System Manager, Espoo

Interested in driving decarbonisation by supporting IT systems? We are looking for a System Manager to join our Heating and Cooling IT team. If you enjoy solving problems, improving systems, collaborating with multiple stakeholders, and keeping complex environments running reliably, this is the role for you!

About the role

Your main responsibility will be to ensure that the IT systems for district heating production are operational and developed to meet the future business needs. The aim is to strengthen the team with a System Manager and to increase our internal competence on maintaining our systems and developing those further.

You will be working in close collaboration with Service Managers, Solution architect, System Manager and other team members. In your day-to-day work you will manage applications from incident management, development needs, vulnerability management to stakeholder communication.

Overall responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Accountability of technical landscape of application/service
• Independently plan and manage life-cycle of the application/system/service
• Plan and ensure execution of changes
• Plan and ensure quality of operations and service delivery, System meets agreed service levels and budget
• System is managed according to corporate ITSM policies and instructions (processes, documentation) and/or system is managed according to corporate DevSecOps practices
• System is compliant with corporate policies and regulation (Cyber Security, Privacy, NIS2 etc)

This role is hands-on, varied, and central to the reliable functioning of several important Heating & Cooling systems. You will gain exposure to a wide range of technologies and business processes.

About you

As a person you are curious, self-driven, forward looking and motivated by change and new challenges. You enjoy working with other people. You have structured, solution-oriented and analytical mindset which drives your daily work.

To succeed in this role, we think you have:

• Relevant educational background in IT or engineering, or equivalent work experience
• Experience in system management, application maintenance, integrations, or production IT environments
• Understanding of system lifecycles, patching, configuration, and troubleshooting
• Ability to coordinate with vendors, IT partners, and business stakeholders
• A structured, proactive working style and genuine interest in improving systems
• Willingness to learn new technologies and dive deep into domain-specific applications
• Good communication skills in Finnish and English - both spoken and written

Considered as your benefit:

• Prior experience from Trimble NIS, Pinja Energy Operations and Aspentech IP.21
• Understanding of Azure and AWS technologies
• Knowledge on ITIL and ServiceNow

The job is located in Espoo, Finland. Fortum works in a hybrid setting where you are expected to be present at the office two to three times a week.

We offer you

At Fortum, we believe in a better future and want to be involved in shaping it. Our workplace is a safe place, both physically and mentally. You will grow with professional colleagues, being trusted and free to challenge yourself. We offer comprehensive benefits, flexible working hours, and hybrid work model to support your productivity, development and wellbeing. We are committed to build diverse teams where everyone feels included and is treated equally.

More information about our culture and benefits can be found here.

Espoo office is a smoke-free workplace.

Interested?

Submit your application latest on 7th of April at the latest. We start contacting suitable candidates already during the application period. If you have questions and would like to hear more about the position, please contact recruiting manager Markus Ylänen, markus.ylanen@fortum.com.

To be selected for the position, the applicant must go through background clearance and a health examination including drug testing.

We are Fortum

Fortum is a Nordic energy company. We generate and deliver reliable energy to our customers and the Nordic energy system while at the same time helping industries decarbonise their processes and grow. Our core operations comprise efficient and best-in-class low-carbon power generation, customer services, and heating and cooling. Fortum’s power generation is already 99% from renewable or nuclear sources with one of the lowest specific CO2-emissions in Europe. We are guided by our ambitious SBTi-validated emission reduction targets on our way towards net-zero by 2040. For our ~4,500 employees, we commit to be a safe and inspiring workplace. Fortum's share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. fortum.com