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Do you want meaningful work and to contribute to a safer Sweden in an uncertain world?

The Military Intelligence and Security Service (Must) operates within military intelligence and military security services. Do you want to be part of developing this activity?

We are now looking for an experienced Section Chief who wants to lead a team within the IT Department that handles IT infrastructure and network solutions. Together with us in the department, you will contribute to efficient information management, both short-term and long-term.

Main Responsibilities

We offer meaningful work where you daily contribute to increased security for Sweden, the total defense, and the Swedish Armed Forces. Through continuous competence development, you get good opportunities to develop yourself and your knowledge. We can, for example, offer you opportunities for training and certifications.

You will be the Section Chief with personnel responsibility. The section develops and manages IT services within networks and infrastructure with high security requirements. Must is largely a knowledge-based organization that relies on its employees. As Section Chief at Must, you are responsible for ensuring that your employees have good competence, autonomy, and freedom in their work. You are naturally a role model for both employees and other managers.

The duties include leadership, developing personnel competence, routines, and working methods, as well as production and delivery planning. Close collaboration occurs continuously with the department's other managers and functions, and you report to the Department Manager. The work is partly both administrative and operational, with great emphasis on employees' abilities and conditions. You will lead the section's continued development towards short and long-term goals.

The work is varied, and to succeed in your role, you work together with experienced colleague managers. The duties also include participating in and providing support to the department and the office's other activities. On-call duty and travel may occur.

Who are you?

Our employees have different backgrounds but share a common interest and knowledge in network technology. You are structured, curious, driven, and appreciate taking on challenges, communicating, and implementing plans both independently and in collaboration with others. It is also important to be flexible to handle changed conditions. You are proactive, solution-oriented, unpretentious, have great integrity, and are naturally security-conscious.

Qualifications

• Current experience of IT infrastructure with a focus on networks.
• Management experience with personnel responsibility for at least 5 years.
• Relevant academic or post-secondary education with a focus on networks, data communication, computer science, or equivalent knowledge assessed as equivalent by the employer.
• Experience of process-oriented working methods.
• Good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written.
• Category B driver's license.

Merits

• Experience in resource planning and production management.
• Experience leading complex teams.
• Documented experience in technical project management.
• Understanding of the function and configuration of routers, switches, and firewalls.
• Experience in information/IT security.
• Experience from IT infrastructure from the Swedish Armed Forces or another authority within the total defense.

Other

Employment type: Permanent

Employment level: 100%, full-time

Work location: Stockholm (on-site with very little/no possibility to work from home)

Start date: By agreement

For information about the position or the recruitment process, contact:

[email protected], please write "Section Chief KT" in the subject line.

Trade Union Representatives

Trade union representatives can be reached via mailto:[email protected].

Last day for applications

We warmly welcome your application by 2026-09-30. We apply rolling selection, so please submit your application as soon as possible. In your CV and cover letter, we would like you to describe how you meet our requested requirements and merits. You apply via jobb.forsvarsmakten.se.

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

The Military Intelligence and Security Service (Must) is part of the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in Stockholm. We provide the government and the Swedish Armed Forces with qualified decision support regarding world developments and threats to Sweden's and the Swedish Armed Forces' security. Our vision is "A safer Sweden in an uncertain world." Must is a knowledge-based organization offering 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 subject to secrecy, and we ask you not to tell others that you have applied for a job at Must, except for your closest ones. Read more about Must and our operations: https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/siteassets/2-om-forsvarsmakten/dokument/musts-arsoversikter/must-arsoversikt-2022.pdf (https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/siteassets/2-om-forsvarsmakten/dokument/musts-arsoversikter/must-arsoversikt-2022.pdf)

Every day and every hour, our employees make efforts that affect other people's lives, both big and small, both at home and around the world. The Swedish Armed Forces give you the opportunity to develop as a human being and grow in your professional role. We are a responsible employer with an open organization where we support each other. In the Swedish 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 conditions for internal career mobility, wellness programs, and a good balance between work and private life. The Swedish Armed Forces utilize the qualities that diversity and equal gender distribution bring to the operations. We therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds and experiences in our recruitment. Employment with us involves placement in a security class. Swedish citizenship is usually required. Security clearance with register check will be conducted before employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Employment entails an obligation to be mobilized in wartime. The employment also includes an obligation to serve abroad. The meaning of this varies depending on the type of position. A CV and cover letter must be attached to the application for employment. If you proceed in the employment process, certified copies of diplomas and certificates must always be presented. Calls from external recruitment agencies and salespeople are declined.