What Cognite is: Relentless to achieve
Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI, and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial heritage and a comprehensive suite of AI capabilities, including low-code AI agents, Cognite accelerates the digital transformation to drive operational improvements.
We thrive in challenges. We challenge assumptions. We execute with speed and ownership. If you view obstacles as signals to step forward - not backwards - you’ll feel right at home here.
Our Moonshot is bold: Unlock $100B in customer value by 2035, and redefine how global industry works. Join us in this venture where AI and data meet ingenuity, and together, we will forge the path to a smarter, more connected industrial future.
How you’ll demonstrate Ownership
About the role
As Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer at Cognite, you will be a key member of the IT team, delivering IT infrastructure engineering across platform configuration, automation, and system integrations. Working closely with the global IT Infrastructure hub in Norway, you will support and execute on the infrastructure roadmap to help deliver scalable, reliable, and secure systems that support Cognite's ~1,000-person workforce. You will work in an AI-first environment where automation, smart tooling, and continuous improvement are core to how the team operates.
The Impact you bring to Cognite
Responsibilities
- Configure and optimize IT infrastructure platforms across cloud environments (GCP and Azure), contributing to architectural and configuration decisions in line with established best practices and standards
- Build and maintain IaC using GitHub for version control, and develop automation workflows, leveraging AI tooling to reduce manual operations
- Design and manage systems and application integrations using REST APIs
- Support IAM architecture, identity engineering initiatives, and data control standards for IT-managed systems
- Respond to and resolve IT infrastructure incidents, ensuring timely root cause analysis and documentation
- Partner with IT Operations, Security, and Application Owners to ensure platform reliability, compliance, and knowledge sharing across the IT team
Required Qualifications
What we're looking for
- 6 –10 years of experience in IT infrastructure engineering or a similar role
- Hands-on experience with IaC tooling (e.g., Terraform) and GitHub
- Experience with at least one major cloud platform (GCP or Azure)
- Strong background in system integrations and REST API management
- Experience with identity platforms and directory services (Azure AD/Entra ID and GWS IAM)
- Proficiency in scripting and automation (Python, Bash, PowerShell, or equivalent)
- Strong communication skills and ability to work across time zones with distributed teams
Nice to have
- Experience working in an AI-first or AI-assisted engineering environment
- Experience in a SaaS-first or cloud-native company environment
- Exposure to zero-trust security models and SSO/SCIM provisioning
- Familiarity with ITSM tooling (e.g., Jira Service Management)
A snapshot of our many perks and benefits as a Cogniter
Join an organization of 60 different nationalities 🌐 with Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) in focus 🤝
A highly modern and fun working environment with sublime culture across the organization, follow us on Instagram @cognitedata 📷 to know more
Flat structure with direct access to decision-makers
Opportunity to work with and learn from some of the best people on some of the most ambitious projects found anywhere, across industries, with cutting edge technology
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Get access to private health services with Cognite Care.
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Learn more about us
- Impact 2025
- Cognite's Industrial AI: Moonshot
- We’re globally recognized domain experts with an international presence that spans Phoenix, Houston, Oslo Tokyo, Bengaluru, and Abu Dhabi.
Equal Opportunity
Cognite is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment at work and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive the same level of consideration for employment.