Lawyer with a focus on cybersecurity

At FRA, we work on something that no one else does in Sweden, and you can be a part of it. Regardless of your job role, we contribute to societal benefit by working towards a meaningful purpose — together we tackle unique tasks for Sweden's security and integrity.

We offer interesting tasks with good opportunities for personal development, and we are convinced that a mix of people with different backgrounds creates a dynamic and creative work environment – our differences are our strength.

Do you want to contribute to society and strengthen Sweden's overall ability to handle cyber threats? FRA is now seeking a qualified lawyer for the legal unit to support the work at the National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC). If you are the one we are looking for, we can offer a varied job in a knowledge-intensive environment where you can make a difference every day.

Your mission

As a lawyer focused on cybersecurity, you will belong to the legal unit located at the office of the Chief Legal Officer. The Chief Legal Officer reports directly to the agency's Director General and has overall responsibility for ensuring that the agency's operations are conducted in accordance with laws and regulations. The Chief Legal Officer will also work to ensure that the agency has appropriate legal support and is responsible for the legal assistance to the agency. The Chief Legal Officer is supported in this task by a Deputy Chief Legal Officer and the legal unit, where the agency's lawyers are placed.

Your mission mainly consists of providing legal support to the National Cybersecurity Centre's (NCSC) operations. This support includes conducting legal investigations, processing referrals, and drafting and quality assuring proposals for decisions, internal regulations, contracts, and agreements. You will work with issues related to cybersecurity, EU law, data processing, transparency and confidentiality, security protection, contract law, and labor law. You will also conduct internal training. In your daily work, you will have many contacts both internally within the agency and externally with the Government Offices, other authorities, and the business sector.

Travel may occur in the position.

You can

We are looking for someone who has a law degree or equivalent. You should also be a qualified lawyer or have equivalent experience. The role requires that you have experience of qualified legal work from another government agency, court, or equivalent. You have experience working with complex legal issues and have good knowledge of public administration. You have very good legal knowledge. You also have a very good ability to express yourself verbally and in writing in Swedish and good knowledge of English.

It is an advantage if you are a court of appeal or administrative court assessor and if you have experience working in the Government Offices. It is also advantageous if you have experience working with cybersecurity, drafting regulations, EU legal issues, state aid, data processing, or issues related to transparency and confidentiality. Additionally, experience from the defense or security sector is advantageous.

You are

We will place great emphasis on your personal qualities. You have a solution-oriented approach and a very good analytical ability. You are used to breaking down complex issues and problems. The position involves working both independently and in close collaboration with other lawyers and colleagues in other professional categories. It is important that you have good cooperation skills, very good judgment, and high integrity. At times, the work is conducted under time pressure, which requires your ability to work quickly without compromising legal quality. Focus may change at short notice, which requires flexibility. As a person, you are stable and have an easy time creating, maintaining, and developing relationships.

About FRA

FRA has the world as its arena where every task is part of something larger. In one way or another, you as an employee will contribute to protecting Sweden's integrity and independence in the world. You are making a real difference every day.

Our mission as an intelligence agency is to protect Sweden from the most serious threats that can be directed against a society – military attacks, terrorism, and cyberattacks. We protect the most important things we have – our security, our democracy, and our way of life. We are experts in the field of cybersecurity and signals intelligence and serve as an early warning for military threats.

Since 2024, FRA has been leading the NCSC, whose mission is to develop and strengthen Sweden's ability to prevent, detect, and manage cyber threats.

As a new employee at FRA, you will receive comprehensive introductory training and continuous professional development, which gives you the opportunity to enhance your skills and become even better at what you are passionate about. Our organization is diverse and consists of various competencies and personalities, where each individual has unique characteristics and conditions. We strive to create an environment where everyone feels welcome and safe. In addition to a stimulating work environment, we also offer an attractive benefits package, which you can read more about at www.fra.se. For more information about the NCSC, visit www.ncsc.se.

For your security. For our democracy. Every day. All year round.

More information

The workplace is initially located near Drottningholm, about 10 minutes from Brommaplan. In the future, the workplace is planned to be moved to another location in Stockholm. Swedish citizenship is a requirement as employment at FRA involves placement in a security classification. A requirement for employment is a successful security screening with background check. The security screening will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Security Protection Act. Employment comes with an obligation to be placed in wartime. We apply a six-month probationary period. For more information, please contact the recruiting manager Jessica Öhlund Andersson, Deputy Head of the Legal Unit, at 010-557 41 00. Union representatives can be reached at the same phone number.

We accept applications via www.fra.se no later than 2026-01-25. Reference number 2025FRA2566-2.

As we have already made decisions regarding the recruitment channels we wish to use for this recruitment, we kindly ask not to be contacted for additional offers of advertising and recruitment assistance.

Keywords: Information security, cybersecurity, EU law, administration