Our Offer

We offer an important and stimulating job where you contribute to Sweden's security on a daily basis. We also provide excellent opportunities for professional development. With us, there are wellness opportunities that include training three hours a week during working hours, as well as the possibility to balance leisure and work.

Main Responsibilities

As an officer, you will participate in the agency's security work and will come into contact with both strategic and operational issues, primarily in the area of exposure of security-sensitive activities (previously referred to as SUA). You are responsible for ensuring that the documents produced in the process are handled correctly regarding legislation and for maintaining the internal document registers and records created regarding the exposure of security-sensitive activities (ESV). You support the operations with methodological support and independently process cases within your area of work. Furthermore, it includes conducting security screening interviews, managing background checks, security protection training for staff, supplier checks according to current routines, and ongoing work with analysis, planning, and follow-up of tasks within security protection. In the long term, we see you actively working to develop our methods and processes.

Qualifications

Post-secondary education in the field of security or other education combined with experience that we deem relevant for the role
Experience in exposure of security-sensitive activities and/or security-protected procurement (ESV)
Good ability to express yourself well in both spoken and written Swedish and English.

Desirable Qualifications

Experience in conducting security screening interviews or other semi-structured interviews or conversations
Training in interrogation techniques, conversation or interview techniques, behavioral science, or intelligence services
Experience in operational security work, preferably within defense-related or law enforcement agencies
Experience in service within Must or other parts of the Armed Forces
Training in intelligence or security services
Experience in processing asylum and citizenship cases
Experience in shaping and writing governing and supporting documents

Personal Qualities

The role also requires the ability to systematically manage and analyze different types of information. You thrive in a developing environment and appreciate the variety of working both independently and in collaboration with others. To enjoy the role, you also need to have a good ability to create trusting relationships, enjoy personal meetings, and be curious and attentive in conversations.

To fit the position, you need to be analytical, driven, and have a strong interest in security protection services. The work further requires that you have high integrity and are proactive with good judgment. You are meticulous, responsible, and structured in your work. You have good problem-solving skills.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

The qualifications mentioned above must be verifiable upon request through certificates, references, and work or selection tests.

For the agency's mission to be successful, it is assumed that all employees act according to the values that exist. The Armed Forces' values uphold the equal worth of all people, justice, and equality, and promote democracy and human rights (read more at www.forsvarsmakten.se).

Other

Employment form: Permanent employment starting with a six-month probationary period
Start date: By agreement
Work location: Stockholm

For inquiries about the position or recruitment process, contact: [email protected], please write “Security Protection Officer” in the subject line.

Union Representatives

Union representatives can be reached via [email protected]

We warmly welcome your application by 2026-03-20. In your CV and cover letter, we want you to describe how you meet our requested requirements and qualifications. You apply via jobb.forsvarsmakten.se

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

The Military Intelligence and Security Service (Must) is part of the Armed Forces' headquarters in Stockholm. We provide the government and the Armed Forces with qualified decision-making support regarding global developments and threats to Sweden's and the Armed Forces' security. Our vision is “A safer Sweden in an uncertain world.” Must is a knowledge organization and offers both exciting and important tasks for Sweden. Here, both officers and civilian experts work in various fields, such as political science, IT, economics, technology, mathematics, and HR.

A large part of Must's operations are classified, and we therefore ask you not to tell anyone that you have applied for a job at Must, except for your closest contacts. Please read more about Must and our operations here.

Every day and every hour, our employees make contributions that affect the lives of others, both in large and small ways, both at home and around the world.

The Armed Forces gives you the opportunity to develop as a person and grow in your professional role. We are a responsible employer and have an open organization where we support each other.

In the Armed Forces, there is a strong value base built on openness, results, and responsibility. Professional development and personal health are valued and encouraged. There are good opportunities for internal career mobility, wellness, and a good balance between work and private life.

The Armed Forces harnesses the qualities that diversity and gender balance bring to the organization. We therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds and experiences in our recruitment.

An employment with us means placement in a security class. Usually, Swedish citizenship is required. Security screening with background checks will be conducted before employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Employment also includes an obligation to be placed in wartime. The implications of this vary depending on the type of position.

Applications for employment must include a CV and cover letter. If you proceed in the hiring process, certified copies of diplomas and certificates must always be presented.

Calls from external recruitment companies and salespeople are not welcome.