IT Solution Architect

At Saab, we constantly look ahead and push boundaries for what is considered technically possible. We collaborate with colleagues around the world who all share our challenge – to make the world a safer place.

What you will be part of
Group ICT is responsible to drive and implement the Saab IT strategy as well as running the delivery to enable smooth and efficient daily operation, delivery and maintenance. We deliver  to operations in Sweden and to many of our international sites. Saab ICT also supports the business in the changing environment in M&A implementations and start-up of new office locations and any other change that is needed to support the business.
At Saab we focus on information security at all times and all activities, short term as well as long term, are always driven with a strong focus on information security. We work a lot with partners and suppliers and some of our delivery is outsourced and some of it is done in-house. We have a strong focus on consolidating and expanding our delivery to include more sites internationally.

Your role
At Group ICT we see a need to meet our internal customers and discuss solutions to their business needs in an agile way and also to be prepared to respond to the needs by using combinations of our standard solutions and components to provide solutions to meet the short term and long term needs.
Securing the architecture of new and improved IT solutions will be an important challenge for you.

Your experiences and skills
As a person you are resultoriented, pedagogic and serviceminded with excellent analytical skills. You have a strong drive to continuously improve the user experience of the delivery as well as the internal efficiency and information security.
You are used to cooperating in an international environment as part of several teams and to communicate and anchor solutions and blueprints with your Swedish and international colleagues and our partners.
You have experience from delivering IT solutions either as an internal IT supplier and/or an external supplier to several. It is an advantage if you have experience from working according to ITIL and ISO 27001 as well as experience from supporting tools. We also think you have a relevant university degree.
 As a skilled IT Solution Architect you will have:

Analytical and technical ability with a robust grasp of architectural thinking and governance.
A wide exposure to and experience of architecting and delivering large-scale technical solutions across multiple platforms.
An understanding or the ability to quickly gain an understanding of our core systems and strategic direction.
Strong evidence of delivering solutions to various businesses in various segments.
Personal drive to understand the bigger picture and contribute to and shape the realisation of our IT here and now as well as working with the future solutions.
We believe that you have worked hands-on sometime during your career and that you understand the importance of providing not only the solutions but also the corresponding documentation needed to implement and operate it.
Experience to work according to project management processes and framework is an advantage as well as some experience as a leader on team and/or project mgmt level.
Experience of network design, virtualization, backup solutions, storage, Unix, MS SQL, citrix and client environments is and advantage.

The role will require travelling within Sweden as well as internationally and you must have good knowledge of Swedish and English more language skills are seen as an advantage.
The role includes work tasks that classify as defence security and therefore it requires Swedish citizenship.

About Saab
Saab is a global defence and security company operating in the fields of air, land and naval defence, civil security and commercial aeronautics. We number 14,000 employees and have operations on all continents. Technologically we are leaders in many areas, and one fifth of our earnings are spent on research and development. Saab is also a company with opportunities. A company where we see diversity as an asset and where you have both considerable responsibility and good opportunities for advancing in your career. But also a company that respects each person’s need for a rewarding life beyond work.