About this role
The Swedish Prison and Probation Service is growing – we are building new facilities, renovating, and expanding, and we are now looking for more employees. Our most important goal is to reduce reoffending – to break the vicious cycle. If we succeed, society will be safer and more secure for everyone. We are the authority responsible for prisons, probation, detention centers, and client transport.
Do you want to contribute to a safer society? Our IT department is undertaking a major initiative focused on a digital Criminal Justice System. Together, we work to create conditions and solutions that make a difference in our operations. The IT department is experiencing strong growth. With us, you will have excellent opportunities to grow and develop your skills based on your capabilities and areas of interest. We are looking for someone with a strong interest in IT, knowledge that can enrich our digitalization journey, and a desire to make a difference in society within your profession.
**JOB RESPONSIBILITIES**
Do you want to make a difference in society while also developing your career? With us, you will have significant opportunities to influence your work and ours, all aimed at delivering safe and quality solutions to our core operations. We work in teams and are responsible for providing the organization with digital solutions that simplify and streamline their everyday tasks. We strive to use new technologies wherever possible, but we also focus significantly on managing our existing solutions.
As a requirements analyst, you will be responsible for collecting, analyzing, documenting, and ensuring the quality of requirements related to the development, implementation, or procurement of IT solutions. You will work closely with the business, technical specialists, and management leaders to ensure that the solutions developed support the business's needs and requirements for functionality, quality, and security.
We are seeking someone experienced in requirement specification and procurement of standard systems within IT Service Management (ITSM) and Enterprise Service Management (ESM). We are also looking for someone with experience in requirement specification and procurement of systems more related to infrastructure, particularly in the area of IT workplace.
The role requires being proactive and engaged with a good understanding of various areas and needs.
**QUALIFICATIONS**
You are goal- and results-oriented with the ability to drive work forward and achieve set goals. You collaborate well with others, take responsibility, and work independently when needed. You demonstrate flexibility in changing situations and take the initiative to find solutions and improvements in your work.
It is important to us that you share the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's fundamental values regarding a humane view of humanity, respect for the individual, and belief in people's willingness and ability to develop. You are also aware of and understand how background, culture, and group membership affect yourself and others. Furthermore, your approach should contribute to ensuring that everyone is treated equally. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.
We are looking for someone who has:
- An academic degree or equivalent vocational training in a relevant field, such as computer science, IT engineering, or civil engineering, or similar, alternatively other education combined with experience deemed relevant by the Swedish Prison and Probation Service.
- Several years of experience in requirements analysis within IT.
- Several years of experience in developing requirement specifications, procurement documents, and evaluation models.
- Experience in supporting needs gathering and interpreting requirements in connection with the implementation of standard systems.
- Experience in acceptance testing and verification of delivered solutions.
- Experience in contributing to the development of work methods and processes for requirements management within the organization.
- Experience in ensuring traceability between requirements, testing, and solutions.
- At least three years of experience in requirements work within IT projects or management organizations.
- Excellent ability to analyze business needs and translate them into requirements and solutions.
It is a merit if you have:
- Experience working with requirements specification in procurements according to LOU or equivalent regulations.
- Experience in the procurement of standard systems, preferably case management systems.
- Experience in ITSM and/or ESM processes (e.g., Incident, Problem, Change, Request, CMDB).
- Experience working with requirements within infrastructure/IT workplace.
- Experience of working within an authority.
- Very good knowledge of support processes.
- Good knowledge of process development.
- Knowledge of the ITIL framework.
- Knowledge of agile working methods.
**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**
To be considered for employment with the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, you must meet high standards concerning suitability, judgment, awareness of security and confidentiality, and adherence to applicable laws. This means standing up for democratic values and the governmental ethical framework applicable to the operations of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service.
Certain positions are classified in a security class, and a security check with a background check will be conducted before hiring decisions are made. For some security-classified positions, Swedish citizenship is required. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Read more about the security examination at: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen