Network Architect for Åre Municipality

Do you want to help shape the future networks in the mountain world? Do you want to work strategically with architecture, security, and design in large-scale network environments while making a real societal impact?

Åre Municipality's IT department is now looking for a Network Architect who wants to take overall responsibility for the municipality's communication networks and help develop a robust, secure, and scalable IT infrastructure.

About Us

Our employees perform Sweden's most important jobs every day. Regardless of where in the municipality we work, we are all collectively dedicated to Åre Municipality's citizens. We work to create value and quality of life for our residents, business owners, and visitors. With us, you make a difference, every day!

At Åre Municipality, we work based on the core values of being professional, respectful, and responsive. As an employee at Åre Municipality, you will enjoy several benefits in addition to your salary. Åre Municipality is a Sami administrative municipality, and we welcome applicants with linguistic and cultural knowledge of the Sami language.

Your Role

As a Network Architect with us, you are the technical pinnacle within networking. You own the end-to-end architecture and have a decisive influence on how our networks are designed, developed, and secured both today and tomorrow. You work in a complex environment with many operations, sites, and users, where availability, security, and scalability are business-critical. The role is both strategic and operational, with great trust and mandate.

Your Responsibilities

You are responsible for the design, management, and further development of all of Åre Municipality's communication networks, including:

• Architecture, design, and management of virtual and physical firewalls
• Architecture, design, and management of virtual and physical switches
• Designing new networks and further developing existing ones in line with changing operations
• Acting as a senior advisor and expert support during disruptions, changes, and technical decisions
• Actively contributing to development and change projects, from idea to implementation

We Are Looking For

We are looking for you who are an experienced Network Architect with deep technical competence and a strong focus on security. You are accustomed to working systematically, long-term, and with architecture as the foundation.

Requirements and Merits

• At least 7 years of experience in qualified network work in larger and complex IT environments
• Deep experience with LAN, WAN, WLAN, SD-WAN, APN, DNS, and DNSSEC
• A clear segmentation and security mindset (zero trust perspective is a merit)
• Experience with environments with many sites and users
• Documented familiarity with market-leading products such as (but not limited to) Cisco, HPE Aruba, Fortinet, and NetGate
• Very good knowledge of Windows and Linux
• Very good ability to communicate technical solutions in both Swedish and English
• Documented competence level equivalent to CCNP (or equivalent certification from another manufacturer)

Your Profile

For us, not only your technical level is important, but also how you approach your task. As a person, you are:

• Analytical, solution-oriented, and confident in complex environments
• Professional, responsible, and team-oriented
• Curious, development-driven, and enjoy thinking outside the box
• A person who likes to work both independently and together with others

Employment Conditions

Type of Employment: Permanent position.
Duration: Permanent.
Work Location: Jämtland. Remote work is allowed when the tasks permit.

You must have Swedish citizenship. The position is classified for security clearance, and a security investigation with register check will be conducted before a decision on employment is made.

Please attach a CV and a cover letter. The position is vacant subject to no surplus, need for reassignment, or priority rights existing in the municipality. Probationary employment may apply.

More information about Åre Municipality can be found at www.are.se (http://www.are.se).