System Administrator at CERT-SE

MSB works for a safer society in a changing world with a focus on the development of civil defense. We strengthen Sweden's ability to function in crises and even war. This means that all our employees contribute to preparedness and resilience. From north to south, we spread knowledge and act to protect lives and health, the functionality of society, and fundamental values such as democracy, legal certainty, and human rights. On January 1, we will change our name to the Authority for Civil Defense.

Do you want to contribute to a safer society? Then you might be our next colleague at CERT-SE – Sweden's national CSIRT tasked with handling and preventing IT security incidents and cyberattacks.

Your Responsibilities and Tasks

As a system administrator, you will be part of a competent and dedicated team that ensures that the IT environment and applications meet the needs and security requirements of the organization. In the role of system administrator, you will work with the development and administration of CERT-SE's internal IT infrastructure together with the team.

Your tasks include:

• Continuous improvements of the infrastructure
• Troubleshooting and corrections
• Hardening of systems
• Lifecycle management
• Documentation

In addition, you will participate in planning, monitoring, and analysis of our entire IT environment and support the organization in technical matters. CERT-SE offers good opportunities for professional development through training, exercises, external collaboration, and knowledge exchange both within and outside Sweden. There is also a possibility to participate in CERT-SE's operational analysis work together with our IT security specialists. CERT-SE participates annually in several national and international cyber exercises. You will have the opportunity to participate in these exercises and CTFs to develop both your and our capabilities.

Your Skills and Competencies

We are looking for someone with at least three years of documented work experience in the operation and maintenance of Linux-based environments and open-source applications. You have a high security awareness and have previously worked with:

• Operation, maintenance, and development of Linux systems
• Automation and version control
• Local IT operations

It is advantageous if you have experience with:

• Identity services
• Hardening of Linux systems
• Networks
• SELinux
• Python
• PKI

As with all employees and leaders at our organization, you are expected to work in a mission-oriented, development-focused, dialog-oriented manner, have good self-awareness, and contribute by being a role model.

The work involves a lot of collaboration within and outside the team. Therefore, we also see that you find it easy to work both independently and in groups and have good communication skills in both spoken and written Swedish and English. Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities.

About the Employment

We offer you a permanent full-time position that begins with a probationary period. Your workplace will be in Stockholm at our Tomteboda office, and travel may occur as part of the employment.

Swedish citizenship is a requirement for employment at MSB as it involves placement in a security class. For employment, a positive result in the security screening with background check is required, conducted in accordance with the Security Protection Act.

About Us

The position is placed in the Operations for Cybersecurity within the Technical Resources Unit. The Technical Resources Unit is one of the units at CERT-SE, Sweden's national CSIRT (Computer Security Incident Response Team). The unit's tasks include operating, managing, and further developing the IT systems and applications that the organization within CERT-SE needs to fulfill its missions as a national CSIRT.

CERT-SE is a national function tasked with supporting society in the work of preventing and managing IT incidents and other cyberattacks. CERT-SE has a technical focus on mass-impact cyber threats, vulnerabilities in commonly used products, and specific serious threats. This aims to contribute to the protection of critical societal functions and digital services as well as society at large. CERT-SE is Sweden's contact point for cybersecurity with corresponding functions in other countries.

CERT-SE has entered a new phase in its development. Collaboration with the National Cybersecurity Center NCSC-SE has intensified, and in the long term, CERT-SE will be transferred to NCSC-SE. At the same time, CERT-SE is expected to increase its capabilities and provide support to more parts of society. To succeed in this, we need to strengthen our team and recruit new, knowledgeable, and committed employees for existing and new roles in the organization.

All of us working at MSB are expected to contribute to increased gender equality and equal treatment for a work environment and a society free from discrimination.

Do you want to know more? If you have questions, please contact unit manager Helen Henningsson. Union representatives are Carl Önne Saco, Jan Herremo ST, and Ann-Britt Paradis or Leif Fröhlen SEKO. All can be reached via the switchboard number 0771-240 240.

Welcome with your application by April 20, 2025.