Network Technician Lead - 20027

Veritaz is a leading IT staffing solutions provider in Sweden, committed to advancing individual careers and aiding employers in ensuring the perfect talent fit. With a proven track record of successful partnerships with top companies, we have rapidly grown our presence in the USA, Europe, and Sweden as a dependable and trusted resource within the IT industry.

Role Summary

An experienced Network Technical Lead is required for a consulting assignment within a large organisation operating a complex IT environment with international stakeholders. The role serves as a trusted technical advisor in the network domain, ensuring that business needs for stability, security, cost efficiency and long-term sustainability are addressed.

You will represent the Swedish organisation in network-related matters and act as a key link between local operations, global IT functions and external suppliers. The assignment combines deep technical expertise with a strategic perspective, requiring the ability to understand operational needs and translate them into clear, well-founded technical recommendations.

Key Responsibilities

• Represent the Swedish organisation's interests in matters concerning network infrastructure, security, technical development and change management.
• Monitor requirements for network connectivity and communications between offices, projects and data centres, and present requirements and recommendations to global IT teams.
• Act as a technical advisor on network security, firewalls and associated infrastructure solutions.
• Review, challenge and quality-assure proposed technical solutions and supplier recommendations against business requirements and local conditions.
• Perform qualified risk assessments ahead of technical changes and investments.
• Review technical roadmaps and standards, providing recommendations based on business risks, needs and priorities.
• Participate in Change Advisory and other relevant change forums to review and monitor change requests.
• Serve as a technical contact and advisory escalation point for the local Incident Manager during major incidents and critical service disruptions.
• Support technical assessments, coordination and escalation activities with global IT teams.
• Prepare technical decision-support material addressing risk, cost, business impact and long-term sustainability.
• Represent the local organisation in global initiatives and decisions affecting the network domain.
• Identify technical debt, improvement opportunities and long-term risks within the network infrastructure.

Technical Stack & Requirements

• Deep expertise in routing, switching, WAN, LAN and WLAN.
• Strong knowledge of network security, including firewalls, network segmentation and secure communications.