Information Security Coordinator

Fortifikationsverket is seeking an Information Security Coordinator for the Information Security Group. This role represents the authority in operational and security protection with a focus on information security. If you have courage, initiative, a proactive attitude, and want to strengthen Sweden's defense capability, apply today!

Fortifikationsverket owns, develops, and manages robust defense properties for peace, crisis, and war. With our unique expertise in defense properties, we create secure environments for a robust total defense.

Your Daily Work – Strengthening Security in Total Defense

The Information Security Group belongs to the Security Protection Unit and works under the Security Protection Chief with focused, supportive, and follow-up security protection work within the authority.

As an Information Security Coordinator, you will work on developing and implementing systematic information security efforts. The position has a business development role but also supports operations through operational work, primarily by supporting and leading information security efforts with a focus on the IT security technical side. The position will also develop the authority's work with information security analyses, control, follow-up, and implementation of security measures related to information classification. The position will also handle and coordinate major incidents. You will participate in setting requirements and following up on new information systems. In this role, you are expected to independently drive your own projects and identify development needs, as well as prepare and present materials for decision-making. The position involves many contact points and collaborations, and in this role, you will focus on the IT department.

You are expected to share your knowledge internally and externally by informing, educating, arranging lectures/trainings, and conducting workshops on information security. The role includes responsibility for creating new advanced-level training, contributing to environmental monitoring in the field, and participating in referral work.

Travel is required for the position and can be planned. The main office is in Eskilstuna, and therefore you are expected to work from the office, but hybrid work is possible.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with relevant university education or equivalent competence in information security that is deemed comparable. You have knowledge of the Armed Forces or Security Service regulations regarding security protection and experience working with security-classified information and in security-sensitive operations. You have an understanding of systematic information security work and good knowledge of applicable legislation and regulations in information security. You have a good understanding of IT security technical requirements and can implement these requirements in practice.

You also have knowledge of the ISO 27000 series and other relevant standards, as well as knowledge of public access and confidentiality legislation. You have good administrative skills, good computer skills as a user of support systems, and good knowledge of Swedish in both spoken and written form. A Class B driver's license is required.

Experience in defense-related operations is an advantage.

We will place great emphasis on personal suitability and your engagement. We need you to be relationship-building and have an easy time collaborating with various professional categories. You have experience building networks and working across organizational boundaries with different competencies. You can clearly and casually convey your message at both management levels and in operational activities or in a technical development project. You have a high security awareness with high integrity and good judgment. You are structured, positive, self-driven, and can easily switch perspectives between operational, tactical, and strategic levels. To succeed in this role, you need to be persistent and engaged in driving your own work forward.

What Do We Offer You?

Together with approximately 1400 colleagues at Fortifikationsverket across the country, you will work with a unique property portfolio to strengthen total defense in Sweden. We are proud of the socially important mission we have, where by owning, developing, and managing properties for total defense, we contribute to a safe and free Sweden. Our tasks are varied, exciting, and challenging, requiring specific competencies. We work based on the principles of the state value foundation, and we strive for gender balance. Equal rights and opportunities are important to us.

Here, you will have good opportunities for professional development, and we work to ensure you can maintain a good balance between work and leisure.

About the Employment

The position is a permanent employment and may start with a probationary period. As a permanent employee, you will be placed in a military position. The place of employment is Eskilstuna or as agreed. Employment with us requires Swedish citizenship and involves placement in a security class. A security review with a background check will be conducted before employment in accordance with Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

We invite you to submit your application with a CV and cover letter by March 2, 2026. Your personal data will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Regulation. Your application is a public document and as such is subject to public access under the principle of public access. If you have protected personal data: contact the relevant recruitment specialist for assistance in submitting your application. The questions you will need to answer when submitting your application will form the basis for the first selection we make. We may use tests in the recruitment process.

Questions About the Position

Welcome to contact the recruiting manager, Information Security Manager Susanne Lyckfjäll, at tel 010-44 45 133 or recruitment specialist Emma Bergvall, at tel 010-44 44 557. You may also contact our union representatives: Eric Bergman, Ledarna, Tommy Eriksson, SEKO, Karin Alm, SACO, who can be reached via our switchboard at tel 010-44 44 000.

Calls from external recruitment companies and sellers are not welcome.