SENIOR SYSTEM TECHNICIAN IT-NETWORK

Do you want to contribute to making Sweden and the world safer? Do you value mutual trust and desire both personal responsibility as well as good opportunities for professional development? Our employees are important to us, and you will have a good opportunity to balance the professional and the personal. We also offer you the chance to train during working hours, generous working time agreements, parental salary, and up to seven weeks of vacation per year.

FMTIS Operations Unit

As a system technician in the operations unit, you will be responsible for the operation of the Swedish Armed Forces' IT systems. Within the section, several system technicians work with different focuses within IT operations. As a system technician, you will primarily work with operations, security, and monitoring. There is also the possibility to work on various projects. It may also be relevant to go on system support trips to operational areas abroad.

Main Responsibilities

• Development and maintenance work
• Project work
• Installation work
• Operational monitoring

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• Academic education with a focus on IT/data or equivalent knowledge deemed comparable by the employer
• Several years of experience working as a network system technician or similar
• Good understanding of network protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and VPN
• Experience managing security solutions such as firewalls and intrusion detection
• Knowledge of LAN, WAN, network architecture
• Experience working with switches, routers, firewalls, and other network devices
• Good communication skills in Swedish and English, both spoken and written
• Driver's license B

Personal Qualities

• Structured
• Analytical
• Solution-oriented
• Collaborative

Meritorious

• Installation/operation/maintenance/troubleshooting of routers and core/access switches
• Firewall / PaloAlto / Firepower / Cisco
• Work according to ITIL
• Project work
• Signal protection
• Encryption
• Experience with agile methods
• Knowledge of servers (Windows/Linux), including installation, maintenance, and security

Other

Permanent employment, full-time (six months probationary period applies). Location: Bålsta. Start date according to agreement. Civil position, knowledge tests may be applied. On-call duty and work in other locations may be included in the position.

Inquiries

Inquiries about the position can be made to Christoffer Dahlén, Section Manager, 0589-40 400 (switchboard)

Union Representatives

SACO Patrik Hansen, 035-2663234
OFR/S Sela Senadin 035-2663083
SEKO-Jörgen Stehn, 035-2663547
OFR/O Mikael Borgqvist, 035-2663359

Application

Welcome with your application by 2026-03-27. Your application should include a CV and a cover letter explaining why you are suitable for this position, as well as answers to the specified selection questions.

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 review with a background check will be conducted prior to employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Employment comes with an obligation to be placed in a military role and to serve abroad. The implications of this vary depending on the type of position.

When applying for employment, a CV and a cover letter must be attached. If you proceed in the employment process, certified copies of diplomas and certificates must always be presented.

Calls from external recruitment companies and salespeople are not welcome.