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About this role
Take on a leadership role at the heart of Saab's digital transformation. As Head of Red IT within Group IT, you will lead a strategically important area responsible for Saab's most secure IT environments and services.
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You will help shape the future of secure digital capabilities across Saab, ensuring that Red IT evolves to support new technologies, future business needs and continued digitalisation without compromising security or trust. Join Saab on an exciting journey of growth and transformation, helping to position the organisation for future success in an increasingly digital and globally connected world.
Your role
As Head of Red IT, you are responsible for the performance, development and effectiveness of your area. You lead the organisation, people and capabilities, ensuring secure, reliable and cost-effective services while driving transformation in line with Saab’s business and technology priorities.
You will drive the development and modernisation of secure infrastructure, platforms and services for highly regulated and security-sensitive environments. A key focus will be strengthening standardisation, scalability and resilience while maintaining strict security and compliance requirements. As digitalisation and new technologies continue to reshape Saab, Red IT must evolve to support future demands without compromising security or trust.
You will shape the future operating model for Red IT, combining central governance with local delivery close to the business. This includes establishing common platforms, standards and security guardrails that enable local teams to deliver and operate secure on-premises environments within clearly defined responsibilities.
As part of the Modern Infrastructure management team, you will work closely with business stakeholders, technology leaders, vendors and partners. The role requires some travel to meet with your teams and business stakeholders.
In this role, you will
Lead, develop and engage employees and leaders within the area
Drive modernisation and technology renewal while maintaining the highest levels of security, resilience, and compliance
Ensure trusted and robust environments that support critical business operations and security-sensitive workloads
Define and drive the strategy and roadmap for Red IT in alignment with business needs and security requirements
Ensure secure, resilient and efficient operational delivery and lifecycle management across Red IT services
Establish Infrastructure as Code, automation and standardised operating practices across the on-premises environment
Develop on-premises infrastructure and platform capabilities that enable the secure adoption of AI
Drive security protection, risk management and compliance in close collaboration with security and accreditation functions
Partner with business and technology stakeholders to translate needs into secure, sustainable solutions
Build strong relationships with business stakeholders, vendors and partners
While the preferred locations are listed above, alternative locations may be possible
Your profile
We are looking for an experienced leader who combines people leadership, business understanding and strong insight into secure infrastructure and operational delivery.
You can translate strategic direction into practical change in complex, high-security environments. You understand how Infrastructure as Code, automation and standardisation can modernise on-premises IT.
You are a people-oriented leader who creates engagement, develops others and fosters high-performing teams. At the same time, you combine strategic thinking with a strong delivery focus and a passion for modern technology and transformation.
Key qualifications and experience
Academic degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience
Strong people leadership and talent development skills
Extensive experience leading infrastructure or platform teams, with responsibility for operational delivery and service performance
Experience leading infrastructure transformation, technology renewal, or service development in highly regulated or high-security environments
Proven leadership of infrastructure or platform teams, including people development, operational delivery and service performance
Strong understanding of on-premises infrastructure, platform services and lifecycle management
Experience leading the adoption of Infrastructure as Code, automation and standardised infrastructure practices
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
Experience from large, complex and global organisations
Experience from the defence industry is considered an advantage
Fluency in both Swedish and English, both written and spoken
We recognise that experience and skills can be gained in different ways. If you do not meet every qualification listed but believe you have the capabilities to succeed in the role, we encourage you to apply.
This position requires that you pass a security vetting based on the current regulations around security protection. For positions requiring security clearance, additional obligations regarding citizenship may apply.
What you will be a part of
Explore a wealth of possibilities. Take on challenges, create smart inventions, and grow beyond. This is a place for curious minds, brave pioneers, and everyone in between. Together, we achieve the extraordinary, each bringing our unique perspectives. Your part matters.
Saab is a leading defense and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 30,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.
Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems. Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defense capability of several nations. Read more about us [here](https://www.saab.com/about)
At Saab, you'll be empowered to make a real difference. Join colleagues worldwide who share one purpose – keeping people and society safe through innovative defence and security solutions. What makes that difference possible? You.
We're a global leader in air, land and naval defence, civil security and commercial aeronautics, with operations around the world. Empowered by our talented people, we combine deep expertise with continuous innovation – investing one-fifth of our earnings in research and development to solve tomorrow's challenges today. But technology alone doesn't create safety. Your perspective, your skills, your contribution – that's what transforms possibility into reality.
Here, diversity strengthens everything we do. You'll find unlimited opportunities to advance your career whilst maintaining balance in your life beyond work. We're committed to creating an inclusive environment where every person can fully focus on what matters. Saab is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer – all qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will be considered without regard to race, colour, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran or disability status.
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