Officer at 1.Cyber Defense Unit

The Cyber Defense Unit (1.CFF) is part of the Swedish Armed Forces' capability for armed conflict in the cyber domain. We defend the Armed Forces' command support systems through both proactive reconnaissance and reactive management of IT security incidents. Our designated adversaries have significant resources and high competence, which places high demands on us to protect the systems. As the unit's operations involve handling real missions, you will be a key player in defending Sweden and strengthening our collective capability within the cyber domain.

We are currently seeking officers for our combat unit.

Main Responsibilities

As an officer with us at the 1.Cyber Defense Unit, you will be a key person in our operational capability. You will work with planning, development, and follow-up of both the operational organization and combat unit. You will also work with personnel management and development.

What We Offer You

We can offer you meaningful tasks and a higher purpose in being part of the total defense family and defending Sweden. Opportunity to broaden your competence both within your own area and for the unit as a whole. You will have the space to solve assigned tasks to the level required and spend the time needed to solve your tasks in the best way. A workplace characterized by a family feeling, community, and strong trust in the employee and their competence.

• Time, opportunity, and tools to deliver results in your tasks.
• Annual training plan that you have significant influence over, to deepen your competence.
• Competent and driven colleagues working towards a common goal.
• Opportunity to train up to 3 hours a week during working hours. With us, training is a work task.
• Work is conducted on-site, but we place a lot of focus on ensuring you have a good balance between work and private life, where you have the opportunity for flexible working hours.

Competence Requirements

• Officer or specialist officer
• Driving license B
• Very good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written.

Meritorious

• Previous experience in leadership positions.
• Good technical skills and/or technical understanding.
• Interest in cyber.

Personal Qualities

To thrive as an officer with us, you should be a secure and stable person, someone who takes responsibility for their tasks, acts unpretentiously, and finds it easy to collaborate with different types of people. We prefer that you are a trustworthy person with high integrity. You have a natural ability to handle confidential information with the utmost discretion. We also see that you thrive in a leadership role where you create engagement and participation to achieve common goals. Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities.

Other Requirements

You should not disclose that you have applied for a position at 1.Cyber Defense Unit to anyone other than those directly involved. The reason we ask you to be discreet with this information is that there are positions within the unit that are subject to confidentiality.

For employment with the Armed Forces, Swedish citizenship is required. Employment entails national and international duty to serve. A security clearance with background check will be conducted prior to employment. The selection process will be supplemented with psychological tests.

Employment type: Permanent employment, a 6-month probationary period applies for those who are not currently employed within the Armed Forces.
Place of employment: Enköping
Start date: By agreement.

If you want to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact: [email protected]

Welcome with your application by March 22. Your application should include a CV and a personal letter describing how you meet our requested requirements.
Applications should be sent to: [email protected], please indicate reference “2607” in your application.

Note: The application instructions below are incorrect; please use the email as instructed above.

Applications for this position will only be accepted via the Armed Forces' website.

Information about the Armed Forces and the recruiting unit:

The Armed Forces' telecommunications and information systems unit, FMTIS, ensures the Armed Forces' ability to communicate and lead - around the clock, year-round.

The unit has a collective responsibility for the Armed Forces' technical command systems that support military operations at sea, on land, and in the air - in Sweden and abroad. The unit has nearly 2000 employees at more than 32 locations across the country. Read more at https://jobb.forsvarsmakten.se/fmtis (https://jobb.forsvarsmakten.se/fmtis)

Employment with us means placement in a security class. Usually, Swedish citizenship is required. A security clearance with background check will be conducted prior to employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Employment entails an obligation to be placed in wartime and to serve abroad. The implications of this vary depending on the type of position.

To the application for employment, a CV and personal letter must be attached. If you proceed in the employment process, certified copies of diplomas and certificates must always be presented.

Calls from external recruitment companies and salespeople are not welcome.