Area Architect - Volvo Group Connected Solutions

at  Volvo Group

YOUR PROFILE

We are looking for someone with several years’ experience as a senior Architect, preferably in a global organization. We believe that you have experience in application operations and high availability infrastructure design, as well as agile software development. With a broad experience in cloud technologies and best practices, you will continue driving successful adoption of cloud services within our organization.
You are accustomed to making high impact technical decisions and executing against set targets. We also think that you strive to balance structure with creativity and dare to challenge the status quo when necessary to make room for innovations.

YOUR PERSONALITY IS A KEY DRIVER OF YOUR SUCCESS, BUT WE ALSO BELIEVE YOU POSSESS THE FOLLOWING QUALITIES:

• Several years of experience as an Architect in an international environment
• Ability to inspire and motivate stakeholders, individuals, and teams to work toward a common vision
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, enabling you to effectively express ideas and strategies. Clarifying complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to bridge the gap between Business and Technology
• A global and agile mindset, paired with a strong customer focus that ensures solutions meet business needs
• Proven capability to drive and lead technical pre-studies for new initiatives, demonstrating strategic thinking
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken, allowing seamless communication in diverse environments
• A valid work permit for Sweden, if you are not an EU citizen
  Can you see yourself in the qualities described above? Do you see yourself taking on the role with the same focus on leadership, collaboration, and engagement? If so, please just apply! We are looking forward meeting you

WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE BELIEVE IN

Our focus on Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity allows each of us the opportunity to bring our full authentic self to work and thrive by providing a safe and supportive environment, free of harassment and discrimination. We are committed to removing the barriers to entry, which is why we ask that even if you feel you may not meet every qualification on the job description, please apply and let us decide.
Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, across the globe, our trucks, buses, engines, construction equipment, financial services, and solutions make modern life possible. We are almost 100,000 people empowered to shape the future landscape of efficient, safe and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents with sharp minds and passion across the group’s leading brands and entities.
At Volvo Group Connected Solutions we drive transportation forward through connectivity. Our services and solutions are the key to a connected and more productive infrastructure, to ensure safer transport and reduced carbon emissions. By leveraging massive amounts of data from our customers connected assets, we are leading the way in a rapidly changing industry

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Technical Roadmap Development

• Create and Maintain a Technical Roadmap for the platform’s central services, ensuring that it supports the overall business plan.

• Alignment with Cloud Strategy: Ensure that the roadmap is in harmony with the organization’s cloud strategy and target architecture.
• Platform Delivery and Operations
• Drive Architecture Reviews: Facilitate reviews of architectural concepts and solutions to enhance platform performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Leadership and Mentorship
• In this role, you will be responsible for establishing and leading both local and global competence networks fostering knowledge sharing and innovation. However, your leadership will also involve taking actions when needed and making key decisions that guide Foundation Services toward meaningful outcomes
• Provide guidance and mentorship to Foundation Services Domain Architects, supporting their professional growth and helping them address technical challenges.
• Engagement and Collaboration
• As the Foundation Services Area Architect, your role requires strong engagement and collaboration across multiple levels of the organization and beyond with a focus on Foundation Services Domain teams.

As the Foundation Services Area Architect and a member of the Foundation Services Management team, you will play a vital role in shaping the platform architectural landscape for our organization. Your holistic view of the platform’s architectural structure and your understanding of how various initiatives interact with the surrounding environment are crucial

• With your skilled architecture knowledge, you will need to understand how different components of the architecture—systems, applications, and services—fit together
• This comprehensive view will enable you to identify potential synergies and efficiencies that can be leveraged to optimize performance and reduce costs for our platform central services
• However, this work is not done in isolation. You, in a leading position, will collaborate closely with the Foundation Services Domain Architects and Business Analyst and other stakeholders within our and outside our organization