Company Description
Vattenfall is one of Europe's largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat. Our main markets are Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the United Kingdom. The Vattenfall group has approximately 21,000 employees. For over a hundred years, we have electrified industries, supplied energy to homes, and transformed life through innovation.
About the Role
Do you want a meaningful job where you contribute to making a real difference for society and our future energy supply? We are now looking for a Senior Security Officer with a focus on security protection and governance. We offer an exciting and developmental opportunity to work on protecting Swedish infrastructure and energy supply.
You will become part of Vattenfall's security organization Corporate Security & Resilience within Vattenfall, which leads and coordinates security and resilience work across the group. Through high expertise, we support the company with strategic decisions, governance, and continuously drive and develop the company's work. The organization is a holistic, modern, flexible, and agile security function with extensive knowledge of the security policy situation in the external environment and Vattenfall's role in Sweden's and Europe's energy supply.
You will report to the Director Security Regulation & Supervision.
Key Responsibilities:
Responsible for Group Governance in the area of security protection (personnel security, physical security, and information security) within our Group Security Management System
Develop, coordinate, and follow up on work with security protection and supervisory matters by driving or participating in various projects, investigations, or working groups
Act as an advisor to security protection organizations in our subsidiaries
Have an active role in our group-wide security protection forum
Activelyparticipate in our monitoring & influencing process where we analyze upcoming legislative changes and submit comments related to the security area, particularly regarding security protection
Conduct internal audits and internal controls directed toward security protection, NIS, and CER, across the group
Support the Vattenfall group during regulatory oversight within NIS/CER and the security protection area
Stay updated and maintain good knowledge of industry best practices, legal requirements, and how the geopolitical landscape affects the company, customers, and the energy sector
Requirements
We are looking for you with:
Multiple years of documented experience working with security protection at a strategic level and practical application of laws and regulations within personnel security, information security, and physical security
Academic education, preferably in law or security protection, or equivalent work experience
Current and good knowledge of the laws and regulations governing security protection work, preferably also NIS & CER legislation
It is advantageous if you also have:
Experience in information security within security protection
Experience as a security protection chief or deputy security protection chief
Experience from the energy sector or other critical infrastructure
Experience from both the private and public sectors
We place great emphasis on your personal qualities. You will work within a security-sensitive operation that places high demands on both integrity and security awareness. You will collaborate with multiple stakeholders; therefore, we are looking for someone who enjoys working with others. To succeed in the role, we see that you are structured and thorough. We value your communication skills, and you have experience in producing texts and documentation in both Swedish and English.
Additional Information
What We Offer
In addition to being part of shaping the future smart energy society, we offer you a developmental and varied job with many contacts. At Vattenfall, it is important that work and private life have a good balance, so we offer flexibility in your work and the opportunity to work from home if needed. We also offer a number of other employee benefits such as reduced working hours, favorable occupational pension agreements, parental leave supplements, and more. Read more about our benefits here.
Work Location: Solna, Stockholm
For more information about the position, please contact recruiting manager Anneli Forslund, [email protected]. For questions about the recruitment process, contact recruiter Kajsa Loman, [email protected].
Trade union representatives are Marika Westman (Akademikerna), Anders Bohlin (Unionen), Christer Gustafsson (Ledarna), Juha Siipilehto, or Robert Lönnqvist (SEKO). You can reach all of them via Vattenfall's switchboard, 08- 739 50 00.
Welcome to submit your application by August 12, 2026. Selection and interviews will begin in August. We only accept applications through our website. We do not accept personal letters with your application. You apply quickly and easily by answering selection questions and attaching your CV.
At Vattenfall, we value being active, positive, open, and security-conscious. We are looking for employees who share our vision and can help strengthen our corporate culture. We are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and attractive company and strive to be good role models when it comes to diversity. Vattenfall actively works to ensure that all employees have equal opportunities and rights regardless of age, ethnic or cultural background, gender identity, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or functional variation. Read more about how we work with diversity and inclusion here.
Since security for Vattenfall and its employees is crucial, we will conduct a "pre-employment screening" before each hiring. These checks are based on the role you will fill at Vattenfall.
Working at Vattenfall means working with societally important infrastructure. Therefore, many of our positions are security-classified, and you may be subject to wartime mobilization. If this position is security-classified, a security clearance will be conducted before employment in accordance with the Security Protection Act. Any wartime mobilization will occur with support from the employment contract and the Act on Civil Emergency Preparedness.
We look forward to your application!Company Description
Vattenfall is one of Europe's largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat. Our main markets are Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the United Kingdom. The Vattenfall group has approximately 21,000 employees. For over a hundred years, we have electrified industries, supplied energy to homes, and transformed life through innovation.
About the Role
Do you want a meaningful job where you contribute to making a real difference for society and our future energy supply? We are now looking for a Senior Security Officer with a focus on security protection…