Do you want to develop the platform that connects the police's digital services to the outside world?

About the position

The communications platform is part of the foundation for the police's digital services. It shall ensure that services are available to the right users, while traffic is directed, controlled and protected. We are looking for someone who is motivated by this complexity. You understand how network, security, platform and applications work together, and know what is required to develop solutions that must be stable and secure over time. With us you will work with a large hybrid infrastructure, high requirements for availability and security and technical dependencies that span our own data centres and the cloud.

As Platform Engineer you will be part of the team that develops, manages and operates the police communications platform. The team is responsible for secure external access to and publication of services and applications. An important part of the task is to make the platform more standardised, automated and self-service, so that development teams can deliver faster without compromising security or control. 

You will both delve into demanding technical issues and influence how the platform should be developed further. This is a role for someone who likes to understand the entire traffic flow, find the cause when complex solutions do not function as expected, and translate operational experience into lasting improvements and code.

You will be part of the Section for Infrastructure, a professional environment of around 90 employees who work in cross-disciplinary teams with shared responsibility, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement. Although we primarily recruit to Team Communications Platform, the structure is flexible, and changes in teams or tasks may occur as needs change.

At Politiets IT-enhet we are over 850 employees. We create value for citizens, partners and colleagues in the police. As part of the police's important societal mission, we shall prevent and combat crime, create safety and safeguard the rule of law. We are at work for a safe Norway.

Responsibilities

The tasks will vary with the needs of the team and the development of the platform. Typical tasks are to:

• develop, automate and operate platform services for secure external access and publishing
• develop and manage solutions for traffic management, load balancing, reverse proxy and external DNS in own data centres and Azure
• describe and manage infrastructure and configuration as code using, among other things, Terraform, Python and Crossplane
• develop standardised and reusable solutions that make it easier for other teams to publish services securely
• troubleshoot complex problems, analyse incidents and implement lasting improvements across network, platform and application
• establish good monitoring and documentation, share knowledge and advise teams that use the platform services

Your workplace will be at Majorstuen. 

Qualifications

• Relevant higher education within IT at minimum bachelor level. Long and relevant experience can compensate for lack of formal education
• Minimum three years of relevant experience with development, automation or operation of network, communication or application platforms
• Practical experience with Nginx-based (or equivalent) solutions in both local environments and cloud, including load balancing and reverse proxy
• Experience with infrastructure as code and automation using Terraform, Python, Crossplane or equivalent
• Good understanding of Linux, networking and web technologies, and experience with systematic troubleshooting across platform and application
• Knowledge of and experience with protocols such as TCP, TLS and HTTP, including troubleshooting these
• Good oral and written presentation skills in Norwegian and English. Our working language is Norwegian

To be considered as an applicant for the position, you must meet all the requirements above.

You must have an unblemished record and be suitable for service in the police. By applying for the position you consent to a suitability assessment being made of you. Assessment of fitness and suitability will be emphasized. police certificate (exhaustive and extended) must be obtained in the event of employment cf. politiloven § 18 and politiregisterloven § 41. Read more at politiet.no/jobbipit.

The position requires security clearance at level HEMMELIG and authorization. You must be able to be security cleared at level HEMMELIG and authorized before you start in the job. Read more here: https://nsm.no/fagomrader/personellsikkerhet/sikkerhetsklarering/slik-blir-dusikkerhetsklarert/

In addition, it is desirable that you have experience with some of the following:

• Azure, Kubernetes and development or operation of cloud-based platform services
• NetScaler, DNS, TLS (certificate management) and ACME
• Git, CI/CD and automated processes for building, testing and rollout
• PostgreSQL, observability or operation of platform services with high requirements for security and availability

The list describes the breadth of the field, not an expectation that you know everything. Do you have solid experience from parts of the field, but less experience with some of the technologies we use? Then we still want to hear from you. You will have the opportunity to build on what you know, together with colleagues who share knowledge.

Personal qualities

We believe you will enjoy working with us if you:

• work analytically and systematically, and seek the root cause when complex solutions do not function as expected
• take responsibility for the whole, follow up what you start and clearly communicate risk and dependencies
• collaborate well, share knowledge and make technical issues understandable for others

We place emphasis on personal qualities in the recruitment of our new platform engineer.

As an employee in the police you have high ethical awareness, you are characterised by being courageous and holistic, you show respect and are hands-on. You can read more about our ethical guidelines and employee platform here.

This is what we can offer if you choose us

• The position is paid as senior adviser (position code 1346) with annual salary NOK 750 000-1 000 000. For particularly qualified applicants, higher salary can be considered.
• Membership in Statens pensjonskasse, with, among other things, good pension and insurance schemes. Read more at spk.no. 
• Good working conditions (allocated time for skills development, summer and winter time, flexible working hours, possibility for home office, possibility for training during working hours).
• Read more about all the benefits of working in Politiets IT-enhet and get to know us better at politiet.no/jobbipit.

Diversity in the police

We believe that diversity contributes to better task solving, and therefore seek employees with different backgrounds, experience, perspectives and competencies. If you need facilitation in the recruitment process or everyday work, we will do our best to provide what you need.

If you have a disability, immigrant background or gaps in your CV, you can check this in the application. If you are qualified for the position, you will be considered for positive preferential treatment. That means that at least one applicant from each of these groups will be called to interview.

Read more about positive preferential treatment when you apply for a job in the civil service on arbeidsgiver.dfo.no.

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How to apply

You apply by filling out a CV in Jobbnorge's CV form and writing a short application. In addition you must attach relevant diplomas and certificates. Qualified candidates will be called in for interview. 

Familiarize yourself quickly with what happens when you apply for a job with us. The recruitment process can be found at politiet.no/jobbipit.

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