role: * Provide technical leadership through mentorship, documentation, reporting, and knowledge-sharing best practices to peers within IT and consumers of cloud infrastructure. * Play a crucial role in defining and delivering on the roadmap for cloud infrastructure. * Work with the security team to ensure alignment with their vision of cloud management, including compliance. * Liaise with Engineering teams on their use and management of cloud infrastructure to find synergies. * Operationalize the security, management and monitoring of cloud infrastructure. * Take on the Subject Matter Expert (SME) role for cloud in IT and continue to develop broad and deep understanding where opportunities may exist or when new offerings come to market. QUALIFICATIONS: * Bachelor’s degree (or greater) in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. * Proven experience as a Cloud Engineer with in-depth knowledge of at least two of; AWS, GCP, and Azure. * Strong understanding of cloud security best practices and compliance standards. * Experience in designing and implementing cost-effective solutions in cloud environments. * Proficient in troubleshooting and resolving cloud-related issues. * Excellent communication and collaboration skills. PREFERRED SKILLS: * Experience leading company-wide cloud initiatives. * Cloud certifications from AWS, GCP, and Azure. * Experience with DevOps practices and tools including Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions. * Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes). * Scripting and automation skills (e.g., Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell). #LI-Hybrid Why Join Neo4j? Neo4j is, without question, the most popular graph intelligence platform in the world. We have customers in every industry globally, and our products are a proven product/market fit. Joining our team is an opportunity to shape the future of data and analytics. Below are just a few exciting facts about Neo4j.  * Neo4j is one of the fastest-scaling technology companies in this industry. It recently surpassed $200M in annual recurring revenue (ARR), doubling its ARR over the past three years.  * Raised the biggest funding round in database history ($325M Series F). Backed by world-class investors like Eurazeo, GV (formerly Google Ventures), and Inovia Capital, Neo4j has raised over $600M in funding and is currently valued at over $2Bn. This puts Neo4j among the most well-funded database companies in history. * 84% of the Fortune 100 and 58% of the Fortune 500 use Neo4j. Examples include Boston Scientific, BT Group, Caterpillar, Cisco, Comcast, Department for Education UK, eBay, NBC News, Novo Nordisk, Worldline, and others.  * Co-founder and CEO Emil Eifrem has built an amazing culture that prides itself on relationships, inclusiveness, innovation, and customer success. * Countless industry awards. Massive enterprises and individual developers/data scientists love Neo4j. A strong sense of community and ecosystem is built around the platform. * A recent Forrester Total Economic Impact™ Study cited Neo4j as delivering 417% ROI to customers.  Research shows that members of underrepresented communities are less likely to apply for jobs when they don’t meet all the qualifications. If this is part of the reason you hesitate to apply, we’d encourage you to reconsider and give us the opportunity to review your application. At Neo4j, we are committed to building awareness and helping to improve these issues.  One of our central objectives is to provide an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace for everyone to develop their potential and have a positive, career-defining experience. We look forward to receiving your application. Neo4j Values: Neo4j is a Silicon Valley company with a Swedish soul. We foster collaboration and each of us is empowered to contribute and put our innovative stamp on projects. We hire candidates who reflect the following Neo4j core values: (we)-[:VALUE]->(relationships) (we)-[:FOCUS_ON]->(userSuccess) (we)-[:THRIVE_IN]->(:Culture {type: [‘Open’, ‘Inclusive’]}) (we)-[:ASSUME]->(:Intent {direction:’Positive’}) (we)-[:WELCOME]->(:Discussions {nature: ‘IntellectuallyHonest’}) (we)-[:DELIVER_ON]->(ourCommitments)  Neo4j is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. Please read the privacy notice regarding Neo4j's recruitment process to understand how we will handle the personal data that you provide.  More information at www.neo4j.com.   ©2026 Neo4j, Inc., Neo Technology®, Neo4j®, Cypher®, Neo4j Bloom™, Neo4j Graph Data Science Library™, Neo4j® Aura™, and Neo4j® AuraDB™ are registered trademarks or a trademark of Neo4j, Inc. All other marks are owned by their respective companies.