Lawyer at FRA - 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 role, we contribute to societal benefit through meaningful purposes — together we work on 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 looking for a lawyer for the legal unit tasked with supporting the work of the National Cybersecurity Center (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 focusing on cybersecurity, you will belong to one of the agency's two legal units located at the Chief Legal Officer's office. 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 other regulations. The Chief Legal Officer also works 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 units, where the agency's lawyers are placed.

In the role of a lawyer, your main tasks will be to provide legal support to the National Cybersecurity Center's (NCSC) operations. This support includes conducting legal investigations, processing referrals and disclosure cases, as well as drafting and quality-assuring drafts of decisions, internal regulations, contracts, and agreements. You will also work on issues related to public access and confidentiality, personal data processing, cybersecurity, EU law, contract law, and labor law. Additionally, you will 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 community.

Travel may be required for the position.

You can

We are looking for someone with a law degree or equivalent. You have relevant experience in qualified legal work within the administrative law area at a government agency, court, or equivalent. The role requires that you have good knowledge of the regulations regarding public documents and public access and confidentiality, personal data processing, and administrative law. 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 have completed a judicial clerkship. Experience working with cybersecurity and EU legal issues is also advantageous. Furthermore, experience from the defense or security sector is meritorious.

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 collaboration 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 can 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, as an employee, you 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 against the most serious threats that can be directed against a society – military attacks, terrorism, and cyberattacks. We protect what is most important to us – our security, our democracy, and our way of life. We are experts in the field of cybersecurity and signals intelligence and a warning bell for military threats.

Since 2024, FRA has led 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 extensive introductory training and continuous professional development, allowing you 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 (http://www.fra.se). For more information about the NCSC, visit www.ncsc.se (http://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 class. Before employment, you will be security vetted in accordance with the provisions of the Security Protection Act. Employment comes with an obligation to be placed in a military position. We apply a six-month probationary period. For more information, please contact the recruiting manager Jessica Öhlund Andersson at phone number 010-557 46 00. Union representatives can be reached at the same number.

We accept applications via www.fra.se (http://www.fra.se) no later than 2026-03-01. Reference number 2026FRA10-1

As we have already decided on 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.