Technical Specialist for National Digital Identity Unit
Workplace: Stockholm, Sverige
Expires: August 11, 2025
Join the agency responsible for advancing Sweden's digital infrastructure as a Technical Specialist focusing on digital identity. Work with complex technical systems such as Sweden's identity federation Sweden Connect, contributing to the secure and efficient electronic identification landscape in public services.
Main requirements:
- Documented experience with complex technical systems like digital architecture, digital identity, or information security.
- Experience working in a technical development team alongside technicians, business units, and external stakeholders.
- Proven ability to communicate goals, strategies, and action plans effectively to steering or management groups.
- Proficiency in both Swedish and English, spoken and written.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain the roadmap for the identity federation Sweden Connect.
- Participate in technical dialogues with development teams and operational providers.
- Support operations, incident management, and system improvements.
- Strategically develop the area through collaboration with the EU, government offices, other agencies, municipalities, and regions.
- Work on the Swedish e-identification quality mark, including developing the trust framework and reviewing e-identification issuers.
- Handle ongoing tasks such as communication, advisory services, consultation processing, and monitoring the external environment.
Required hard skills:
- Working with complex technical systems related to digital identity or information security.
- Experience in collaborative technical development teams.
- Ability to communicate strategically and effectively to leadership groups.
- Fluent Swedish and English communication skills.
Recommended hard skills:
- Experience in the public sector.
- Leading workshops, meetings, and discussions.
- Knowledge of standards like SAML 2, OIDC, and eIDAS regulation.
- Ability to read, interpret, and explain technical documentation and specifications.
- Experience working in agile environments.
- Knowledge of e-identification, identity and access management federations.
Soft skills:
- Curiosity
- Analytical mindset
- Solution-oriented
- Structured approach
- Ability to understand complex systems and contexts
Natural languages:
- Swedish (Proficient)
- English (Proficient)
Cultural skills:
- Collaboration with governmental and international bodies
- Communication to diverse stakeholders
- Adaptability in evolving organizational contexts