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Information Security Strategist at the Municipal Executive Office

UPPSALA KOMMUN

Uppsala län, Uppsala

Previous experience is desired

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Welcome to the Municipal Executive Office. Here you will work together with employees from departments for communication, HR, IT, finance, procurement, and real estate, as well as the departments for quality and planning, safety and sustainability, and the secretariat. The Municipal Executive Office also houses the organizations for business and destination, as well as shared services. The Municipal Executive Office acts as the link between the decisions of our elected officials and all the municipality's operations. Our mission includes coordinating and driving overarching issues regarding democracy, societal and business development, as well as ecological and social sustainability.

More information about working in Uppsala Municipality can be found at https://www.uppsala.se/jobb/ (https://www.uppsala.se/jobb/).

1 position(s).

Do you want to be part of our continued journey where we take a unified approach to our information management? In close collaboration with colleagues within process mapping, information mapping, legal, and data protection, we are strengthening our operations' ability to handle information securely at the forefront. We need more people in this work and hope you will contribute with your commitment and further develop our working methods. With us, you will work in a complex and socially vital operation where your work contributes to our residents feeling trust and security in a new era of information and cyber security.

The Information and Cyber Security Unit is responsible for leading Uppsala Municipality and its companies in the work with information security, data protection, and cyber security. We are 10 employees working both strategically, tactically, and operationally. We are now looking for an employee with a strategic focus for our unit within the IT department.

Description of duties

As an Information Security Strategist, you work with change management to create sustainable and appropriate work with information security in line with the municipal group's goals and mission. This includes supporting all operations with their needs related to information security and data protection. You will be part of a team in our unit where we solve challenges together. You will also participate in an organization with colleagues at the Municipal Executive Office who develop and provide support to our operations' ability to handle information securely. We have a well-established network of data protection coordinators in administrations and companies to help handle operation-specific challenges.

The goal of the assignment is to create conditions for the municipal group to carry out assignments without disruption, focusing on risks in information management. This in turn creates conditions for our residents to feel digital security and trust in our municipality.

The work involves developing norms and working methods that enable efficient information security work throughout the organization. As an Information Security Strategist, you also work with communication, education, networking, and advisory roles. The work also includes monitoring the control and application of systematic information security work.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have a university education in IT or equivalent knowledge/education that the employer assesses as equivalent. You need to have experience in making legal requirements, such as GDPR, the Cyber Security Act, and the AI Regulation, usable in daily work in a larger organization. You have experience with standards within the areas of information security, data protection, and cyber security. Furthermore, you are accustomed to conducting investigations and compiling reports. We also see that you thrive in an advisory role and can create target-group-adapted training.

It is meritorious with experience of:

  • Driving and implementing strategic and tactical shifts and changes.
  • Work in public administration.
  • IT and digitalization.
  • Development and governance models.

You collaborate well with others and relate to your surroundings in a listening and smooth manner. You work strategically with a broad perspective on needs and challenges, and take long-term consequences into account in your decisions. As a person, you enjoy working with complex issues. You can break down problems into smaller parts and turn analyses into solutions for even more complicated challenges.

Information

If you have questions about the position or the recruitment process, contact: Robert Reineck, Unit Manager, 018-727 66 14.

Union representatives:
Academic Professionals Association SSR, Camilla Ahlsén Hoff, 018-727 24 34.
Vision, Liselotte Ehn, 018-727 49 49.

If you have questions regarding the registration of your application, contact the recruitment area: 018-727 12 86.

Uppsala Municipality applies individual and differentiated salary setting according to the current collective agreement.

In your application, you must state your citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must also be able to prove that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the obligation to have a work permit. Employment can only take place after verification of the work permit, which is required according to the Aliens Ordinance.

Employment at Uppsala Municipality may involve being placed on the war establishment.

The position is classified in a security class, and a security investigation with register control will therefore be conducted before employment.

Salary form: Monthly salary.
Employment type: Permanent position.
Duration: Permanent, start: According to agreement.

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