System Administrator

Lapin yliopisto; Kemi; Hybrid; EUR 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work option

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Lapin yliopisto's IT services in the Lapland University Consortium are seeking a permanent System Administrator. The role is based on campus in Rovaniemi or at Lapland UAS campuses in Kemi or Tornio, with a hybrid work option.

You will maintain IAM/IDM solutions, manage user accounts and authentication, and contribute to cloud services development and security. Join a newly starting IDM project, act as a systems expert for incident resolution, and support the IT service desk in close cooperation

Qualifications

• Requires a suitable university degree or equivalent.
• Experience with Microsoft environments (M365, Entra ID, Azure, Active Directory).
• Understanding of identity management or system integrations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop IAM/IDM solutions and related integrations.
• Participate in cloud services development and security strengthening.
• Provide incident resolution support and service desk assistance in collaboration with Redu IT services.

Skills

Problem-solving

Independent work

Team collaboration

Finnish & English documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft 365

Entra ID

Azure

Active Directory

Job description

We are hiring a System Administrator for Lapin yliopisto's IT services in the Lapland University Consortium. The role is permanent and starts around 14 September 2026 or as agreed. The employment relationship is with the University of Lapland and the work location is on campus in Rovaniemi or at the Lapland UAS campuses in Kemi or Tornio.

You will maintain and develop IAM/IDM solutions as part of the Continuous ICT Services team, working with user accounts, access rights, authentication solutions and system integrations, and participate in cloud services development, security strengthening and deployment of new services.

You will join a newly starting IDM project and act as a systems expert in incident resolution and as a support to the IT service desk, in close cooperation with Redu IT services.

We offer a diverse and responsible specialist role in a modern IT environment, opportunities to tackle new challenges, a collaborative and supportive team, a hybrid work option, modern tools and broad employee wellbeing benefits.

Requirements

Requirements include

• a suitable university degree or equivalent
• experience with Microsoft environments (M365, Entra ID, Azure, Active Directory)
• understanding of identity management or system integrations
• ability to work independently and collaboratively
• problem-solving, organizational skills, initiative and willingness to improve services and practices
• fluent Finnish and good English for technical documentation

Additional strengths

• IAM/IGA/IDM experience
• knowledge of authentication and single sign-on (SAML, OpenID Connect, OAuth)
• cloud service experience and security understanding
• automation skills (PowerShell/SQL)
• experience in higher education IT services

Contact details and application process are provided by the information below.

Bachelor-level university degree or equivalent education preferred.