As a leading provider for mission critical business applications Basefarm offers advanced technology solutions, high-end cloud services and application management whilst ensuring the highest level of security. It is very likely that you have already had interactions with some of the platforms we operate for our customers, such as when booking your flight with Norwegian airlines, buying train tickets to / from OSL or delivering your tax returns in Norway.  

Our Procurement Department is a centralized function aimed at achieving the best possible value for our end customers as well as for our own internal needs.

About the position

As Procurement Officer / Buyer you will lead procurement activities in the areas assigned to you and provide advice and expertise to further develop the procurement activities at Basefarm.

Your main activities & responsibilities will include:

• Supporting commercial negotiations with, and selection of, suppliers (pricing, commercial clauses, etc.).
• Communicating & promoting the usage of selected suppliers and negotiated contracts.
• Providing input and expertise to customer project negotiations to ensure maximum cost optimization/savings.
• Regular business reviews, following supplier business within and outside Basefarm, identifying risks, etc.
• Managing Contract & Contract lifecycle.

Requirements

We are looking for someone with an entrepreneurial mindset and a strong inner drive to succeed. You should be able to easily build relationships with internal and external stakeholders and have a willingness to learn and progress.

In terms of experience, etc. you should have:

• At least two years’ experience from a related field such as business administration or vendor management.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office with a good understanding of Excel.
• Very good written and oral communication skills in English. Norwegian language skills are of course a plus.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to manage projects and meet agreed deadlines.

It is advantageous if you have experience from working within procurement already and/or the IT industry, however it is not a requirement as long as you have the right interest and drive for developing your career in this area.

Basefarm offers:

We offer you the chance to join an international team and the opportunity to develop yourself and progress professionally. You will work together with highly motivated and skilled people, in the beautiful area of Nydalen in Oslo, and join a company that has recently been ranked in the top 10 Great Places to Work for the third year in a row!

Basefarm is committed to our biggest asset, our staff, so we value work / life balance very much and have a high degree of trust in our colleagues.

What else? For an insight into life at Basefarm check out our Instagram account.

About Basefarm:

The Basefarm Group is a European Managed Service Provider. We create market leaders by integrating the key competencies for digital transformation Big Data, Cloud Computing and Information security into one service offering. Our delivery model covers everything from "idea to cable"​: we provide strategic advice, implementation projects and infrastructure operations under one management and on any cloud.Founded in 2000 in the Nordics we are today a team of Europe’s top 500 engineers and advisors, working in Norway, Sweden, The Netherlands, Germany and Austria. In 2018 Basefarm was acquired by Orange with a view to build a pan-European leader in cloud managed services.

 Do you want to be a part of managing some of Europe’s most successful mission critical services? Are you motivated by technical challenges? Basefarm is looking for a service minded technical engineer to join our Service Delivery teams in Oslo.

Basefarm is a European Managed Service Provider. We create market leaders by integrating the key competencies for digital transformation – big data, cloud computing and information security, into one service offering. Basefarm was founded in 2000 and has grown steadily since then, today our team of 550+ top engineers and advisors are servicing global clients from our European offices and data centers in Norway, Sweden, The Netherlands, Germany and Austria.

About the role

As a Senior Systems Consultant/ System Consultant in our Service Delivery department you will work with improvements and maintenance of your client’s technical platforms and systems and act as advisor for the customer for changes and technical improvements. You will also be responsible for ensuring correct monitoring, maintenance, installing, optimizing and troubleshooting of OS and applications. Furthermore, you will plan, coordinate and execute changes for our customers.

In close collaboration with the customer, backed by your highly competent team of colleagues, you will identify possibilities and technical opportunities to help the customer get the most out of the technologies and services we can offer! Together we create a customer experience beyond expectations!

Who we are looking for:

We believe that you are a committed and independent person with a passion for IT. Additionally, you have a high sense of quality and are driven and motivated by responsibility. Since we work in close collaboration with our clients, it is important that you are service minded and able to build good relationships with clients and colleagues.

This also means that good communication skills in Norwegian and English, spoken and written, is an absolute requirement for the role.

In addition, you should have:

• 3 years of experience from IT operations, preferably from hosting large/complex systems
• Very good knowledge of Microsoft Windows server
• A good general understanding and knowledge in different technologies used for building mission critical solutions, such as networking and loadbalancing, storage, virtualization, databases, public cloud services etc
• Experience from scripting in a maintenance and operations setting.

It is an advantage - but no requirement - if you have experience with:

• Linux/Unix operating systems
• Application management
• OpenShift or another container technology
• working in public- and hybrid cloud environments.

What we can offer:

Basefarm is born and raised in the Nordics and IT is in our DNA. The foundation of the company is very much the same since the beginning; a customer centric, transparent, honest company with a flat organization.

We focus on training and continual learning, whilst giving you opportunity to progress when you are ready. We offer you the platform to advance your career and the opportunity to work in a positive and stimulating environment where passion is rewarded, and your own initiative and enthusiasm is what shapes your workday.

Basefarm is one of Norway’s best workplaces and is certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’. This is no coincidence; our staff is after all our biggest asset! We are a friendly bunch of nerds who like to work hard and have fun while doing it. We take pride in delivering the best IT services possible to our customers.

 What else? For an insight into our workplace have a look at our Instagram account.

Interested or ready to apply?

Don’t wait, send us your job application as soon as possible as the positions may be filled before the application deadline.

To apply please click on the ‘Apply’ button (please note all applications should be submitted online rather than via email). If you have questions about the role please contact Agnes Zaja – Phone 99 58 86 06.

Type of employment: Full time, permanent 

Location: Nydalen, Oslo 

Do you want to be a part of managing some of Europe’s most successful mission critical services? Are you motivated by technical challenges? Basefarm is looking for service minded technical engineers to join our Service Delivery teams in Stockholm.

Basefarm is a European Managed Service Provider. We create market leaders by integrating the key competencies for digital transformation – big data, cloud computing and information security, into one service offering. Basefarm was founded in 2000 and has grown steadily since then, today our team of 550+ top engineers and advisors are servicing global clients from our European offices and data centers in Norway, Sweden, The Netherlands, Germany and Austria.

The role

Our Service Delivery teams are the Allstars at helping our customers by solving problems they didn’t even know they had. They deliver day-to-day operational support and handle service requests, changes and events. The main goal is to keep the customers' IT-systems and solutions in stable operation as well as proactively developing the platforms further.

As Systems Consultant you will play a key role in delivering services that exceed our customer’s expectations and ensuring that good relationships are maintained.

Key areas of responsibility:

• Delivering quality service to our customers, ensuring that their operations run as efferently as possible
• Proactively solving problems before they arise
• Processing updates, changes, etc. for customer platforms
• Application management
• Work related to customer platform life cycle management:
  • Installations and configurations, decommissioning
  • Monitoring and tuning,
  • Various maintenance-tasks.

• 2^nd / 3^rd line support
• Participate in relevant projects

Who we are looking for

Basefarm always goes the extra mile for our customers, so we are looking for people who are service minded with good communication skills. You should be motivated by solving problems and enthusiastic about what you do, with a passion for learning more. Moreover, you should have:

• At least three years’ relevant working experience in the IT industry
• Experience of working with incidents and changes in a service environment (at least 2nd line)
• Good verbal and written communication skills in both Swedish and English
• Experience or knowledge of at least two of the following:
  • Windows server
  • Linux
  • Scripting
  • Cloud (AWS and/or Azure)
  • ITIL
  • DevOps
  • SQL
  • PCI-DSS

What we can offer in return

Basefarm is born and raised in the Nordics and IT is in our DNA. The foundation of the company is very much the same since the beginning; a customer centric, transparent, honest company with a flat organization.

We focus on training and continual learning and offer you opportunity to progress when you are ready. Perhaps you would like to become a Service Manager or Technical Account Manager, or work with our Infrastructure our Cloud departments. We offer you the platform to advance your career and the opportunity to work in a positive and stimulating environment where passion is rewarded.

Basefarm has been certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ which is something we take very seriously; our staff are after all our biggest asset! We are a friendly bunch of nerds who like to work hard but also enjoy everything we do.

What else? For an insight into life at Basefarm check out our Instagram account @ Basefarm.

Interested?

Click on the apply button to send us your application, interviews will be ongoing.

For more information about the role please contact Stuart Ruddock at stuart.ruddock@basefarm.com

Type of employment: Full time, permanent.

Location: Stockholm.

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Basefarm is a leading European managed service provider for mission critical IT with services ranging from colocation in our own data centers to fully managed solutions, Big Data and Information Security. We are a truly hybrid cloud provider combining our local and public clouds platforms to help our customers achieve their digital ambitions. Founded in 2000 in the Nordics we are today over 500 employees across Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, Germany and Austria.

We are growing, fast, and we are looking for talented and passionate Cloud Consultants / Architects who want to grow with us.

The role

The Cloud Consultant / Architect roles are a critical part of the Basefarm practice. Our goal is to be a leader in the hybrid cloud market and ensure that our customers receive the best possible technical consultative advice and guidance possible.

You will lead the design, installation, and configuration of enterprise cloud technology architecture and apply expertise in technical and consulting knowledge in advising clients. In addition, this role assists with customer relationships, proposal development change requirements and marketing/PR initiatives. Acting as the Azure and/or AWS technical expert sharing best practices among clients and colleagues.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading projects and growing Basefarm’s consulting area and contributing to the business development within hybrid/public clouds
• Assisting in advising clients on overall IT plans and work directly with customers to ensure a smooth design and implementation of Basefarm solutions
• Managing change plan implementation to ensure successful project delivery and deployment

Who we are looking for

It’s expected that you will spend considerable time with clients, so great technical hands-on and communication skills are essential. We would expect you to have experience in consulting to external clients on complex projects and have a strong commercial awareness and financial intelligence.

Moreover, we believe that you have:

• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering and/or infrastructure
• Solid knowledge in Azure and/or AWS
• Extensive experience in several of the following areas: infrastructure solutions (AWS/Microsoft), cloud technologies, networking, data center operations, platform migration, and enterprise directories Documented knowledge in Cloud, scripting and automation, Windows Server or Linux
• Experience in working with global teams on projects
• Good communications skills in English

It’s advantageous if you have:

• Completed university studies within a relevant field
• Azure/AWS Solution Architect Certifications

People in our hearts, IT in our minds

IT is in our DNA. At Basefarm you will be offered a work environment where you are in the front of innovation. The people within are technically driven and genuinely passionate about what they do. As an employee in Basefarm you’re offered a lot of freedom, and we can guarantee a high paced environment with many challenges that you will help us overcome. In addition to our trainings and certification offerings you will, in this position, be at the forefront of the IT industry in a digital transformation.

We are a people’s company with a high ambition of becoming the leader in the hybrid cloud market. Our highly skilled people will take us there, and we welcome you to join our journey.

Interested?

We are looking forward to reading your job application as soon as possible. Use the link to apply directly, interviews will be ongoing.

For more information please contact Alexander Vik on alexander.vik@basefarm.com or +46735260068

Hej Linux systeem engineer, klaar om dé specialist voor onze klanten te worden?

Een error in het systeem van onze klanten, betekent gelukkig geen error in jouw hoofd. Want complexe vraagstukken schrikken je niet af. Sterker nog, je gaat meteen in de startblokken staan als je zulke opdrachten krijgt. Complexe problemen los je in no time op en dankzij jou kunnen changes correct en tijdig uitgevoerd worden. Waarom we dit met een gerust hart aan jou toevertrouwen? Omdat jij hét nerdy talent bent dat het systeem niet alleen begrijpt, maar ook doorgrondt. We kunnen je met recht een specialist noemen en dat is maar goed ook, want jouw specialisme heb je nodig bij het:

• ontwerpen, implementeren,testen en beheren van systemen
• oplossen van complexe vraagstukken op het gebied van systemen en applicaties.
• continu verbeteren van onze dienstverlening voor onze klanten.
• schrijven van documentatie.
• oppakken van een coördinerende rol in projecten als dit nodig is.

Basefarm: jouw nieuwe werkgever?
Basefarm is een toonaangevend Europese Managed Service Provider voor bedrijfskritische IT. Wij bieden cloudinfrastructuur en -diensten en beheren applicaties voor onze klanten. Big data, cloudcomputing en gegevensbeveiliging: dát is onze specialisatie. Klinkt goed hè? Maar wat Basefarm nou écht leuk maakt, dat zijn onze mensen. Zowel in Nederland als daarbuiten. Want Basefarm is begonnen in Scandinavië en telt nu meer dan 500 van de beste Europese ingenieurs en adviseurs in Noorwegen, Zweden, Nederland, Duitsland en Oostenrijk. Het team in Nederland bestaat uit 33 Basefarmers. Allemaal een beetje nerdy en allemaal mensen die ervan houden om na te denken over techniek en innovatie. En niet geheel onbelangrijk: mensen die dit kunnen doorvertalen naar praktische oplossingen voor de klant. Want die klant, dáár doen we het uiteindelijk voor.

Binnen Basefarm werk je in een team met 4 engineers (Microsoft en Linux). Nog eens 3 servicemanagers en 2 projectmanagers maken het team compleet. Daarnaast werk je natuurlijk ook afdeling overstijgend samen met andere teams. Wat jouw nieuwe team uniek maakt? De onderlinge betrokkenheid en drive om altijd te verbeteren. 

Jouw talenten
Jij bent onze geek en go-to-guy (or girl) voor alles. Een rol die je goed past als je weer eens duikt in de complexe vragen van onze klanten of het verbeteren van onze dienstverlening. Maar waar je ook induikt, je komt altijd weer bovendrijven. Mét de beste oplossingen voor onze klanten natuurlijk. En hoewel we een goede work-life-balance erg belangrijk vinden, loopt dit op 1 vlak toch wel door elkaar: je gekte voor IT. Want die laat je natuurlijk niet thuis of op het werk liggen. Jij bént IT. Daarnaast heb je:

• minimaal hbo-werk- en -denkniveau.
• in ieder geval 5 jaar relevante werkervaring: die specialist ben je niet voor niets.
• kennis van en ervaring met hosting,- en cloudsystemen zoals bijvoorbeeld Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Puppet, Apache, Nginx, MySQL, Tomcat, Continuous Integration/Deployment tools (e.g. Jenkins), Docker en ELK stack
• geen moeite met het schrijven en spreken van Nederlands en Engels.

Jouw groei = onze groei
We geloven dat onze mensen het verschil maken. Hoewel we momenteel een klein Nederlands bedrijf zijn, hebben we grote ambities. En die ambities kunnen we alleen waarmaken met de beste mensen. De állerbeste mensen. Je hoeft dan ook niet bang te zijn dat jouw ontwikkeling stil blijft staan bij Basefarm. Want met een goed inwerktraject in Noorwegen, training on the job, dagelijks nerdy talent om je heen en volop opleidingsmogelijkheden (bijvoorbeed RHCE), kan je niet anders dan groeien. Létterlijk groeien gaat bij ons trouwens wat lastiger, want met ons vaste wielren- en hardloopteam ontkom je bijna niet aan een beetje sportiviteit na werktijd. 

En dat is nog niet alles. Want naast persoonlijke en professionele ontwikkeling, bieden we je voor de vacature van Linux systeem engineer ook:

• Want plezier in ons werk vinden wij het allerbelangrijkst. We zijn dan ook trots dat wij in 2018 verkozen zijn tot Great Place to Work.
• een salaris passend bij jouw kennis en ervaring flexibele werktijden en in overleg de mogelijkheid om thuis te werken.
• een aantrekkelijke pensioenregeling waar wij twee derde van betalen.
• 25 vakantiedagen (2 extra dagen bij niet ziek)
• een reiskostenvergoeding.
• Standby vergoeding voor support buiten kantooruren (roulerend)
• de mogelijkheid om technische events bij te wonen, zoals opensource-events, etc.
• een goede work-life-balance.
• opleidingsbudget

Kom igjen
Oftewel, kom op! Laat van je horen, want samen gaan we ervoor en kunnen we écht successen boeken. Wil jij onderdeel zijn van de ambities van Basefarm en jouw eigen potentieel ontdekken? Solliciteer dan snel via het sollicitatieformulier hieronder. En wie weet poets je je racefiets alvast op voor de Styrkeproven in Noorwegen, waar veel collega’s aan meedoen. En voordat we je op het laatste moment nog afschrikken: aanmoedigen mag natuurlijk ook.

Als onderdeel van de sollicitatieprocedure vragen wij, in het kader van ons integriteitsbeleid, een ‘Verklaring Omtrent het Gedrag’ (VOG). Het ontvangen van een VOG wordt opgenomen als ontbindende factor in de arbeidsovereenkomst. Als je geen VOG kunt aanleveren, kunnen we je helaas niet aannemen. De kosten van de VOG worden uiteraard door ons vergoed. 

Acquisitie naar aanleiding van deze vacature wordt niet op prijs gesteld.