Senior IT Linux Architect (Denmark, Ballerup)

Novo Nordisk A/S; Ballerup; On-site; DKK 743,000 - 1,092,000; Full time

Job summary

Novo Nordisk A/S is seeking a Senior Linux Architect in Ballerup to lead architecture, standards, and governance across General Enterprise and Production Linux environments. You will drive Ansible automation, security baselines, and IaC practices while aligning with cybersecurity and enterprise teams.

You will shape reference designs, patching, backup, and high-availability strategies, and act as the senior technical authority, guiding engineering teams and defining long-term technology

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing and operating Linux infrastructure within large enterprise environments.
• Strong architecture-level expertise in enterprise Linux platforms, ideally Red Hat Enterprise Linux or comparable distributions.
• Deep knowledge of Linux administration, security, networking, storage, performance, and troubleshooting.
• Significant hands-on experience with Ansible in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Experience designing automation frameworks, governance models, and reusable Ansible solutions.
• Strong understanding of Git-based development, CI/CD practices, and Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience working within segregated networks, security zones, and highly controlled production environments.
• Strong knowledge of identity and access management, privileged access management, secrets, certificates, and service accounts.
• Experience with enterprise patching, vulnerability management, monitoring, logging, backup, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Ability to create architecture documentation, technical standards, and reference designs while translating business and security requirements into scalable solutions.
• Having the following qualifications would be considered as a plus;

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the enterprise Linux architecture, roadmap, standards, and lifecycle strategy across both General Enterprise and Production environments.
• Define and maintain reference architectures, platform standards, security baselines, high availability, monitoring, patching, backup, recovery, and operational best practices.
• Lead the architecture, governance, and strategic direction of the enterprise Ansible platform, including automation standards, reusable components, testing, release management, and Infrastructure as Code practices.
• Design secure Linux and automation solutions across segregated environments, ensuring compliance with security principles such as least privilege, defense in depth, auditability, and controlled administrative access.
• Partner with cybersecurity, infrastructure, network, and application teams to deliver scalable, resilient, and compliant Linux platform solutions.
• Act as the senior technical authority for Linux architecture by reviewing designs, guiding engineering teams, reducing technical debt, and promoting standardization and automation.
• Evaluate emerging Linux and automation technologies, define enterprise adoption strategies, and ensure alignment with business, operational, and security objectives.

Skills

Linux architecture

Ansible automation

Security governance

CI/CD & IaC

Identity & access management

Disaster recovery

Patching & vulnerability management

Documentation & standards

Tools

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

AWX / Ansible Tower

Red Hat Satellite

VMware

Public/Private cloud platforms

Git-based CI/CD platforms

HashiCorp Vault

Kubernetes / OpenShift

Job description

Jobbeskrivelse

Placering

Ballerup, Denmark

Jobkategori

Digital & IT

We are seeking an experienced Senior Linux Architect to lead the architecture, standards, governance, and strategic direction of our enterprise Linux platforms. You will be responsible for defining how Linux infrastructure is designed, secured, automated, and operated across two segregated environments: a General Enterprise Network and a business-critical Production Network.

You will be part of the team, collaborating with the product owner on setting the direction and you will drive platform standardization, infrastructure automation through Ansible, security compliance, and long-term technology roadmap development while partnering with infrastructure, security, network, operations, and enterprise architecture teams.

Your new role

• Own and drive the enterprise Linux architecture, roadmap, standards, and lifecycle strategy across both General Enterprise and Production environments.
• Define and maintain reference architectures, platform standards, security baselines, high availability, monitoring, patching, backup, recovery, and operational best practices.
• Lead the architecture, governance, and strategic direction of the enterprise Ansible platform, including automation standards, reusable components, testing, release management, and Infrastructure as Code practices.
• Design secure Linux and automation solutions across segregated environments, ensuring compliance with security principles such as least privilege, defense in depth, auditability, and controlled administrative access.
• Partner with cybersecurity, infrastructure, network, and application teams to deliver scalable, resilient, and compliant Linux platform solutions.
• Act as the senior technical authority for Linux architecture by reviewing designs, guiding engineering teams, reducing technical debt, and promoting standardization and automation.
• Evaluate emerging Linux and automation technologies, define enterprise adoption strategies, and ensure alignment with business, operational, and security objectives.

Your new department

We are the Server Platform sub-department within Novo Nordisk Infrastructure Platforms department. We operate and manage all enterprise servers across Novo Nordisk, covering both Windows and Linux environments, and spanning public and private cloud domains. As a full operating team, we ensure fast, reliable, and compliant server operations through standardized practices and continuous improvement. Our team operates globally from locations including the Philippines, India, Poland (Polan), Czech Republic, Denmark, and the United States. Our primary objective is to streamline server operations across all platforms and domains, enabling efficient execution while maintaining Novo Nordisk compliance requirements.

Your skills & qualifications

• Extensive experience designing and operating Linux infrastructure within large enterprise environments.
• Strong architecture-level expertise in enterprise Linux platforms, ideally Red Hat Enterprise Linux or comparable distributions.
• Deep knowledge of Linux administration, security, networking, storage, performance, and troubleshooting.
• Significant hands‑on experience with Ansible in large‑scale enterprise environments.
• Experience designing automation frameworks, governance models, and reusable Ansible solutions.
• Strong understanding of Git‑based development, CI/CD practices, and Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience working within segregated networks, security zones, and highly controlled production environments.
• Strong knowledge of identity and access management, privileged access management, secrets, certificates, and service accounts.
• Experience with enterprise patching, vulnerability management, monitoring, logging, backup, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Ability to create architecture documentation, technical standards, and reference designs while translating business and security requirements into scalable solutions.
• Having the following qualifications would be considered as a plus;
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat ecosystem technologies.
• Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Ansible Automation Controller, or AWX.
• Linux lifecycle management tools such as Red Hat Satellite.
• VMware or other enterprise virtualization platforms.
• Public or private cloud platforms.
• Git‑based CI/CD platforms.
• HashiCorp Vault or similar secrets management solutions.
• Enterprise monitoring and observability platforms.
• CIS Benchmarks and security hardening frameworks.
• Kubernetes, OpenShift, or other container platforms.
• Experience within highly regulated or security-sensitive environments.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we drive change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Every day, our employees contribute to developing and delivering innovative medicines that improve the lives of millions of people around the world. Joining Novo Nordisk means becoming part of a purpose-driven organization that values collaboration, continuous learning, and professional development while offering opportunities to make a meaningful impact on patients’ lives.

What we offer

At Novo Nordisk, you’ll join a global healthcare company with a unique culture and strong results. We offer continuous learning, career development, and benefits tailored to your life and career stage.

Salary:

For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 742,600.00 to 1,091,600.00 DKK, corresponding to the level of the position.

The placement within the salary range will be assessed during the recruitment process based on the candidate’s skills, competencies, knowledge, and relevant experience.

Incentives and Benefits: The salary package may include short-term and/or long-term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level, location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks.

Learn more about our Reward Philosophy here.

Deadline

3 September 2026

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.