Information Security Specialist at SCB

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RESPONSIBILITIES

As an Information Security Specialist, you play a very important and central role in ensuring that the agency's information security is robust, effective, and embedded in the operations. You work with independent governance, control, and follow-up, contributing to translating requirements into actual compliance. The role combines strategic and operational work and suits you if you enjoy translating protection needs and regulations into practical benefit, creating understanding, and building security awareness within the organization.

You operate in close collaboration with the business units, where you both support and challenge them with the aim of reducing risk and creating long-term value. You coordinate, develop, and follow up on information security work, and are responsible for interpreting and applying relevant laws, regulations, and directives together with SCB's lawyers, including the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency's (MSB/MCF) directives. The assignment also includes working with the classification, handling, and protection of security-classified information. Furthermore, you conduct risk analyses, information classifications, and impact assessments, and develop and implement governing and supporting documentation. You design and conduct training and information campaigns and contribute to developing the agency's processes and working methods in the area. You also follow developments in information security and report relevant observations to management, in close collaboration with colleagues in a competent and engaged team.

QUALIFICATIONS

We want you to have:

• Relevant academic education or other education combined with work experience assessed by the employer as equivalent.
• Very good knowledge of systematic preventive information security work at both operational and strategic levels.
• Several years of experience in qualified work within information security.
• Good knowledge of relevant national and international standards, regulations, laws, and frameworks.
• Good knowledge of security protection and signal security.

Meritorious if you also have:

• Relevant certification in information security, such as CISSP, CISM, or equivalent.
• Experience working towards certification according to ISO/IEC 27001/27002.
• Experience in developing and managing directives and internal regulations, as well as producing guidelines, training materials, and recommendations.
• Experience related to NIS/NIS2 and/or similar regulations.
• Experience in conducting risk and vulnerability analyses, security protection analyses, and requirement setting in procurement/purchasing.
• Experience working in an agency or other public sector operations.

As a person, you are expected to contribute to good and open collaboration, while actively driving your work forward and making decisions within your area of responsibility. You communicate clearly and adapt to different target groups, and you plan your work with a long-term perspective. Additionally, your pedagogical skills are an important part of how you create understanding and engagement in others. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Employment type: Permanent position.

Interviews are expected to take place during week 34-35.

This position is located in the Security and Preparedness Section, which is part of the Agency Management's support staff. The section collaborates closely with the IT Department's IT security function. The position is located either in Örebro or Solna Strand, and domestic travel will be included. Based on the operations' conditions, there is an opportunity to work some time from home.

The employment is permanent and usually begins with a six-month probationary period. We will agree on a start date.

This position is security-classified, so we will conduct a security investigation with register control before making a decision on employment.

At our agency, every employee's competence and potential are important. We believe in an inclusive culture where we benefit from our diversity and differences. You who apply share our approach: courage to act, trust in each other's competence and goodwill, drive to turn words into action, and everyone's responsibility to contribute to the whole.

You apply by registering your CV in Swedish. Attach your degree certificate with a course description. Requirements for academic credits not included in a degree must be verified through study certificates/register extracts. In your application, you will answer a number of selection questions in our recruitment system, which you access when you click Apply below. In this recruitment, we will place great emphasis on your personal qualities. If you have protected personal data, please contact the HR partner via SCB's switchboard.

We warmly welcome your application!