Vacant job

At the Swedish Migration Agency, we work with one of today's major societal challenges – migration. In total, we are about 6,000 people here, and we have an unusually important job!

We are looking for a Cybersecurity Expert for the IT Security Unit in Norrköping

The Swedish Migration Agency is undergoing extensive change work focused on digitalization and the development of more efficient ways of working and processes. This places high demands on secure, accessible, and stable IT – and now we are looking for you who want to help strengthen the agency's cybersecurity capabilities.

With us, you will work in a socially vital operation where IT security is a central part of developing future digital solutions.

Read more about working with IT with us: Work with IT (#)

Here is what you will work with within cybersecurity

The work within IT and cybersecurity is broad and varied. As an employee in the IT Security Unit, you will over time work with several parts of the agency's cybersecurity work.

You will become a shared competence resource within the unit and work closely with the operations to analyze needs, identify risks, and recommend technical security solutions and other relevant security measures.

In the role, you will among other things:

• Analyze and map needs from a cybersecurity perspective
• Create and conduct training in cybersecurity
• Participate in work with permissions and access to systems
• Analyze issues related to cybersecurity and propose solutions
• Conduct in-depth analyses of adversarial cyber threats and propose long-term countermeasures
• Contribute to the development of the agency's cybersecurity work
• Analyze legal requirements and participate in the work of translating these into solutions, ways of working, and organization

To succeed in the role, we believe you have

For the role of Cybersecurity Expert, we are looking for you who have the ability to see the big picture and understand the broader perspective. You have a good technical understanding of IT security and keep yourself updated in the field through environmental scanning and continuous professional development.

You collaborate well with others, communicate clearly, and contribute to constructive solutions even in complex issues. The role also requires that you take responsibility for your tasks and independently drive the work forward.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability, where good collaboration skills, responsibility, and good judgment in complex technical environments are central.

We are looking for you who have

• An academic education in IT infrastructure, IT security, IT project management, computer science, or information technology, or alternatively other education combined with experience that the Swedish Migration Agency deems relevant
• Several years of professional experience in cyber or IT security
• Knowledge of IT architecture and security solutions
• Good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in Swedish and English
• Swedish citizenship

It is meritorious if you have

• Experience of log monitoring
• Relevant certification in the field, such as CISSP or similar
• Experience with endpoint protection, IPS/IDS functions, vulnerability scanning, and scripting languages
• Knowledge of ISO 27001/27002

Information

The position is security-classified and requires a security check with a passed result according to the Security Protection Act. Swedish citizenship is required for the position.

Employment type: Permanent employment with a 6-month probation period

Working hours: Office hours with the possibility of remote work by agreement

Salary: Individual salary setting

Location: Norrköping or Linköping

Opportunity for remote work: Yes, partially based on operational needs

Start date: By agreement

Benefits & conditions: Read about our employment benefits here (#).

Last application date: We make selections continuously, but we want your application no later than June 7

If you want to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact the recruiting manager Andreas Åberg, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]).

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About the recruitment process

For us, it is important that all competence on the labor market is utilized. We therefore welcome all applicants and strive for an even gender distribution and diversity. As a government agency, we recruit based on merit and skill. On arbetsgivarverket.se, you can read more about what this means.

You do not need to attach a cover letter with your application, but we would like you to answer the selection questions as clearly and thoroughly as possible so that we can make a fair assessment of your experience regarding whether you are qualified to proceed in the recruitment or not. In some recruitments, we also use tests to assess how well your skills match the position you are applying for. During a potential interview, you may also be asked questions related to security.

If you want to contact union representatives, contact details for Saco-S, Seko, and ST are found at the bottom of the page "Vacant jobs and interest registration" on migrationsverket.se: Questions and answers about applying for jobs at the Swedish Migration Agency

To work at the Swedish Migration Agency, you must have the right to reside and work in Sweden on one of these grounds: Swedish citizenship (required for some positions), Nordic citizenship, EU citizenship, or permanent residence permit.

If you have protected personal data, or other information that you yourself consider worthy of protection, you should contact [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) before you make your application so we can tell you more about our security routines.

The Swedish Migration Agency's processing of personal data

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