Company description

Vattenfall is one of Europe's largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat. Our main markets are Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and the UK. The Vattenfall Group has around 21,000 employees. We have been electrifying industries, powering homes and transforming lives through innovation for over a century.

About the role

We at Vattenfall IT Nuclear Solutions are now looking for Network Technicians to join our IT organization working with the development and delivery of IT services, where the key word is security. For you as a candidate, this is a chance to take place in an organization that is undergoing an exciting transformation with new technology and expanded collaboration areas, where we value well-being in the workplace together with an open and honest atmosphere.

Your main tasks will consist of daily operation and maintenance of network infrastructure and driving development in data centers. As a Network Technician, you will have a varied job with broad responsibilities in a delivery that covers everything from client access networks (LAN / WiFi), distribution networks (WAN / LAN) to data center networks.

We use several hardware manufacturers in our environments, which contributes to increased opportunities for development and broad competence. In addition to our core area, we also act 3rd line for cases in Network and connectivity. We also work with life cycle management and are part of exciting and challenging business projects.

As a Network Technician you will be part of a team but we also see that you have the ability to work independently with external suppliers as well as colleagues around Sweden.

You will be part of a larger team consisting of both specialists and generalists, and for you as an individual there are great opportunities for personal development and influence in the daily delivery.

We encourage innovation, creativity and employees who think outside the box with IT security as a basic principle.

Requirement specification

We would like you to have a good ability to familiarize yourself with new technology and troubleshooting of varying size and complexity. We would also like you to be a confidence builder, both within your own group and with other organizations. You thrive in change and have a natural desire for continuous improvement. You have good collaboration skills and a humble approach to the people around you. You enjoy working with others and also have good structure in your own work. We would like you to have these skills/experiences:

• Operation and monitoring of network infrastructure
• Good understanding of WAN, LAN, Routing
• Working with products from e.g. Fortinet, Cisco, Juniper, Checkpoint
• Network security
• Basic scripting/programming experience (e.g. Python, Perl)
.e.g. Python, Perl)
• Good communication skills in both Swedish and English, in both speech and writing
• Driving license B
• Advantageous but not required for this position is:
• Experience in network automation (e.g. Ansible, CI/CD).e.g. Ansible, CI/CD, IaC)
• Experience with EVPN/VXLAN
• Experience working with orchestration tools e.g.e.g. Cisco NDFC
• Experience with Software defined networking (SDN)

Additional information

In addition to helping shape the smart energy society of the future, we offer you a developing and varied job with many contact surfaces. For us at Vattenfall, it is also important that work and private life have a good balance. We also have a lot of other employee benefits such as reduced working hours, favorable occupational pension agreements, parental leave allowance and more. Read more about our benefits here.

Location

1. Forsmark

2. Solna- with reservation that regular travel to Forsmark is required

For more information about the position itself, please contact the recruiting manager Anna-Karin Johansson, anna-karin1.johansson@vattenfall.com. For questions about the recruitment process, please contact recruiter Julia Norberg, julia.norberg@vattenfall.com.

Union representatives via Vattenfall's switchboard, 08 739 50 00. Akademikerna (SACO) - Sofi Wadström and Silvija Vatkovic, Ledarna - Christer Gustafsson, SEKO - Juha Siipilehto, Unionen - Inger Strandberg

Please send your application no later than 6-1-2025. Selection and interviews will take place after the application deadline. We only accept applications via our website.

We are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and appealing company and strive to be good role models when it comes to diversity. Vattenfall works actively to ensure that all employees have the same opportunities and rights regardless of age, ethnic or cultural background, gender, religion/belief, sexual orientation or disability. Read more about how we work with diversity and inclusion here.

Because the safety of Vattenfall and its employees is paramount, we will carry out a pre-employment screening prior to each hire. These checks are based on your role that you will fill within Vattenfall.

Vattenfall is part of Sweden's critical infrastructure, thus many of our services are classified. If this position is security classified, a security clearance will be carried out before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act.

We look forward to your application!