Aalto University is where science and art meet technology and business. We shape a sustainable future by making research breakthroughs in and across our disciplines, sparking the game changers of tomorrow and creating novel solutions to major global challenges. Our community is made up of 13 000 students, 400 professors and close to 4 500 other faculty and staff working on our dynamic campus in Espoo, Greater Helsinki, Finland. Diversity is part of who we are, and we actively work to ensure our community’s diversity and inclusiveness. This is why we warmly encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to join our community.

Aalto University IT Services supports our researchers, teachers, students, and other staff by producing world class services that make their work easier, more flexible, comprehensive and secure regardless of time and location. We are a community of 150 committed and talented IT experts.

We are looking for an experienced Windows Specialist to join Aalto University's Digital Workspace team! 

Aalto University has approximately 6000 physical and virtual Windows workstations. As a Windows specialist, you get to support, maintain and develop the university's workstation environment. In terms of support, you operate at the Tier 2 level. As a member of the Digital Workplace team, you also define how workstations are maintained and strive to make the installation and use of workstations and software (e.g. O365) easy for end users. At Aalto, we have a genuine IT spirit. 

Your role and responsibilities in brief: 

• Maintain Windows workstations with Microsoft Endpoint Manager (ConfigManager + Intune)  
• You manage Microsoft Endpoint Manager 
• Maintain and develop the VDI environment (VMware Horizon) and the workstation pools   
• You take information security into account in everything you do, collaborate with the security team and are responsible for ensuring that workstations and management infrastructure remain secure  
• Plan and implement  the distribution of operating system updates and keep on-site support and users informed of major changes  

In this position, you will be a key player and your work will have an impact on the everyday lives of Aalto University students, researchers, teachers, and other service staff. As your first project, you will get involved e.g. Windows 11 deployment and Patch My PC automation. The final job description is shaped according to the competence and interest of the person to be selected. 

You will be part of an experienced and inspiring team of 10 people with Windows, Mac and Linux experts. Together, we design and develop the university's terminal device environment. 

What we offer: 

• Day job: work is done during working hours. There is no need to work overtime. 
• Flexible working hours that bring flexibility to everyday life. You can also be from outside the Helsinki metropolitan area, let's make a working arrangement that suits you. 
• Good holidays: 30 days a year + holiday bonuses (convertible into free time) + working hour balances. With us, Saturdays are not included in holiday periods! 
• The latest tools and technologies: in addition to those already mentioned, for example, Modern Driver Management and OSDCloud 
• Comfortable workspaces in Otaniemi, Espoo, in the heart of the campus area 

Aalto University is technically unique and interesting: we have a rich and diverse IT environment.  We have an ambitious digital transformation strategy and a diverse community of innovative users. 

See here what it's like to work at Aalto IT: https://duunitori.fi/tyoelama/aalto-universitys-it-experts-in-spotlight  

Read also more about the two team members and their experiences. 

Ville Pursiainen, Windows Specialist. Ville has been with Aalto since 2009. His duties include responsible for endpoint management and the development of the Windows workstation environment, so he will be one of the closest colleagues to those applying for this position. - "The best part of the job is making the work of thousands of users easier with automation".  

Kristian Hentula, Digital Workplace &; AI Adoption Lead.  Kristian is a newcomer to Aalto by university standards, with less than a couple of years of academic IT career behind him. Kristian is also the team leader of the workstation team. Kristian's experiences in the academic environment have been pleasant. - "It feels like the university gathers very special kinds of people: discussing different topics of work and focusing on tasks is quite inspiring.  And you will get used to a large organization and academic ecosystem."  

We wish you have: 

• Collaboration and problem-solving skills 
• Experience with Microsoft Endpoint Manager, PowerShell, and Active Directory 
• Ability to automate and document solutions made 
• Finnish and English language skills 

In addition, what will help you to succeed and enjoy your work: 

• Experience with: Azure AD, Python, JavaScript, Hyper-V, RHEL 
• Experience in VDI maintenance, e.g. VMware Horizon, Citrix 
• Experience in mobile device or workstation management with MDM, e.g. Intune, Workspace ONE 

Interested? 

For more information about the position, please contact Digital Workplace Team Leader: Kristian Hentula, [email protected]  

Please send your application by 22.9.2024 via the link. We are eagerly awaiting a new team member, so we will start reviewing applications immediately. 

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