IT Security Architect at the Government Offices of Sweden
Workplace: Stockholm, Sverige
Expires: August 13, 2025
Work with IT security in a complex and geographically distributed environment to ensure that Sweden's government, the Government Offices, and embassies have IT systems with appropriate security. Develop and maintain IT security architecture supporting digitalization and rapid changes in the external environment.
Main requirements:
- University degree in relevant field or equivalent work experience
- Experience as IT security architect for on-premises and cloud environments
- Experience with IT security in high security requirement environments
- Knowledge of cloud solutions and their security features
- Swedish citizenship
- Ability to communicate in Swedish and English both oral and written
Responsibilities:
- Further develop and maintain IT security architecture
- Participate in design and implementation of security solutions and lead requirements and solution workshops
- Support cross-functional teams and projects
- Contribute to compliance and continuous development of strategy, guiding principles, and guidelines for IT security architecture
Required hard skills:
- IT security architecture for on-premises and cloud
- Knowledge of cloud security features
- Experience in high security requirement environments
- Design of IT infrastructure, network, encryption, access/authorization management, application operations, and operating systems
Recommended hard skills:
- Certifications in IT security/architecture
- Experience in risk management, vulnerability management, continuity planning, and vendor requirements
- Experience with project management, M365 and Azure Security features, DevSecOps
- Experience working in government, public sector or global operations
- Experience with accreditation for classified information systems
- Knowledge of regulations and standards in information and IT security (CIS, NIST, ISO 27000)
- Knowledge of NATO regulations and technical solutions for classified information protection
Soft skills:
- Ability to communicate security issues clearly and pedagogically
- Motivated by complex challenges
- Analytical and strategic thinking
- Self-driven with initiative
- Effective planning, organizing and prioritizing
- Responsible, meticulous, structured
- Good collaboration and communication skills
- Ability to build trust and good relationships in teams
Frameworks:
- M365
- Azure Security
Natural languages:
- Swedish (Proficient)
- English (Proficient)
Cultural skills:
- Work in a governmental agency with high security classification
- Work with teams and suppliers across geographical locations
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