IT Security Specialist

The Swedish Companies Registration Office is an authority located in Sundsvall with over 600 employees working together for simpler and safer business operations. The government has assigned us several important tasks related to digitalization and crime prevention. Would you like to join us? **JOB DESCRIPTION** We are now taking the next step in IT security! Do you want to be part of the journey and drive the IT security work at the Swedish Companies Registration Office forward? We are looking for you to join our IT Governance unit, where you will work alongside our IT Security Manager and IT Security Specialist to drive and follow up on activities within the IT security domain. The unit is part of the IT department and is responsible for ensuring that IT solutions meet the needs of the business. We offer you an exciting and relevant role in our security organization. Together with our IT Security Manager and our IT architects, you will support other parts of the IT department in the work of system and infrastructure development. We are working towards DevSecOps, and you will be an important part of that development. You will play a crucial role in both the operational and strategic IT security efforts. Your responsibilities will include leading activities as well as performing operational tasks within infrastructure and technology aimed at strengthening and developing IT security. You will work closely with our teams for agile system and technology development to support the IT security perspective. Your area of responsibility includes operations, infrastructure, applications, and architecture, as well as the models and methods used within these areas. You will also manage IT security incidents as part of our incident management process. Employees at the Swedish Companies Registration Office work together in our beautiful premises by the harbor in central Sundsvall. Being together facilitates smooth collaboration in our daily work. Sundsvall is a strong IT region with several authorities that we collaborate with. **QUALIFICATIONS** To be successful in this role, we expect you to have the following background and competencies: - Relevant academic IT education or several years of experience in the IT field that we consider equivalent - Experience in technical work with IT security - Good knowledge of IT infrastructure and system development within Linux, Microsoft, and open-source - Excellent proficiency in Swedish and English, both spoken and written. It is advantageous if you also have experience in the following areas: - Technical IT work with IT security in larger organizations with complex technical environments - Work with IT forensics and security testing (such as PEN testing) - Work with security monitoring (SOC) - ISO/IEC 27001 and 27002, MITRE ATT&CK, and other relevant standards and frameworks in the field - Certifications such as SSCP, CISSP - Powershell, GitLab, DAST, WAF - SAST and vulnerability scanning of IT infrastructure - Several years of experience as an IT security specialist As a person, you are structured, collaborative, and analytical with a drive to achieve results. You enjoy working in teams, easily collaborate with others, and are good at getting people to listen. You see the big picture and have the ability to identify logic and connections in complex information. Furthermore, you plan and execute your work meticulously, solve problems with long-term thinking, and take initiative to achieve set goals. We place great emphasis on your personal qualities. Would you like to become our new colleague? We welcome your application today! We will review applications on an ongoing basis. **ADDITIONAL INFORMATION** Please attach only your CV. The position is located in Sundsvall. With us, you will work in an organization where engagement, societal benefit, and development are at the center. Employees at the Swedish Companies Registration Office work together in beautiful premises by the harbor in central Sundsvall. Being together facilitates smooth collaboration in our daily work. If you have protected personal data, do not register your application in the recruitment system. Instead, contact the recruiting manager to submit your application in another way. You will find the contact details in the advertisement. You must clearly indicate in your application that you have protected personal data. Only if you have protected personal data can your application be exempted from becoming a public document. Background checks of our final candidates through our external recruitment support are part of our recruitment process. A completed and approved background check is a prerequisite for employment at the Swedish Companies Registration Office. For certain positions, a security clearance is included. At the Swedish Companies Registration Office, we want to provide our employees with good conditions to do a great job, enjoy their work, and feel well. We invest in workplace health to increase health awareness and provide everyone the opportunity to actively participate in health-promoting activities at the workplace. We also offer wellness grants, wellness hours, and have massage and gym facilities in our own premises in Sundsvall. Read more about our benefits and what it’s like to work with us: https://bolagsverket.se/jobbamedoss/vierbjuder.5080.html We kindly decline all offers of recruitment and advertising