Ethical Hacker
Workplace: Sundbyberg, Sverige
Expires: June 4, 2025
Svenska Kraftnät is a key player in the energy transition with a growing IT division to enable doubled electricity production and a fossil-free future. The ethical hacker will improve Svenska Kraftnät's resilience to cyber attacks through technical testing and security review of a broad IT environment including ICS/SCADA and modern development environments.
Main requirements:
- Strong analytical skills
- Ability to work in a varied environment with complex tasks
- Helpful and good collaborator
- Creative and solution-oriented mindset
- Education in computer science, IT or information security or equivalent competence
- Relevant work experience in penetration testing and/or red teaming
- Advanced knowledge of Linux and Windows environments
- Good knowledge of IT infrastructure, networks, and IT security solutions
- Fluent in Swedish and English, both spoken and written
Responsibilities:
- Conduct technical reviews and penetration tests of new systems
- Perform red team scenario penetration tests simulating attacks
- Develop processes, test methods and tools for penetration testing to optimize security review work
- Handle IT security incidents within Svenska Kraftnät CSIRT
- Analyze, document, report, and explain discovered security weaknesses and propose appropriate measures
Required hard skills:
- Penetration testing
- Red teaming
- Linux environments
- Windows environments
- IT infrastructure and networking
- IT security solutions
Recommended hard skills:
- Certifications like OSCP, GIAC, CPTS
- Experience with ICS/SCADA systems
- Experience with container technology
- Experience in security-sensitive IT environments
Soft skills:
- Analytical thinking
- Creativity
- Solution orientation
- Collaboration and helpfulness
Operating systems:
- Linux
- Windows
Natural languages:
- Swedish (Proficient)
- English (Proficient)
Cultural skills:
- Security and confidentiality awareness
- Ability to work in a critical infrastructure environment
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