Security Protection Officer for the Signals Protection Section

The Swedish Armed Forces Telecommunications and Information Systems Unit (FMTIS) is now seeking a Security Protection Officer for the Signals Protection Section within the Communications Department. The task of the Signals Protection Section is to support the Headquarters' (HKV) international operations and its personnel stationed abroad within the signals protection service, but it is organizationally part of the Communications Department at FMTIS.

The Signals Protection Section is suitable for you who are responsible, solution-oriented, structured, and can occasionally handle a high work pace with multiple tasks running in parallel. The Signals Protection Section is a young section within an authority that is experiencing significant growth. This places high demands on you to have a strong drive, be good at taking your own initiatives, and easily adapt to changes. We are a small team that works very closely together to solve our tasks, so your ability to collaborate is fundamental.

Main Responsibilities

As a Security Protection Officer at the Signals Protection Section, you will be responsible for supporting the various tasks and preparedness tasks that the section has towards the Headquarters' international operations.

For example, the tasks include:

• Identifying, planning, and implementing various projects aimed at strengthening the signals protection service.
• Supporting the signals protection service within the Headquarters' international operations from both Sweden and abroad.
• Assisting the Armed Forces' deployed personnel with everything from signals protection training, material service, management, preventive maintenance, and user support within the signals protection service.
• Participating in the work to develop and improve the signals protection service internationally.

Qualifications

• High school education
• Good technical proficiency
• Good ability to express yourself verbally and in writing in Swedish and English
• Driving license B

Meritorious

• Experience in signals protection
• Experience in information management
• Experience working with classified information
• Trained signals protection instructor and/or signals protection manager
• Relevant academic education
• Previous service in the Armed Forces or another authority within total defense
• Completed military service, GMU, or previous engagement in a volunteer organization

Personal Attributes

A prerequisite for you to thrive with us is that you can handle a periodically high workload and are adaptable with the ability to see the bigger picture. We would like you to be ambitious, have a strong drive, and be curious. Skills such as identifying, analyzing, and creating solutions are fundamental for you to thrive with us.

We at the Signals Protection Section are very solution-oriented and are driven forward by identifying new challenges that lead to improvement. Due to the section's support function towards the Headquarters, you will have a lot of contact with both internal and external parties, which requires you to have very good social skills, enjoy collaborating, and be service-oriented. Due to the section's support function, we are also a first-line contact for a large part of the Armed Forces' personnel stationed abroad. This results in coordination work for both high and low issues to provide necessary and effective support to simplify the work for those stationed abroad.

You are a driven team player who takes initiative and turns thought into action. You also have a positive attitude and a structured way of working. You have a high security awareness and a strong sense of responsibility. The position involves many business trips, both international and national, often with short notice, as well as work during irregular hours.

We Offer You

In the Armed Forces, there is a strong value base built on openness, results, and responsibility. Our employees have several different benefits, including:

• Competence development based on the needs of the organization
• Three hours of training per week during working hours, and reimbursement for e.g. training clothes
• 28-35 vacation days depending on age
• Salary supplements during parental leave and VAB, as well as the possibility to exchange vacation days for additional pension contributions

Other

The position is a permanent employment that begins with a six-month probationary period for those who are not already employed within the Armed Forces. Start date is according to agreement. Work location: Stockholm. The position is civilian.

Information

Inquiries about the position can be made to the head of the Signals Protection Section, Pauline Djärf, who can be reached via the Armed Forces switchboard at 08-788 75 00. Questions regarding employment conditions should be directed to HR generalists Hanna Ottosson/Diana Oros, reachable via switchboard 019-39 35 00.

Union Representatives

Union contact persons at FMTIS can be reached via the switchboard at phone number 019-39 35 00

• SACO Pär-Erik Lohman
• OFR/S Martin Strömquist
• OFR/O Martin Sparr
• SEKO Matz Felix

Application

Welcome with your application by 2025-04-18. Your application should include a CV and a cover letter. In the cover letter, we would like you to explain why you are suitable for this position.

Applications for this position will only be accepted via the Armed Forces' website.

Information about the Armed Forces and the recruiting unit:

The Swedish Armed Forces Telecommunications and Information Systems Unit, FMTIS, ensures the Armed Forces' ability to communicate and lead - around the clock, all year round.

The unit has a collective responsibility for the Armed Forces' technical command systems that support military operations at sea, on land, and in the air - in Sweden and abroad. The unit has over 1,800 employees at more than 30 locations across the country. Read more at https://jobb.forsvarsmakten.se/fmtis (https://jobb.forsvarsmakten.se/fmtis)

An employment with us means placement in a security class. Usually, Swedish citizenship is required. A security clearance with a background check will be conducted before employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Employment comes with an obligation to be placed in wartime and to serve abroad. The implications of this vary depending on the type of position.

To apply for employment, a CV and a personal letter must be attached. If you proceed in the employment process, certified copies of diplomas and certificates must always be presented.

Calls from external recruitment companies and sellers are not welcome.