IT Technician at the Swedish Armed Forces

The Swedish Armed Forces is in an expansion phase and on a comprehensive growth journey. Do you want to work with technology that must never stop and help secure the Armed Forces' ability to communicate and lead? Does this sound like something for you? Read on!

About the Position

As an IT Technician in the Swedish Armed Forces and FMTIS, you are an important part of a successful team in an agency that is in strong growth. Together with competent and dedicated colleagues, you will have responsibility, development, and challenges. All this with an employer that encourages a balance in life and good health. You will have the opportunity to train during work hours, generous working time agreements, parental pay, and up to seven weeks of vacation per year. Together with your colleagues, you will learn a lot and have an interesting, varied, and fun job. Within the Armed Forces, we ensure that you receive the knowledge you need through both internal and external training.

About the Unit

FMTIS is a nationwide organization within the Swedish Armed Forces responsible for the operation, maintenance, installations, and modifications of the Armed Forces' facilities, IT systems, and equipment. The organization is staffed with both military and civilian personnel. The position will be located at the Implementation Unit North, and the workplace is Boden.

Main Responsibilities

The work consists of independently carrying out installation, configuration, proactive troubleshooting maintenance, incident management in the IT environment on the Armed Forces' network components, computers, servers, telephony, and user support in both open and classified IT environments. The work is varied and mainly performed in the Armed Forces' premises in Boden and to some extent in other locations in Norrbotten, but other parts of the country may also be involved.

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• Education with a focus on IT/data at least at the high school level or equivalent knowledge that the employer can assess as equivalent
• Good computer skills, both hardware and software for servers and clients in a Windows environment
• Ability to express oneself in Swedish and English in speech and writing
• Good physical condition
• Good experience working in a Microsoft environment and TCP/IP networks
• Driving license B

Personal Qualities

We are looking for someone who is engaged and service-oriented. You can independently solve technical problems and see opportunities. You are a good team player while also taking initiative and responsibility. You are quality- and safety-conscious, development-oriented, and have a sense of order and planning. You have a practical and outgoing disposition, are responsible, and have good collaboration skills. Great importance will be placed on personal suitability.

MERITORIOUS

• Current and relevant professional experience in IT systems, IT equipment, and IT communication
• Experience with ITIL process work
• Experience in IT security work, e.g., information security
• Experience working on IT projects
• Experience in IP Telephony
• Experience in server operations
• IT certifications from e.g., Microsoft or Cisco
• Knowledge of cabling/termination and documentation of telecommunication systems

For the agency's mission to be successful, it is assumed that all employees act according to the values that exist. The Armed Forces' values uphold the equal worth of all people, justice, and equality and promote democracy and human rights (read more at www.forsvarsmakten.se).

Other

Employment form: permanent. The Swedish Armed Forces applies a six-month probationary period for those who are not employed by the agency.
Employment rate: Full-time.
Workplace: Boden.
The position is civilian.
Within the Armed Forces, the position is referred to as Operations Engineer.
No military experience is required for the position, but you will participate in military/civilian training and various Armed Forces exercises.
Start date according to agreement.

Inquiries about the position and information about the recruitment process

Per Andersson via switchboard: 08-788 75 00.

Union Representatives

OFR/S Martin Sparr
SEKO Matz Felix
SACO Agnetha Landquist
OFR/O Heikki Videll
All can be reached via the switchboard at 08-788 75 00.

Application

Welcome with your application by 2026-02-09. Your application should include a CV, answers to the specified selection questions, and a cover letter explaining why you are suitable for this position.

Applications for this position will only be accepted via the Swedish Armed Forces website.

Information about the Swedish Armed Forces and the recruiting unit:

The Swedish Armed Forces' telecommunications and information systems unit, FMTIS, ensures the Armed Forces' ability to communicate and lead - around the clock, year-round.

The unit has a collective responsibility for the Armed Forces' technical command systems that support military operations at sea, on land, and in the air - in Sweden and abroad. The unit has nearly 2000 employees at more than 32 locations across the country. Read more at https://jobb.forsvarsmakten.se/fmtis (https://jobb.forsvarsmakten.se/fmtis).

Employment with us means placement in a security class. Usually, Swedish citizenship is required. A security screening with a background check will be conducted before employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act.
With employment comes an obligation to be placed in wartime and to serve abroad. The implications of this vary depending on the type of position.

To the application for employment, a CV and a personal letter must be attached. If you proceed in the employment process, certified copies of grades and certificates must always be presented.

Calls from external recruitment companies and salespeople are not welcome.