Windows Server Platform Owner

Main responsibilities in this role:

• Platform Lifecycle & Roadmap Strategy : Define, publish, and execute the multi-year technical roadmap for enterprise Windows Server platforms. Manage version lifecycles, core baseline configurations, and long-term servicing channel (LTSC) migration paths to eliminate technical debt before End-of-Life (EOL) or End-of-Support (EOS) dates.
• On-Premise Architecture & Standardization: Design, build, and govern the enterprise Windows "Gold Image" blueprints (WIM/ISO) for bare-metal deployments and hypervisors (VMware, Openshift). Establish standardized OS profiles, registry baselines, and core subsystem configurations across the entire corporate data center footprint.
• Infrastructure Automation & Orchestration: Own the design and implementation of automated Windows provisioning pipelines and configuration management frameworks. Enforce Infrastructure as Code principles using tools like PowerShell DSC, Terraform, and Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM/SCCM) to ensure configuration consistency and eliminate manual drift.
• Security, Compliance & Patch Governance: Define platform hardening baselines in alignment with Microsoft Security Baselines, CIS Benchmarks, NIST, and internal InfoSec policies via Group Policy Objects (GPOs) and Intune. Architect and oversee the automated patch deployment pipeline, ensuring vulnerabilities are remediated within strict corporate SLAs without disrupting application availability.
• Capacity, Performance & Compute Planning: Monitor and analyze enterprise-wide Windows infrastructure telemetry to forecast future compute, memory, and storage requirements. Partner with hardware engineering team to evaluate next-generation server technology and guide hardware refresh cycles based on platform demands.
• Identity, Networking & Storage Integration: Govern the integration standards between the Windows Server platform and centralized enterprise infrastructure. This includes robust Active Directory / Entra ID identity fabrics, core network services (Microsoft DNS, DHCP), and enterprise storage protocols.
• Vendor & Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Management: Act as the primary technical interface for Microsoft vendor. Manage Microsoft Enterprise Agreements, software assurance benefits, core-based licensing models, and handle high-severity technical Microsoft Premier/Unified Support escalations.

Our Core Engineering Team is the backbone of Nordea global technology ecosystem. We are a high-impact group of engineers dedicated to designing, automating, and maintaining the enterprise-scale Windows and Unix infrastructure that powers our entire organization. We don't just maintain servers; we treat infrastructure as code. Our mission is to build highly secure, resilient, and self-healing platforms across thousands of physical, virtual, and cloud environments. We are a collaborative, forward-thinking team that bridges the gap between traditional infrastructure and modern cloud architecture.

What we offer

Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the values that guide us in how we work and how we make decisions – and that we imagine you share with us.

People are driven by many different factors. For some, it’s to take their career to the next level. For others, it’s to break new ground within their area of expertise – in other words, with us, you will always move forward.

A culture that fosters performance and growth in one of the largest Nordic banks, offering various opportunities to evolve, develop and learn from brilliant colleagues with diverse backgrounds in a vibrant working environment.

Hybrid working model – we believe in the value of bringing people together and at the same time we embrace the freedom of flexibility.

Diversity and inclusion are a natural part of our daily work. We know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable one. We genuinely believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us stronger together. Every day we strive to find new ways to improve diversity and inclusion within our community e.g. we have signed the European Diversity Charters in the countries where we operate to show our commitment and engage with others to continue learning and improving.

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next steps

​Submit your application no later than 11/11/2026.

The recruitment process consists of the following steps:

• Preliminary CV selection
• Online interview with the hiring leader
• Background check

We enable dreams and aspirations for a greater good.

We build relationships. We add a personal touch to everything we do – when advising our customers, collaborating with colleagues, and meeting our potential candidates.

We learn and develop. We take pride in being experts and thinking ahead. We use our expertise to meet our customers’ needs, from the simplest to the most complex. We bring a growth mindset to our work that enables us to focus on a broader perspective in our daily challenges.

We lead change. We are responsible and aware of the impact of our decisions, both for our customers and for our local and global communities. Mindful of our responsibility towards current and future generations, we have made sustainability an integrated part of our business strategy.

We are Nordea. We have a 200-year history of supporting and growing the Nordic economies and our values are deeply rooted in these open, progressive and collaborative societies. As one of the biggest employers in the Nordics, Poland and Estonia, you have excellent opportunities to evolve, develop and move forward with us. Studies show that members of underrepresented communities don’t apply for jobs unless they tick all the qualification boxes. If this is part of why you hesitate to apply, we would like you to reconsider and give it a chance. Maybe your profile fits our needs much better than you think.

,[Desirable experience and skills (you don't have to have them all, to be a good candidate):, , Enterprise Windows Expertise: Deep knowledge of Windows Server operating system internals (including Registry architecture, LSASS, and WMI/CIM providers), Performance Monitor (PerfMon) analysis, advanced crash dump analysis, and complex system initialization/boot troubleshooting., On-Premise Infrastructure: Solid experience hosting Windows Server workloads on enterprise hypervisors (VMware, Hyper-V, Azure Stack HCI) and managing physical server infrastructure hardware lifecycle interfaces (HPE iLO, Dell iDRAC)., Scripting & Automation: Proficient in writing, auditing, and scaling advanced PowerShell modules, PowerShell DSC (Desired State Configuration), Terraform templates, and enterprise configuration deployment via MECM/SCCM or Intune., Enterprise Identity & Storage: Experience architecting and integrating core infrastructure components with enterprise Active Directory (AD), Azure AD/Entra ID, Group Policy Object (GPO) frameworks, and mapping high-performance Windows storage via SMB/CIFS protocols and Fibre Channel SAN/NAS arrays., Platform Ownership Mindset: Ability to treat infrastructure as a scalable internal product, prioritizing features, upgrades, and technical debt based on business value. Experience in calculating, optimizing, and justifying the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for hardware, Microsoft Enterprise Agreements (EA), core-based licensing models, and Software Assurance contracts., Stakeholder Influence: Strong communication skills to bridge technical execution with leadership priorities, collaborating across InfoSec, Network, and Applications teams. Act as the primary technical point of contact for enterprise vendors (Microsoft), managing Microsoft Premier/Unified Support contracts, escalations, and technical alignment. Capability to manage an infrastructure backlog, deciding when to prioritize technical debt (e.g., OS version upgrades, security baselines) versu] Requirements: