Cybersecurity Specialist at Socialstyrelsen
Workplace: Stockholm, Sverige
Expires: September 14, 2025
At Socialstyrelsen, use your technical expertise to protect systems vital to Swedish healthcare and social services. Grow as a cybersecurity specialist, explore new technologies, and contribute to a mission with real societal impact.
Main requirements:
  • Relevant education in IT security or equivalent experience
  • Several years of experience working with IT/cybersecurity independently handling complex technical issues
  • Experience working in complex IT environments
  • Experience investigating and handling security incidents
  • Ability to translate security requirements into technical solutions
  • Basic knowledge of networks and network security
  • Knowledge of security standards and frameworks such as OWASP, NIST, and MITRE ATT&CK
  • Information security competence including vulnerability identification and proposing protective measures
  • Good communication skills in Swedish and English, both oral and written
Responsibilities:
  • Perform vulnerability assessments
  • Manage security incidents
  • Analyze logs
  • Develop new security solutions
  • Contribute to improving work methods and tools
  • Communicate technical security topics clearly to non-technical stakeholders
  • Ensure cybersecurity is integrated in all activities
Required hard skills:
  • Vulnerability assessment
  • Incident management
  • Log analysis
  • Security solution development
  • Knowledge of network and network security
  • Knowledge of OWASP, NIST, MITRE ATT&CK frameworks
  • Information security practices
  • Translating security requirements into technical implementations
Recommended hard skills:
  • Certifications such as OSCP, OSWE, CISSP, CEH or similar
  • Experience with security testing
  • Experience working with Microsoft Sentinel
  • Experience in digital forensics
  • Experience in log analysis
  • Knowledge of NIS2 and CER
Soft skills:
  • Driven and proactive
  • Self-directed learner and problem solver
  • Structured and thorough documentation skills
  • Analytical mindset
  • Ability to collaborate and work independently
  • Clear communication skills
Frameworks:
  • OWASP
  • NIST
  • MITRE ATT&CK
Natural languages:
  • Swedish (Proficient)
  • English (Proficient)
Cultural skills:
  • Ability to communicate complex technical security topics in a simple way to diverse audiences
  • Team collaboration
  • Initiative for continuous improvement
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