Solution Architect

at  Posti Group

We at Posti take care of a smoother flow of everyday life for you, companies and society while building a more sustainable future for us all with a diverse pool of professionals from mail deliverers and warehouse workers to artificial intelligence experts. As a large company, the range of possibilities we offer is huge – also internationally. Overall, we have 17,000 experts across the Nordics and Baltics. Join us to create the future Posti!
Would you be our next Solution Architect and join Posti’s development community to make high-level decisions for software development?
The Solution Architect will oversee the big picture, creating architectural approaches for software development to guide our teams. Working within a diverse technical environment, you’ll engage with a broad array of technologies and integrations. We deploy applications on both AWS and Azure and maintain numerous services in a data center, connected through multiple secure networks. Our development primarily involves Python, Java, and TypeScript, with additional code in Scala, Clojure, and other languages. We focus on React-based user interfaces, but also develop mobile applications for Android and iOS. Additionally, Kafka and GraphQL play key roles in our event-driven, real-time data streaming applications.
While deep expertise in each technology isn’t essential, we expect proficiency in many of them and the ability to guide the architectural direction of experienced teams. Your objective will be to create a cohesive architecture that integrates services into a stable, high-performance solution for our customers.

Your responsibilities are:

• Collaborating with development teams and developers to determine functional and non-functional requirements for new software or applications.
• Collaborating with business stakeholders and helping translate the business requirements to technical designs.
• Developing high-level technical specifications with attention to system integration and feasibility.
• Defining and directing all aspects of development from appropriate technology and workflow to coding standards, together with the development teams.
• Successfully communicating all concepts and guidelines between development teams and business stakeholders.
• Overseeing and directing the progress of development teams to ensure consistency with initial design.
• Providing technical guidance and coaching to developers and engineers.
• Ensuring that software meets all the requirements of quality, security, modifiability, extensibility etc.

In order to succeed in this position, we hope that you have:

• Excellent knowledge of software and application design and architecture.
• Solid understanding of computer networks, cloud environments and modern cloud architectures.
• Experience and deep knowledge of software development in multiple programming languages and platforms.
• Understanding of software quality assurance principles.
• Understanding of information security, vulnerability assessments etc.
• A technical mindset with great attention to detail.
• High-level organizational and leadership skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities.

A successful Solution Architect combines a strong technical background with excellent IT skills and design experience, enabling them to create a unified vision for software characteristics and functions. They also possess strong social skills, allowing them to effectively lead and collaborate with development teams to achieve the shared vision.

Why should you join us?

• You will have the opportunity to focus on solution architecture within one of Finland’s largest companies. We employ around 17,000 people in the Nordic and Baltic countries, and our operations impact the daily lives of millions of people.
• You will have an excellent opportunity to develop your career and skills through diverse tasks, development projects, and training programs.
• We believe that every employee at Posti deserves caring leadership. All our managers undergo Caring Leader training, and together, we are building a caring work culture.
• We promote a diverse and inclusive work environment. Additionally, we are pioneers in our industry in building a more sustainable future. Our goal is to operate entirely fossil-free by 2030. We aim for net-zero emissions in our own operations and throughout our value chain by 2040.
• As part of our employee benefits, we offer comprehensive occupational healthcare through Mehiläinen, ePassi benefits for culture, sports, and commuting, an excellent gym and group exercise classes at our Ilmala office, and lunch at discounted staff rate. You will also get to participate in events organized by the Posti Group’s occupational wellbeing foundation (e.g., amusement park days, concerts, sports events).
• We work according to our hybrid model, both in the office and remotely.

For more information, please contact Marko Honkaharju by email
marko.honkaharju@posti.com
or by calling Marko, +35840 094 6158.
Is this your next career move? Please leave your application (CV and cover letter) by 1.12.2024 via Posti’s recruitment system Workday. We want you to know that we will start conducting interviews right away and will make hiring decisions as soon as a suitable candidate is found.
We value diversity, equity, and inclusion in our work community. We encourage applicants of different ages and genders, as well as persons belonging to linguistic, cultural, or other minorities to apply.
We hope to hear from you soon!
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• Collaborating with development teams and developers to determine functional and non-functional requirements for new software or applications.
• Collaborating with business stakeholders and helping translate the business requirements to technical designs.
• Developing high-level technical specifications with attention to system integration and feasibility.
• Defining and directing all aspects of development from appropriate technology and workflow to coding standards, together with the development teams.
• Successfully communicating all concepts and guidelines between development teams and business stakeholders.
• Overseeing and directing the progress of development teams to ensure consistency with initial design.
• Providing technical guidance and coaching to developers and engineers.
• Ensuring that software meets all the requirements of quality, security, modifiability, extensibility etc