IT Security Consultant
Workplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Expires: November 4, 2025
An experienced IT Security Consultant role focusing on operational security, incident management, and cloud security within a high-performing Cybersecurity team at Sopra Steria. The role involves enhancing customers' ability to prevent, detect, and handle digital threats, with key responsibilities in security architecture, threat analysis, incident response, and security monitoring improvements mainly within SOC environments and Azure-based platforms.
Main requirements:
  • Minimum 3 years experience in cybersecurity
  • Broad expertise in infrastructure security
  • Experience working in SOC, CERT, or Incident Response Teams (IRT)
  • Knowledge of threat analysis and threat intelligence
  • Strong understanding of cloud security, especially Microsoft Azure
  • Fluent in Swedish and English both written and spoken
  • Swedish citizenship
  • Relevant certifications such as OSCP, SANS, CEH, GSEC, SC-200, SC-300, AZ-500, GCIH, CCSK, CCSP or equivalents
Responsibilities:
  • Perform cybersecurity analyses and risk assessments
  • Identify and implement security measures for infrastructure and cloud environments
  • Actively participate in incident handling and post-incident analysis
  • Develop and enhance security monitoring and alert handling, preferably with Splunk
  • Contribute to threat analysis and cyber security intelligence
  • Advise on security architecture and system hardening
  • Operational work within SOC or CERT environments
Required hard skills:
  • Cybersecurity analysis
  • Infrastructure security
  • Incident Response (IRT)
  • Threat intelligence and threat analysis
  • Cloud security in Azure
  • Security monitoring tools, preferably Splunk
  • Security architecture
  • System hardening
Recommended hard skills:
  • Experience with Splunk
  • Certifications in GCTI, GCPN, Cisco, Security+
  • Experience working with critical infrastructure, banking/finance or public sector
Soft skills:
  • Security awareness
  • Analytical skills
  • Communication skills in Swedish and English
Natural languages:
  • Swedish (Proficient)
  • English (Proficient)
Cultural skills:
  • Ability to work in multicultural, international consulting environment
  • High professional and ethical standards
  • Commitment to continuous learning and growth