Head of IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity · NRC Group
Jesse Rantala
Technology Leader — Cloud, Security & Digitalization
I turn complex technology into business results. 15+ years of cloud, infrastructure and cybersecurity experience — now leading IT development across the Nordics, still not afraid to get my hands dirty.
Currently interested in leadership positions in IT, Cloud & Cybersecurity.
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I have a 15-year background as an IT consultant and architect, helping organizations through digitalization, modernization, cloud adoption and cybersecurity projects. Today, as Head of IT Infrastructure and Cybersecurity, I combine strategic thinking with practical implementation — developing IT functions and building secure, future-proof solutions together with vendors and colleagues across the Nordics.
Kaarina, Finland
- Systematic & persistent Determined and goal-oriented, even when facing challenges — I deliver what I commit to.
- Big picture, hands-on I plan long-term solutions but am not afraid to tackle technical details and lead by example.
- People-first I inspire enthusiasm in others, coach colleagues, and make complex things understandable to any audience.
Experience
Head of IT Infrastructure & CybersecurityCurrent
NRC Group
Leading IT infrastructure and cybersecurity across the Nordics — combining strategy and hands-on development to build a secure, future-proof IT function with vendors and IT colleagues.
Senior Cloud Architect
Nordcloud, an IBM company
Azure consulting for large private and public sector customers: disaster recovery, governance, FinOps, security and VDI. Key member of a large customer's Cloud Center of Excellence platform team.
Lead Cloud Solutions Architect
Telia Inmics-Nebula
Led virtual technology teams as coach and go-to person. Trusted advisor for customers on their cloud journeys; orchestrated the Microsoft partnership and premier programs internally.
Infrastructure Consultant
Enter SystemSolutions
Designed, implemented and maintained a wide variety of Microsoft, Citrix and VMware based IT environments.
Selected projects
- 2026Key participant in ISO/IEC 27001 certification audit
- 2025Led 24/7 SOC service sourcing — RFO, vendor comparison and selection, then led onboarding of the chosen SOC partner
- 2025Process development lead — built and rolled out vulnerability management and change management processes
- 2023Senior Architect in a large enterprise CCoE platform team — continuous cloud governance development
- 2022Lead Architect — datacenter assessment & cloud roadmap for full datacenter exit
- 2021Lead Architect — 500-user Azure/M365 tenant migration in a carve-out project
- 2020Consultant — 2,000-user on-premises AD-to-AD migration
- 2019Lead Architect — 1,400-user carve-out: Azure, M365, AD and full IT infrastructure
What colleagues say
Jesse has a way to make things happen and can very quickly visualise the issue at hand. He helps others understand the task, but is not afraid to get his hands dirty. In short — he is a natural leader.
Jesse has a skill for presenting solutions in an interesting form, even for stakeholders who are not deep experts. He is one of the key people in our team — committed, motivated and professional.
Jesse was a key person, a trusted partner who delivered what he committed to. People respected his way of working in everyday work.
Education & certifications
Master's Degree, Cyber Security
Bachelor's Degree, Internet Technology
- Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Expert
- Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Cloud Platform & Infrastructure Expert (MCSE)
- M365 Enterprise Administrator Expert
- Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty
- Azure Security Engineer
- CCSK v5 — Cloud Security Alliance
- FinOps Certified Practitioner
- Azure AI Fundamentals
- Azure Data Fundamentals
- ISO/IEC 27001 & NIS2 (DNV)
- Leadership & Change Management