I’m Jukka Nieminen, more familiarly known by everyone at ALMP as Juke. In late 2020, I had just graduated as an Information and Communications Technology Engineer, and while browsing for job ads, I came across an opening for a part-time ICT support role at ALM Partners. I was looking for full-time work but decided to reach out anyway, and already during the first chat with the recruiting people my wishes were listened to. A couple of weeks and interviews later, I started at ALMP as a full-time ICT Support Specialist. From the beginning, I got solid support from the team, and I quickly got the hang of new things. I was trusted with the responsibility early on, and even more when I asked for it. It really felt like things just started clicking.

During my first year, I got to know the company’s ways of working very well and had the chance to observe all the teams from an outside perspective, which I think is a huge advantage. After that year, I grew into a strong member of the ICT team and started working more hands-on with the clous-especially Azure Cloud systems, including setup, maintenance, and management. I continued in ICT for over another year, but eventually, I felt the need to take the next step in my career.

I knew ICT wasn’t going to be my final destination. I shared my thoughts with HR and got a promise that we’d look into finding something new that matched both my skills and ambitions. Just a few weeks later, I was already talking with a development lead about how I could support product development teams with my ICT background and help improve their infrastructure.

After spending just under two and a half years in the ICT team, I joined one of our development teams as a DevOps Engineer. In this role, I’m responsible for maintaining our development environments and improving related processes by automating and optimizing them. The welcome into the team was genuinely warm and friendly. I already knew most of the new teammates quite well, as they had been my ”customers” back when I worked in ICT. My previous role helped me view things from an outside perspective and bring in ideas I had picked up from observing other teams. From an employee’s point of view, I think the support and opportunities that ALMP offers are a real advantage. I’m personally happy to be heading into my fourth year here, and I hope there are many more just as good still ahead.