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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 digitalization journey and who want to make a difference in society within your specific profession.

Job Description

The section provides and maintains existing functionality, security, and accessibility for the applications included in the agreed service delivery. Furthermore, the section is responsible for monitoring the operation of the Prison and Probation Service's IT environment, as well as operational IT security to detect, prevent, and remediate security threats.

As an IT Technician within the Standard Applications Group, you will be part of an operations team responsible for ensuring that the organization's core and support systems function for the Prison and Probation Service's nearly 22,000 employees. You will work with the operation and maintenance of several of the Prison and Probation Service's applications. Collaboration with operations, maintenance, and external suppliers is common in daily tasks.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who works well with others. You are confident, stable, and self-aware, with the ability to structure your own work approach to drive your processes forward. In your work, you take initiative, start activities, and achieve results. You have a good understanding of how to acquire knowledge and adapt your way of communicating messages based on the recipient.

To thrive and succeed in your role, it is important that you share the Prison and Probation Service's fundamental values regarding a humane view of humanity, respect for the individual, and the belief that humans are capable of development. 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 have:

• Complete upper secondary education (high school diploma) or equivalent, combined with experience that the Prison and Probation Service considers relevant.
• Experience in daily operation and maintenance of applications and systems, including installations, system upgrades, etc.
• Experience in the operation and maintenance of applications.
• Experience in creating technical documentation.
• Experience in IT security during application setup.
• Ability to communicate well in spoken and written Swedish.

The following are also meritorious:

• Degree from university/college in a relevant field.
• Certifications within Microsoft Windows.
• Experience working on a project basis.
• Experience with automation.
• Experience in planning and documenting the introduction of application platforms.
• Experience handling customer contacts regarding IT issues between the operations organization and system users, maintenance, suppliers, and application owners.
• Experience working with IT within the Prison and Probation Service.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Windows.
• Knowledge of networks, security, and firewalls.

Other Information

The Prison and Probation Service has chosen to remove the cover letter and replaced it with selection questions relevant to the position. 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 applicable laws. This means you uphold democratic values and the state values that apply to the Prison and Probation Service's operations.

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

The position may involve deployment in times of war or crisis. Read more about deployment 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 advertisement. Questions about how to apply and upload your CV should be directed directly to Varbi. Questions about specific jobs are answered by the contact person specified in the advertisement.

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