Progress/OpenEdge Administrator (administrators/-e), Baltic IT Services | SEB, Riga

Do you want to work with business-critical technology at the core of banking? Join our Baltic Progress/OpenEdge team.

SEB is not just a bank. We are a modern technology company with many talented IT professionals. More than 200 applications are created and maintained by our dedicated technical teams. By joining our IT Services organization, you will help ensure stable, secure and continuously improving platform services used across the Baltic countries.

What you will be doing You will be part of the Baltic Progress/OpenEdge team, working with engineers, administrators and application teams across Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. In this role, you will administer and develop reliable Progress/OpenEdge environments, take ownership of complex operational issues and contribute to platform modernization. Does that sound like a fit for you?

You can find here our job advertisement in Latvian here/Ar sludinājumu latviešu valodā var iepazīties šeit: Progress/OpenEdge administrators/-e, Baltic IT Services | SEB, Rīga

Your responsibilities will include:

• Administer, maintain and troubleshoot Progress/OpenEdge products, Apache Airflow and related services on Linux/Unix and Google Cloud Platform, ensuring high availability, performance, security and recoverability
• Analyse and optimize the performance and efficiency of maintained products and services, identifying bottlenecks and implementing improvements
• Resolve complex incidents and operational issues, perform root cause analysis and participate in the on-call rotation to ensure reliable service operation
• Contribute to Progress/OpenEdge database architecture and design, focusing on security, resilience and high availability
• Support Progress Application Server for OpenEdge (PAS for OpenEdge), AppServer and related integrations across the application landscape
• Automate recurring administration and deployment activities using scripting, automation tools and AI assistants such as GitHub Copilot, and collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to plan and implement technical changes
• Provide technical guidance, maintain and automate technical documentation, share knowledge and mentor less experienced colleagues

Our Technology stack:

• Progress/OpenEdge, Apache Airflow, Red Hat OpenShift, Git/BitBucket, SaltStack and Jenkins
• Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Teams and Copilot

To thrive in this role, we believe you have:

• Hands-on experience administering Progress/OpenEdge or another enterprise platform, with a strong willingness to learn Progress/OpenEdge
• Good working knowledge of Linux administration, networking fundamentals and scripting
• High-level understanding of Generative AI concepts and how they can be applied in everyday technical work
• Experience with monitoring, incident and problem management, change implementation, patching and platform lifecycle activities
• A structured approach to troubleshooting, with the ability to take ownership of complex technical issues and drive them to resolution
• The ability to work effectively across teams, communicate technical topics clearly and share knowledge with others
• Professional working proficiency in English, both spoken and written, as daily work involves Baltic level communication

What we offer?

• Agile and modern ways of working
• A flat hierarchy and openness to share ideas, opinions and points of views
• Extensive training and learning opportunities
• Innovative company at the forefront of technology
• Challenging, cutting-edge work
• Work-life balance
• Mobility within a large global company
• Long-term stability
• Remote working possibilities and flexible work schedule