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Do you want to work with cutting-edge technology while contributing to the public good? Here, you will find interesting tasks at the heart of society, combined with development opportunities and a healthy work-life balance. Discover a versatile role.

About the role

As Scrum Master for Central Monitoring, you have overall responsibility for leading, developing, and tracking the team's daily work. The team manages several central platforms used to monitor and assess the health of applications and IT environments. You will continuously identify, analyze, and prioritize technical vulnerabilities in the IT environment, as well as manage the Swedish Tax Agency's central case management system.

In this role, you lead a team where each member is an expert in their respective technical field. Through agile leadership, you prioritize work, track cases and incidents, and drive improvement initiatives and collaborations with other teams. You support the team in applying agile ways of working, establishing team rules, estimating workloads, and reporting progress. You also facilitate agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, demos, and retrospectives. As Scrum Master, you handle communication and coordination with other development teams and support the planning and execution of joint development roadmaps.

Here, you will have opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth. We actively work on competence and technology development through initiatives like innovation sprints. You will collaborate with skilled colleagues where you can develop both broad and specialized skills. As a large IT organization, we offer excellent opportunities for internal mobility. Work-life balance is important to us, which is reflected in flexible working hours and the option to work partially from home. We also offer one wellness hour per week and a wellness allowance.

The Swedish Tax Agency's IT department actively promotes an inclusive workplace characterized by gender equality and diversity, where all employees have equal opportunities to contribute and grow. Read more about working with IT here.

You will join the Swedish Tax Agency's Technical Services (STT) in Sundbyberg or Gothenburg. We are responsible for the development, operation, and maintenance of IT infrastructure for several government agencies.

About you

To thrive and excel at the Swedish Tax Agency, you must be receptive, innovative, and take ownership. In this role, sound judgment and an understanding of legal certainty and security are crucial. You will also adhere to our employee policy.

In this position, you are expected to:

• demonstrate strong collaboration skills, be helpful, and maintain a professional attitude
• work independently, plan effectively, and drive progress
• have the willingness and ability to learn new things, as well as be flexible and open to change
• possess strong problem-solving skills, recognize patterns, and make clear boundaries
• be goal-oriented and contribute to achieving the organization's objectives
• communicate clearly and ensure that messages are received and expectations are transparent for everyone
• express yourself well in both spoken and written Swedish.

You should also have:

• relevant post-secondary education in IT, or several years of relevant work experience in the field
• several years of current and relevant experience leading or coaching teams
• several years of current and relevant experience working agile.

It is advantageous if you have recent experience with observability platforms, ServiceNow, Jira, and Confluence. Experience working in a complex IT environment within a large organization is also desirable.

Good to know

This is a permanent position that may begin with a six-month probation period.

The role may require placement in a security classification. A background check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) may therefore be conducted prior to the employment decision. Swedish citizenship is required for some security-classified tasks.

On skatteverket.se/jobb, you can read more about our vital societal role, the benefits of working here, and how our recruitment process works.

Please attach your CV when applying. We do not use cover letters in our recruitment process, so there is no need to include one.

To apply for the position, please click or copy the link below to proceed to the application form. Reference number: 2026/614.

https://skatteverket.varbi.com/se/apply/positionquick/949263/

The responsible contacts have limited availability during vacation periods. If you wish to reach any of us, please email us and we will assist you further. Interviews are planned for weeks 36 and 37 (these dates may change).

We look forward to receiving your application!

The Swedish Tax Agency plays a vital role in society. Our work affects all private individuals and businesses, and through our mandate, we contribute to a well-functioning society. Our development is customer-driven, and we collaborate with others to create efficient solutions. Together, we make society possible.