Enjoy a career, packaged with care, whilst helping protect food, people and the planet
We are a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions. We’re on a mission to make all packaging recyclable, reusable, or compostable. Every day, we ensure the hygiene and safety of food and drink for people around the world. We are Huhtamaki.
You could be part of our vision. Because it’s our talented people that make it happen. Our people on the shop floor producing innovative, sustainable products. Our people in our offices delivering excellence for our customers every day. It’s every one of us working together.
We offer a place where you can feel safe, be supported, and make an impact so we can all focus on the future together.
Join our dynamic team as a Lead System Specialist, Cloud, where you’ll be the technical lead for our cloud platform at Huhtamaki. You’ll play a key role in shaping our IT infrastructure, solving complex challenges, and mentoring fellow cloud administrators, all while leading the way in service excellence and best practices.
Where you’ll beYou will be located at our Espoo HQ in Finland, and should be within reasonable commuting distance from here.
What you'll be doingOversee day-to-day operations, maintenance, and support of the cloud platform, ensuring reliability and high performance.
Provide advanced (3rd level) technical support, troubleshooting, and resolution of IT infrastructure issues.
Design, develop, and continuously improve IT infrastructure solutions, focusing on resilience and capacity.
Train, mentor, and support cloud administrators, fostering knowledge sharing within the team.
Work extensively with Azure networking components, ensuring secure, well‑architected, and scalable network designs.
Administer and manage Azure DNS zones, records, and related name resolution components.
Develop and maintain Terraform modules, ensuring consistent provisioning and configuration of cloud infrastructure.
Develop and maintain IT cloud standards, policy documentation, and technical guidelines.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
8+ years of hands-on experience with hosting services, e.g. Azure, Oracle, VMware.
Terraform for infrastructure automation and compliance expertise.
Strong knowledge of Azure networking (VNets, subnets, routing, NSGs, firewalls, private endpoints, etc).
Azure DNS management and domain architecture experience, as well as resource planning and scalable solution design in partnership with Azure Architects.
Demonstrated ability to develop templates, standards, and best practices for cloud and IT operations.
Effective trainer and mentor, skilled in sharing knowledge and elevating team capabilities.
Service-oriented mindset with a strong technical acumen, focused on delivering value to users and stakeholders.
Ability to perform effectively under pressure and adapt to rapidly changing environments.
Excellent English language skills, both written and verbal.
A meaningful job: At Huhtamaki, we believe in protecting food, people and the planet. Our innovative and transformative solutions touch the daily lives of people everywhere.
Development opportunities: We care for each other – and want our talent to thrive and develop
Responsible employer: Sustainability is embedded in everything we do. We believe diverse teams fuel innovation. We invest in fostering an environment where everyone is safe both psychologically and physically and where diversity and inclusion are promoted through day-to-day behaviours, which are reinforced by our policies and practices.
Join us. Help protect food, people and the planet.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience
- 8+ years hands-on experience with hosting services (Azure, Oracle, VMware)
- Terraform expertise for infrastructure automation and compliance
- Strong knowledge of Azure networking (VNets, subnets, routing, NSGs, firewalls, private endpoints)
- Azure DNS management and domain architecture experience
- Experience developing templates, standards, and best practices for cloud and IT operations
- Proven ability to train, mentor, and support cloud administrators
- Service-oriented mindset with strong technical acumen
- Ability to perform effectively under pressure and adapt to changing environments
- Excellent English language skills, written and verbal
Huhtamaki Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Huhtamaki and has not been reviewed or approved by Huhtamaki.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive with dental and vision options, and employer contributions toward premiums are portrayed as generous. Feedback suggests this breadth makes the overall package feel competitive for many roles.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with pre‑tax and Roth options, with certain groups also having access to a pension and even deferred compensation. Feedback suggests these features stand out positively in a manufacturing context.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, paid holidays, and generous parental leave are emphasized alongside meaningful PTO accruals. Feedback suggests this leave structure strengthens perceived total rewards even where base pay is viewed as only fair.
Huhtamaki Insights
What We Do
Huhtamaki is a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers around the world, enabling wellbeing and convenience. Our innovative products protect on-the-go and on-the-shelf food and beverages, ensuring hygiene and safety, and help prevent food waste. We embed sustainability in everything we do. We are committed to achieving carbon neutral production and designing all our products to be recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2030. We are a participant in the UN Global Compact and EcoVadis has awarded Huhtamaki with the Gold medal for performance in sustainability. To play our part in managing climate change, we have set science-based targets that have been approved and validated by the Science Based Targets initiative. With 100 years of history and a strong Nordic heritage we operate in 37 countries and 103 operating locations around the world. Our values Care Dare Deliver guide our decisions and help our team of around 18 000 employees make a difference where it matters. Our 2023 net sales totaled EUR 4.2 billion. Huhtamaki Group is headquartered in Espoo, Finland and our parent company, Huhtamäki Oyj, is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. Find out more about how we are protecting food, people and the planet on www.huhtamaki.com
