IT Security Specialist

We continue to grow and are looking for several IT security specialists who want to help drive our work with cybersecurity and certification forward. With us, you can combine technology, law, and social responsibility in an international context and use your expertise to contribute to strengthened cybersecurity and a more resilient Sweden and Europe.

About the Role

As an IT security specialist, you will contribute to the development of future certification schemes, standards, and technical specifications within IT and cybersecurity. This includes contributing to what IT security requirements and evaluation criteria should be set in these. With us, you will have a central role in the work to enhance the security of digital products and services - both nationally and internationally.

In this role, you will participate in and represent the authority in various technical committees and working groups, both nationally, within the EU, and internationally, where you will contribute your expertise and monitor developments in the cybersecurity field. You will establish and deepen your own technical specialist knowledge about standards and certification schemes for cybersecurity and provide support to both internal colleagues and other authorities and market actors.

An important part of the assignment is to follow and analyze developments within EU regulations, certification systems, and technology areas to ensure that the authority has current and high competence in the area. The work also involves participating in supervision and licensing matters according to the EU Cybersecurity Act, such as assessments of authorizations and pre-approvals, as well as participating in reviews of other organizations both nationally and internationally.

You will also contribute to assessments of vulnerabilities in certified products and provide technical expertise in relevant areas for the development and application of certification schemes. As the regulations are under development, the role will also involve contributing to the operational development within the department.

The position is based in Stockholm, and travel occurs both nationally and internationally.

About You

We are looking for someone with a university degree in IT, IT security, or information security, or other relevant education, alternatively equivalent competence acquired in another way. You are proficient in Swedish and English, both spoken and written. It is an advantage if you have current and relevant certifications in IT and information security, such as Security+, CISSP, CISA, CISM, or CRISC.

We welcome IT security specialists with varied experience, knowledge, and backgrounds. If you have any of the following experiences and skills, we consider them advantageous:

• current and relevant practical experience in information security, cybersecurity, or IT security
• experience of international collaboration
• current and relevant experience of technical work in cybersecurity, such as cryptography, operating systems, and networks
• experience with relevant IT security standards, such as ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 15408, ISO/IEC 18045, ISO/IEC 29147, ISO/IEC 30111, NIST 800 series, NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
• experience in accreditation, certification, or other processes for ensuring compliance with cybersecurity requirements, e.g., IT audits
• knowledge of European legislation such as the Cybersecurity Act (CSA), the Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2), the Cyber Resilience Regulation (CRA), or the eID and Trust Services Regulation (eIDAS2)

Personal qualities are very important to us. We welcome applicants with different backgrounds and experiences and are looking for someone who enjoys collaborating with others, is attentive, and solves problems constructively. We also see that you are self-driven, take initiative, and have the ability to plan and organize your work in a structured way while meeting deadlines. You thrive in a changing environment and can easily adapt when circumstances change. You see opportunities where others see challenges and have an open and flexible approach to new situations.

FMV - Swedish Defence Materiel Administration

At FMV, you contribute to making Sweden and the world safer. We are tasked with providing the Swedish Armed Forces with the latest technology and knowledge so they can defend our country and our allies. Together with competent and dedicated colleagues, you will be involved in developing and procuring what sometimes does not yet exist. You drive the development all the way from need to delivery. From idea to reality.

Cybersecurity and certification, which is a department within the authority's Legal and Security Staff, is responsible for issues concerning cybersecurity certification and supervision through its responsibility for FMV's mission as the national authority for cybersecurity certification.

At FMV, you are offered a secure employment with good benefits:

• Professional development and career opportunities
• Flexible working hours and the possibility of remote work as far as the work allows
• Occupational pension and wellness allowance

Read more about FMV as an employer and the benefits we offer on our website: Work at FMV.

Do you want to help create a safer digital society? Welcome with your application by March 20, 2026.

Good to Know

• You apply by attaching your CV, grades, and certificates in Swedish. In your CV, clearly describe how you meet the requested qualifications and merits. For a more inclusive recruitment process, we do not accept any cover letters.
• We recruit based on competence and assess candidates based on the role's requirements for experience, skills, and personal qualities.
• Our union representatives are SACO Ann-Carol Wallgren Falk, OFR/S Lena Sköld Gunnarsson, OFR/O Stefan Hållander, and SEKO Peter Andersson. They can all be reached via FMV's switchboard: 08-782 4000.

If you have questions about the position, you can contact Mikaela Rosenlind Magnusson or Per Iggström via FMV's switchboard: 08-782 4000. Contact Eva Tärnström for questions about the recruitment process at: [email protected].

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To work with us, you need to be a Swedish citizen and undergo a security check in accordance with the Security Protection Act. We apply a probationary period, and as an employee, you will be placed in a war position based on the needs of total defense. Applications for the position are only accepted via FMV's website or registry. We have made our choice of media and therefore decline the sale of advertising and recruitment services.