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At the System Review Section (SG) at Must, some of Sweden's leading experts in IT and information security work. We review the Swedish Armed Forces' IT systems and IT security-enhancing products to ensure they maintain a high level of security and contribute to defending Sweden and Swedish interests. The section supports other authorities regarding security-sensitive operations. We manage, develop, and interpret requirements for security capabilities. We participate in national and international working groups, and travel abroad occurs.

What we offer

We offer important and stimulating work where you daily help contribute to Sweden's security together with some of Sweden's leading experts in IT and information security. We offer excellent opportunities for competence development both nationally and internationally, as well as opportunities for wellness benefits, which include training during working hours.

Job Description

The tasks include, among other things, reviewing and assessing IT systems and IT security-enhancing products based on associated system documentation and applicable regulations. This is done to check their security capabilities, threats, and risks to these systems, as well as the trust in the technical implementation. The tasks also include formulating and writing necessary documents regarding the review and assessment of IT systems.

As an IT security specialist, you will also make unit visits and participate in security checks at various locations. You will provide support and give guidance on IT security issues, and work proactively with regulatory changes and guidelines within different technical areas. In your work, you follow current laws, ordinances, and ethical principles to handle and protect information with high security quality in the best possible way.

Qualifications

• We are looking for you who have several years of documented experience in IT and information security and have solid technical IT competence.
• You have good technical understanding as the tasks largely consist of analyzing control documents and technical review reports.
• You have in-depth knowledge of information security regarding evaluating vulnerabilities and being able to suggest protective measures.
• A university degree or competence and experience that the employer deems equivalent.
• Good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in both Swedish and English.
• Good teamwork skills.
• Driver's license for passenger car.

Meritorious

• Good knowledge of IT architecture, is or has been employed within the Swedish Armed Forces, has knowledge of the authority and the regulations governing the Swedish Armed Forces and the total defense.

Personal Qualities

We are looking for you who are responsible, structured, and meticulous with good analytical skills. You are stimulated by working at a high pace in a changing environment. The position requires a high level of security awareness. The ability to quickly switch between planned and event-driven tasks, with the ability to quickly get up to speed with a problem that arises with short notice. Great importance will be attached to personal suitability.

Other

• Work location: Stockholm, on-site with limited possibility to work from home.
• Employment type: Permanent, starting with a six-month probationary period.
• Start date: By agreement.
• Employment level: 100%, full-time.

Qualifications must be verifiable upon request through certificates, references, as well as work or selection tests. Great importance will be attached to personal suitability. Selection is ongoing.

Information

Questions about the position or the recruitment process can be emailed to: [email protected], please write "IT Security Specialist KT" in the subject line.

Trade Union Representatives

Trade union representatives can be reached via [email protected]

Last application date

Welcome to submit your application by 2026-08-21. Your application should include a CV and a cover letter where you clearly show how you meet the requirements for this position. You apply via jobb.forsvarsmakten.se. In this recruitment, we apply ongoing selection and may contact you before the last application date has passed.

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

About Must

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 the development of the international environment 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 organization and offers both exciting and important tasks for Sweden. Here, both officers and civilian experts work in various fields, e.g., political science, IT, economics, technology, mathematics, and HR. A large part of Must's operations are subject to secrecy, and we therefore 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 here (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.

About the Swedish Armed Forces

The Swedish Armed Forces give you the opportunity to develop as a person and grow in your professional role. We are a responsible employer and have an open organization where we stand up for 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 benefits, 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 recruitments. An employment with us involves placement in a security class. Usually, Swedish citizenship is 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 war-placed. 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.

Interviews from external recruitment agencies and salespeople are declined.