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About the Swedish Prison and Probation Service

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service is growing – we are building new facilities, renovating, and expanding, and we are now looking for more employees. Our most important goal is to reduce recidivism – to break the vicious cycle. If we succeed, society will become safer and more secure for everyone. We are the agency responsible for prisons, probation, remand prisons, and client transport.

Do you want to contribute to a safer society? Our IT department is undertaking a major initiative focused on a digital Prison and Probation Service. Together, we work to create the conditions and solutions that make a difference in our operations. The IT department is experiencing strong growth. We are looking for you who have a strong interest in IT, knowledge, and experience that can enrich our digital journey and who want to make a difference in society within your specific profession.

Job Description

Do you want to make a difference in society while developing your career? Here, you will have great opportunities to influence our work and your own work, all to ensure we can deliver secure and high-quality solutions to our core operations. Within the Prison and Probation Service's IT operations, we do a lot of in-house development where all development takes place in a Microsoft environment and using agile methods. We work in teams and are responsible for providing the operations with digitalized solutions that simplify and streamline their daily work.

We try to use new technologies where possible, but we also work extensively with the maintenance of our existing solutions. As a System Developer at the Prison and Probation Service, you will work in an object-oriented environment involving system development of our core and support systems. We work with .NET and C#, and we will give you the opportunity to develop and learn these languages on the job. We believe in the development of our employees, and there are great opportunities to influence the direction of your own development depending on what you are passionate about. We welcome your application!

Qualifications

For us, it is important that you share the Prison and Probation Service's basic values regarding a humanistic view of humanity, respect for the individual, and faith in human will and ability to develop. You are also aware of and understand how background, culture, and group affiliation affect yourself and others. Furthermore, you are expected to contribute through your attitude to ensuring that everyone is treated equally. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

We are looking for you who are a goal- and results-oriented team player with strong collaboration skills, someone driven by achieving common goals while contributing to a positive work environment. You are self-reliant and take responsibility for your tasks, but also see the value in lifting others up. Flexibility and initiative are your strengths. You adapt easily to changes and see opportunities where others might see challenges.

We are looking for someone who has:

• An academic degree in a relevant field, such as System Science, Data Engineering, University College Engineer, Civil Engineer, or similar, or alternatively other education combined with experience that the Prison and Probation Service deems relevant
• Experience working with system development in projects, assignments, or within administration
• Experience with frontend frameworks such as Bootstrap, Asp.NET, MVC, Angular, Blazor, or similar
• Experience with agile working methods
• Ability to express yourself well in speech and writing in Swedish
• Good knowledge of one or more programming languages, such as .NET and C#
• Basic knowledge of HTML and CSS

The following is also meritorious:

• Experience as a System Developer within the Prison and Probation Service
• Experience with Microsoft development tools (e.g., VS and/or Azure DevOps)
• Experience working in system development teams using the agile Scrum method
• Experience with Continuous Delivery
• Experience with DevOps

Other

The Prison and Probation Service has chosen to remove the cover letter and replace it with selection questions relevant to the position. The answers to the selection questions and the CV form the basis for determining if you are qualified to proceed in the process.

To be considered for employment within the Prison and Probation Service, you must meet high requirements regarding suitability, judgment, security and confidentiality awareness, and compliance with current laws. This means you stand up for democratic values and the state values that apply to the Prison and Probation Service's operations.

Certain positions are placed in security classifications, and a security investigation with register check will be conducted before a decision on employment is made. For some security-classified positions, Swedish citizenship is required. The Prison and Probation Service welcomes applicants with different backgrounds and experiences. Read more about the security investigation here.

The position may involve war posting at the Prison and Probation Service. Read more about war posting here.

Individual salary setting applies.

Probationary employment may be applied.

The Prison and Probation Service strives for a balanced gender distribution and increased diversity.

To submit your application, click the application link in the ad. Questions about how to apply and upload your CV should be directed to Varbi. Questions about specific jobs are answered by the contact person specified in the ad.

We kindly but firmly decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment agencies as well as sellers of recruitment ads. The Prison and Probation Service has procured agreements.