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NetSymphony recruits Senior Systems Engineer from Fortinet to accelerate growth

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Simon Garpedal – Published by IT-Branschen

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Recruitment for growth

Simon Garpedal joins to strengthen NetSymphony's core team and support expansion.

ChangeGuard launch

New modular tool for automated network management is launched with a focus on the German market.

Experience from complex networks

Simon has broad experience from large network environments and leading security vendors.

Focus on automation and AI

NetSymphony focuses on automation and AI functionality to meet high security requirements.

Swedish SaaS company NetSymphony continues to strengthen its core team. Simon Garpedal Joining in May 2026, he brings solid practical experience from some of the Nordics' most demanding enterprise network environments. He will play a central role in the upcoming launch of ChangeGuard and the company's first customer pilots in the German market.

ChangeGuard is a modular tool for automated network change management, co-financed by NCC-SE at the Swedish Civil Defence Agency (MCF). Simon Garpedal has broad experience in networking, cybersecurity and large enterprise environments. He has previously held senior network roles at large Nordic retail companies and at Netsafe, a Cisco-specialized consultancy that later became part of the Conscia Group. He has worked in environments where several leading network and security vendors need to work together, which is in line with NetSymphony's vendor-neutral platform.

Simon has worked in exactly the environments that NetSymphony is built to solve: large networks, multiple vendors, high security requirements, and manual processes that no longer scale.

– Simon has worked in exactly the environments that NetSymphony is built to solve: large networks, multiple vendors, high security requirements and manual processes that no longer scale. The fact that he comes from one of the leading security vendors is extra valuable now as we launch ChangeGuard and strengthen the platform with additional automation and AI functionality, says Dennis Jansson, CEO of NetSymphony.

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In his new role, Simon Garpedal will work with customers who need to standardize, automate and govern network environments where multiple vendors and technologies coexist. He will also serve as a liaison between the customers' operations teams and NetSymphony's product team.

“When I saw how NetSymphony solves the problems I recognize from my own work with customers, I wanted to join the team right away. Many organizations have built complex network environments where control becomes difficult to maintain over time. NetSymphony addresses that problem in a very concrete way,” says Simon Garpedal.

About NetSymphony

NetSymphony is a Swedish SaaS company in network automation and network management. The company's vendor-neutral platform helps organizations standardize, manage and automate complex network environments.

Through increased transparency, control and automation, NetSymphony contributes to stronger operational reliability, improved cybersecurity and better conditions to meet regulatory requirements, including NIS2.

NetSymphony also participates in innovation initiatives in cybersecurity with financial support from the EU and the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MCF).

Read more at NetSymphony.com.

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Questions Answered

Who is Simon Garpedal and what role will he have at NetSymphony?

He is a new senior systems engineer who will support automation and customer pilots.

What is ChangeGuard and how is it funded?

A network management tool with support from MCF and NCC-SE.

What experiences does Simon bring with him?

Broad experience in networking, cybersecurity and large enterprise environments.

What is NetSymphony's platform focused on?

Standardization, control and automation of complex multi-vendor networks.

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