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Are you interested in technology in various forms and want to continue learning more? The Swedish Armed Forces is looking for Teletechnicians within Technical Surveillance in Härnösand. Technical surveillance refers to the use of security products that replace or complement manual guarding. Common subsystems that create technical surveillance systems include:

• Intrusion alarms
• Access control systems
• Video surveillance systems
• IT security systems

About the Position

As an alarm technician in the Swedish Armed Forces and FMTIS, you will be a vital part of an agency experiencing strong growth. Together with competent and engaged colleagues, you will have responsibility, development, and challenges. This is at a flexible employer that encourages work-life balance and good health. You are offered opportunities such as flexible working hours, generous working time agreements, parental leave, and up to seven weeks of vacation per year. The work is primarily located in Västernorrland County, but work may also take place in other parts of the country or abroad.

About the Operations

FMTIS has four units that perform operation and maintenance of the Swedish Armed Forces' command and control systems. Implementation Unit North is one of them. The unit has a geographical spread that largely covers Norrland and is staffed with both military and civilian personnel. The placement will be at Implementation Unit North, and the workplace is Härnösand. The work is primarily located in Västernorrland County, but work may also take place in other parts of the country or abroad.

Main Responsibilities

Your main responsibilities involve operational and maintenance measures on parts of the Swedish Armed Forces' technical surveillance infrastructure. By operation and maintenance, we primarily mean commissioning, preventive (inspections/revisions), and corrective maintenance of technical surveillance systems, as well as ongoing system changes. The area primarily covers alarm, access control, and CCTV systems with associated IT infrastructure (servers, clients, switches, routers, firewalls, etc.). The work requires careful ongoing registration, updating, and documentation in support systems. Furthermore, it includes handling and answering questions within the area, providing technical support to the organization and decision-makers. You will collaborate with various units and suppliers and participate in temporarily organized working groups or projects (e.g., during new installations).

Requirements

Qualifications

• Upper secondary education with an electrical or teletechnical focus, or equivalent knowledge acquired in other ways that the employer deems equivalent.
• Experience in service and maintenance of technical surveillance systems, or equivalent experience deemed equivalent by the employer.
• Good ability to communicate in speech and writing (Swedish and English).
• Driver's license, class B.

Personal Attributes

We are looking for you who are engaged and service-oriented. You can solve technical problems independently and see possibilities in a situation. You are a good team player while also taking initiative and personal responsibility. You are quality- and safety-conscious, development-oriented, and have a sense of order and good planning. We place great emphasis on personal attributes and how we assess that you will fit into the intended work group.

Merits

• Experience in documentation of teletechnical facilities and/or AutoCAD.
• Experience working with mechanical and electromechanical locks.
• Held electrical safety certification (el-behörighet).
• Knowledge of UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply).
• Good knowledge of network technology and Windows-based systems.
• Completed basic military training.
• Familiarity with Swedish Armed Forces' equipment/gear.
• The position requires good physical fitness and a healthy attitude towards your health.
• BE and/or C driver's license.

For the agency's mission to be successful, it is assumed that all employees act according to the existing value base. The Swedish Armed Forces' value base protects the equal value of all people, justice, and equality, and promotes democracy and human rights (read more at www.forsvarsmakten.se (https://www.forsvarsmakten.se)).

Other Information

• Employment type: Permanent. The Swedish Armed Forces applies a six-month probationary period for those not already employed by the agency.
• Employment level: Full-time.
• Workplace: Härnösand.
• The position is civilian.
• Travel within the service occurs.
• Foreign service may occur.
• Start date: Immediately or by agreement.

Information about the position

Contact Urban Fröberg or Anneli Salomonsson.

Information about the recruitment process

Contact Johan Bäcklund.

Trade Union Representatives

• SACO: Pär-Erik Lohman
• SEKO: Matz Felix
• OFR/S: Martin Sparr
• OFR/O: Johan Nestvall-Boo

All can be reached via the switchboard at 019-39 35 00.

Application

We welcome your application by 2026-08-31. Your application must include a CV and a cover letter where you justify 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 Swedish Armed Forces' ability to communicate and command – 24/7, year-round. The unit has overall responsibility for the Swedish Armed Forces' technical command and control systems that support military operations at sea, on land, and in the air – in Sweden and abroad. The unit has nearly 2,000 employees at more than 32 locations around the country. Read more at jobb.forsvarsmakten.se/fmtis (https://jobb.forsvarsmakten.se/fmtis).

An employment with us involves placement in a security class. Swedish citizenship is usually required. Security screening with register check will be conducted prior to employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Employment entails an obligation to be war-placed and to serve abroad. The meaning of this varies depending on the type of position.

A CV and cover letter must be attached to the application for employment. If you proceed in the employment process, certified copies of certificates and documents must always be presented. Calls from external recruitment agencies and salespeople are declined.