Solution Architect - Volvo Group Connected Solutions

Do you want to be part of a global organisation leading the development of the Volvo Group’s connected services and solutions? For us “connected for efficiency, sustainability and safety” is much more than a tag-line. If this sounds interesting to you, keep on reading!

At Volvo Group Connected Solutions we work at the forefront of connectivity with data from over

1 000 000 Volvo Group customer assets. Together with customers, partners and the Volvo Group we create real value, not only for our customers but also for society at large.

This is us, your new colleagues

Consumer Services at Volvo Group Connected Solutions is responsible for the end user services, from idea to development and operation. Together with our partners and customers we create value through fantastic user experience and business enhancing services and products.

The role

You will be the lead architect in a team of dedicated colleagues developing and operating a portal, which enables in-depth trouble shooting and data analysis across our complete stack of micro services for connected solutions. In this role, you will be able to take a broad responsibility. You will learn and develop, as you will be interacting with many parts of the organization to deliver this product. The portal is a central part of our delivery providing advanced tools to users both within Volvo Group and externally. We have a great and exciting journey ahead and now offer you a chance to be part of this.

You will be:

• proposing design of tools and architecture from a holistic view in a micro services based environment
• driving reviews of architecture concepts and solutions
• proposing and presenting the architectural concepts and solutions
• ensuring that business and user needs are combined with solid technical solution
• leading developers in correct direction by supporting them in the development design
• securing compliance to security and data privacy directives
• working with improvements, by participating in the development of the architectural principles, processes and standards
• performing presentation of solutions to stakeholders
• acting as a mentor for project members/colleagues
• collaborating with the enterprise architect group

Your profile

We are looking for an architect with superpowers! You have excellent analytical skills. You are great at problem solving, passionate about technology and loves working with software applications and design!

You are good at communicating, both when it comes to technical details as well as business needs. Being a team player with positive mindset and a customer-oriented attitude is in your nature, and you know the various challenges of application development. We have a “can do” attitude solving our challenges together, making sure to complete each sprint as planned. We would like our new colleagues to have this same curiosity, drive and being a team player.

Your personality is your major reason for success, but we think you have:

• Several years of working experience as application developer and/or architect
• Experience from software engineering and agile development
• Knowledge in micro service architecture (AWS cloud services)
• Java development background
• Understanding of CLEAN architecture and DRY programming
• Experience in event driven systems
• Experience in DevOps methodologies and continuous integration
• Ability to establish and maintain good relations with your stakeholders
• Strong interest in process improvements and ability to create structure
• Ability to inspire and motivate individuals and teams

You are:

• Fluent in English - both written and spoken
• Valid work-permit for Sweden, if not EU-citizen

Understanding Swedish is an advantage as the majority of the team speaks Swedish as mother tongue.

Extra merits:

• A university degree in software engineering, computer science or similar

What can we offer you?

You will be part of a team that creates great results through awesome people, strong relationships and a high performance culture. We want to set a new standard for user experience, speed to market and customer value. We will do this through modern leadership, people in focus and a true passion to really make a difference. We who work in this team have a lot of fun, are great collaborators and we all consider ourselves as leaders of our work and owners of our results.

Being based in Lindholmen Science Park in Gothenburg, you will work in the heart of a vibrant area that lives and breathes new technology like IoT, autonomous driving, electromobility and digitalization.

Welcome to the heart of connectivity at Volvo Group Connected Solutions!

For more information please contact:

Ulrika Allen, Director Support & Service Monitoring, +46 73 9025641