Do you want to work with cutting-edge technology?

Do you want to work with cutting-edge technology while contributing to societal benefit? With us, you will have interesting tasks at the heart of society, combined with development opportunities and a balance between work and leisure.

Be part of making society possible!

About the job

You will work with system development in an agile development team where you collectively take responsibility for the team's deliveries while considering the whole and contributing to a well-functioning society. In your role, you will help develop solutions for those who start and run businesses and for handling VAT and employer contributions. You have the freedom to organize your work within the team and work together towards a common goal. The team is cross-functional and there is an opportunity to deepen your knowledge in various areas. We have a long-term mission and focus on sustainable, future-proof solutions with minimized technical debt. Societal benefit is always in focus.

We are currently undergoing a system renewal where we are introducing modern technology and developing our architecture. The development environment includes Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Java, Spring Boot, React, and JavaScript.

With us, you will have the opportunity for continuous development and learning in your work. We actively work with competence and technology development through, for example, innovation sprints. You have knowledgeable colleagues with whom you can exchange experiences, and you can develop both breadth and depth with us. Thanks to being a large IT organization, we can offer good opportunities for internal mobility. It is important for us that you have a balance between work and leisure, and we offer flexible working hours and the possibility to work partially from home. You will receive a wellness hour each week and a wellness allowance.

The IT department at the Swedish Tax Agency actively promotes an inclusive workplace characterized by equality and diversity, where all employees have equal opportunities to contribute and develop. Read more at Swedish Tax Agency (https://skatteverket.se/omoss/jobbahososs/jobbamedithososs.4.13948c0e18e810bfa0c55ba.html).

You will belong to the IT department, located in Umeå. We are 20 employees in the section working on corporate taxation, and around 200 people working with IT in Umeå.

About you

To do a good job and thrive with us at the Swedish Tax Agency, you need to be attentive, think innovatively, and take responsibility. Good judgment and understanding of legal security and safety are important in the work. You should also adhere to our employee policy (https://skatteverket.se/medarbetarpolicy).

In this job, you should:

• have good collaboration skills, be helpful, and have a good attitude
• have the ability and willingness to learn new things, be flexible, and open to change
• have good problem-solving skills, see patterns, and be able to make distinctions
• be goal-oriented and contribute to achieving the purpose of the operations
• act consciously and professionally based on good self-awareness
• express yourself well in spoken and written Swedish.

You should also have:

• relevant higher education of at least 180 higher education credits (120 credits) in IT, or alternatively several years of current and relevant experience working as a system developer
• several years of current and relevant work experience in programming in Java
• current and relevant experience working with databases

It is desirable that you have experience with GIT, Spring Boot, and OCP. It is also desirable that you have relevant experience in integration and automation testing.

Good to know

The employment is permanent and may begin with a six-month probationary period.

Responsible contacts have limited availability during the holiday period. If you wish to contact any of us, please email us and we will assist you further. Interviews are planned to be conducted during weeks 3 and 4.

Employment with us may involve placement in a security class. A security review with a background check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) may therefore be conducted before a decision on employment. For some of our tasks in the security class, Swedish citizenship is required.

At Swedish Tax Agency (https://skatteverket.se/jobb), you can read about our societal role, the benefits of working with us, and how to apply for our jobs.

When you apply, please attach your CV. We do not use cover letters in our recruitment, so you should not include one in your application.

Welcome with your application!

The Swedish Tax Agency has a societal role. Our work affects all individuals and businesses, and through our mission, we contribute to a well-functioning society. Our development is customer-driven, and we collaborate with others to create effective solutions. Together we make society possible.