Network Architect

Description:

We at Åre Municipality create conditions for everyone who lives or stays here to realize their dreams. In our magnificent mountain environment, ambitious skiers coexist with down-to-earth artists. There is room for you too. Our employees do Sweden's most important work every day. Regardless of where in the municipality we work, we are all here together for the citizens of Åre Municipality. We are many different professional categories working in the municipality at different workplaces. Everyone's contributions are needed to deliver good service and continue developing our operations and the entire municipality. We work to create value and quality of life for our residents, businesses, and visitors. With us, you make a difference, every day! In Åre Municipality, we work based on values of being professional, respectful, and responsive. As an employee in Åre Municipality, you receive several benefits in addition to your salary; see link under Other. Åre Municipality is a Sámi administrative municipality and we welcome applicants who have linguistic and cultural knowledge of Sámi. 1 position(s). DUTIES Do you want to help shape the future network in the mountain world? Do you want to work strategically with architecture, security, and design in large-scale network environments while making real social impact? Åre Municipality's IT department is now seeking a network architect who wants to take full responsibility for the municipality's communications network and help develop a robust, secure, and scalable IT infrastructure. As a network architect with us, you are the technical expert in networking. You own the end-to-end architecture and have decisive influence over 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 significant trust and mandate. Your assignment: You are responsible for design, management, and development of all of Åre Municipality's communications networks, including: • Architecture, design, and management of virtual and physical firewalls • Architecture, design, and management of virtual and physical switches • Design new and further develop existing networks as operations evolve • Serve as senior advisor and expert support for incidents, changes, and technical decisions • Actively contribute to development and change projects, from idea to implementation QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for you as an experienced network architect with deep technical expertise and a strong security focus. You are accustomed to working in a structured, long-term manner with architecture as the foundation. • We see that you have at least 7 years of experience with qualified network work in large and complex IT environments • Deep experience with LAN, WAN, WLAN, SDWAN, 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 experience 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 • You have a documented competence level equivalent to CCNP (https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/community/certifications/ccnp) and it is a merit if you have this or another manufacturer's equivalent certification. For us, not only your technical level is important but also how you approach your assignment. As a person, you are: • Analytical, solution-oriented, and comfortable in complex environments • Professional, responsible, and collaborative • Curious, development-driven, and enjoy thinking innovatively • A person who likes working both independently and together with others Employment form: Permanent employment. Duration: Permanent, start date: Start date by agreement. CV and cover letter requested The position is vacant on the condition that there is no redundancy, relocation needs, or priority rights in the municipality. Probationary employment may be applied. More information about Åre Municipality can be found at www.are.se In preparation for the recruitment process, we have taken a position on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore firmly decline contact from media sales, job sites, and similar. Swedish citizenship required. The position is placed in a security class and a security clearance with record check will be conducted before a decision on employment is made. Work location is Jämtland. Remote work is allowed when work tasks permit.

Overview

Type

job

Status

active

Visibility

public

City

Järpen

Address

Järpen

GPS

63.3460345, 13.460937copyopen in

Email

[email protected]

Phone

0647-161 00

Views

7

Published

28. 4. 2026

Edited

22. 6. 2026

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