Vacant job

As an employee in the Police IT department, you are part of an important societal mission with many exciting areas of operation. We contribute to the Police organization's ability to continuously and securely meet the needs of the entire Police Authority and its over 40,000 employees for IT products and services, which benefits users and citizens. Our focus is to generate operational benefits – with a high pace of development and modern technology based on agile principles and approaches.

The IT security section of the Police includes both defensive and offensive capabilities such as PM-CERT, incident investigation, penetration testing, and threat hunting. There are also support functions for IAM, information security, and project support that all work closely together.

Job Description

As a penetration tester, you will be part of our pentest group, which is part of the Police CERT. The team primarily works to identify and evaluate vulnerabilities within the Police's IT environment. You will actively plan and conduct hacking attacks against the police's IT environments and systems.

Working as a penetration tester with us requires a broad skill set, as we test everything from IT infrastructure, web applications, and IoT devices such as Smart TVs and spy cameras. Of course, we also test police systems related to crime records and police cars, etc.

You will work closely with the police operations, and in addition to purely technical qualifications, it is also important to translate test results into relevant recommendations for the situation and to support changes in the IT environment. You will also participate in the group's red team activities.

The Police's pentest group consists of several individuals with many years of experience as penetration testers and IT security experts. The team has several CVEs from, among others, Apple and Microsoft.

We offer a challenging job with unique systems in an organization where security issues are of great importance. You will have the opportunity to contribute to the Police's mission – to increase safety and reduce crime.

Qualifications

This is an opportunity for you who have:

• Relevant education in the IT field or equivalent acquired experience that the Police Authority assesses as equivalent
• Relevant and current work experience and very good competence in conducting penetration tests in a complex IT environment
• Very good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written
• Swedish citizenship

It is meritorious if you also have:

• Good skills and experience in application and web penetration testing
• Good skills and experience in IT infrastructure testing with a focus on Windows, Linux, and network infrastructure
• Skills in programming and scripting
• Experience participating in red team exercises

Personal Qualities

The tasks require that you have good analytical skills and the ability to structure your work independently. We prefer that you have good collaboration skills and communicate well in a group, as well as act in a trustworthy manner in internal and external contacts.

We will place great emphasis on personal suitability and your personal qualities.

Contact Persons

If you have questions about the assignment, please contact the recruiting manager:

070 652 8095

If you have questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact the responsible HR consultant:

Sigrid Palmkvist, sigrid.palmkvist@polisen.se

Union Representatives

Polisförbundet, Sofia Ask, phone: 010-563 87 10

SACO, reachable via email saco-s.avdelningarna@polisen.se

SEKO Polisen, Karna Tillheden, phone: 073-2490422

ST, Jessica Stålenkrans 010-563 32 66

Other Information

Employment type: Permanent employment, 6-month probationary period

Work location: Stockholm/Kungsholmen

Working hours: Flexible

Function: Security Specialist

Apply by attaching your CV (we do not want a personal letter) and answering the selection questions. The questions are based on the requirement profile for this recruitment, and your answers will form the basis for the selection process. Answering the questions is a prerequisite for your application to be considered complete.

Please answer the following selection questions as part of your application

1) Do you have relevant post-secondary education in IT for the function, or equivalent acquired experience that you consider equivalent? If yes, please elaborate on your education/competence in this area.

2) Do you have relevant and current work experience in conducting penetration tests in a complex IT environment? Describe your experience.

3) Do you have good skills and experience in application and web penetration testing? Describe your experience.

4) Do you have good skills and experience in IT infrastructure testing with a focus on Windows, Linux, and network infrastructure? Describe your experience.

5) Do you have skills in programming and scripting? Describe your experience.

6) Do you have experience participating in red team exercises? Describe your experience.

Please note that requirements and any merits must be met at the time of application.

The information you provide in connection with your application may be used to contact you, obtain information and invitations, as well as any employment documents.

Welcome with your application in the form of CV and answered selection questions via email to jobb.na@polisen.se no later than May 5, 2025. Applications for this position will only be accepted via the email address specified in the advertisement. Mark your application with reference number A241.512/2025 in the subject line of the email.

If you have protected personal information, references, or similar information that you consider worthy of protection, we recommend that you contact the responsible HR consultant before proceeding with your application.

An employment with the Police Authority may begin with a probationary period of six months.

We place high demands on our employees' security and confidentiality awareness. Security clearance with a background check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) will be conducted before a decision on employment is made. Employment comes with an obligation to be placed in a war position. Read more about war placement and security clearance at https://polisen.se/krigsplacering (https://polisen.se/krigsplacering) and https://polisen.se/sakerhetsprovning (https://polisen.se/sakerhetsprovning)

The Police Authority will process your personal data in accordance with the rules of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) and other applicable data protection regulations. Read more about our handling of personal data at https://polisen.se/personuppgifter/rekrytering (https://polisen.se/personuppgifter/rekrytering)

Your application is a public document according to the principle of public access.

Warm welcome with your application!