Technical Surveillance Operator at the Swedish Customs

Do you want a responsible and interesting job where you can contribute to creating a safe and secure society? Then the job within the Swedish Customs' IT and Technical Center is for you!

The Swedish Customs has the mission to limit organized and large-scale crime and prevent the illegal importation of narcotics and doping agents, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, and other goods that threaten life, health, and the environment. The Swedish Customs aims to reduce the number of criminal networks engaged in drug, alcohol, or tobacco smuggling or economic crime.

The Swedish Customs consists of four operational departments: the Control Department, the Revenue Department, the Intelligence Department, and the Customs Crime Department. The Customs Crime Department is responsible for the investigative activities of the Swedish Customs and technical intelligence gathering. The operations work within the framework of preliminary investigations of crimes or measures that will lead to preliminary investigations of crimes to prosecute the masterminds behind criminal activities, reduce the profitability of crime, and significantly disrupt criminal activities.

The preliminary investigation activities of the Swedish Customs consist of a national IT and Technical Center responsible for covert coercive measures, surveillance technology, and IT forensics, the Swedish Customs laboratory, and four customs crime units responsible for their respective geographical areas: South, West, East, and North. The units are divided into operational areas: surveillance, investigation of serious crimes, and investigation of volume crimes.

The IT and Technical Center is responsible for and develops operations with covert coercive measures and other technical gathering of information in the Swedish Customs' law enforcement operations.

Within the IT and Technical Center, there is a national and central function for coordinated technical intelligence gathering.

About the position

The Central for Coordinated Technical Intelligence Gathering at the ITC performs minute operational work and executes decisions regarding covert coercive measures. As a technical surveillance operator within the Customs Crime Department, you will be organizationally part of the IT and Technical Center led by a national unit manager. You will be stationed in Stockholm.

The ITC works with special surveillance methods and IT systems focused on covert coercive measures. The tasks are operational and event-driven, and the work is carried out in close collaboration with the operational surveillance activities.

Technical surveillance operators at the ITC perform minute operational work with a particular responsibility to continuously support the Customs Crime Department's and Intelligence Department's operations where covert coercive measures are included. Methodology and technology in the field are constantly changing, and as an operator, you will be involved in a challenging inter-agency development effort.

The work requires qualities such as speed, responsiveness, and the ability to operationally process information, as well as good judgment as sensitive information is handled.

The employment begins with internal training.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Education or equivalent competence within the Swedish Customs' law enforcement or another investigative authority
• Ability to present material in writing, orally, and digitally.
• Good computer skills and a willingness to learn more
• Swedish driver's license, class B for passenger cars
• Good knowledge of Swedish and English in speech and writing.
• Swedish citizenship

It is meritorious if you have:

• Experience in surveillance, investigation, and/or analysis/intelligence
• Technical knowledge relevant to the area of work
• Language skills beyond Swedish and English
• Experience working with covert coercive measures

Personal qualities

• You are a team player who enjoys working in a group,
• You have good collaboration skills
• You are responsive
• You have perseverance and the ability to think long-term
• You have analytical skills
• You have the ability to operationally process information
• You have self-motivation
• Your multitasking ability is good
• You can independently make decisions
• You are responsible

As an employee of the Swedish Customs, it is important that you are professional and work according to our values and that you consider the entire Swedish Customs. We place great importance on personal suitability!

We offer you

At the ITC, you will have the opportunity to work in a wonderful team where you collaborate daily with colleagues across the country. By working at the Swedish Customs, you have an important job where you contribute to a safe and secure society. We highly value job satisfaction and professional development, and we strive for you as an employee to have a good balance between work and leisure. With us, you will receive secure employment conditions, and our benefits include wellness grants, subsidized medications, and good vacation and pension terms.

Other

Reference number: TV-2025-00567

Location: Stockholm

Employment form: The employment is a temporary position until December 31, 2025.

Shift work.

Start date: By agreement.

We have high demands on our employees' security and confidentiality awareness. Before a hiring decision is made, you will undergo a drug test and background check. Security clearance with registry control according to the Security Protection Act will be conducted before employment, as the position is classified. The Swedish Customs is a total defense authority, and upon employment, you may be placed in the Swedish Customs in case of war.

The Swedish Customs values the qualities that contribute to the organization by having an even gender distribution and ethnic diversity.

For more information and application

Inquiries about the position can be made by Katarina Andersson, group manager customs crime - 08-456 51 74 or Ola Tapper, group manager customs crime 08-456 51 84. For questions about the recruitment process, you can call the Swedish Customs' HR support at 060-67 25 85. Union representatives are for OFR-P/TULL-KUST, Ulf G Persson 040 – 661 33 21, and for SACO-S, Lena Edehag, 08-456 58 68.

Your application with an accompanying cover letter and CV/resume must be submitted to the Swedish Customs no later than 2025-01-29. Selection and interviews will be held thereafter. You apply via the electronic application form below.

We kindly ask for no contact with staffing and recruitment companies or advertisers of job postings.