IT Architect Observability - Volvo Group Connected Solutions

IT 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 tagline. 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


As you can imagine, keeping track of over 1 000 000 connected customer assets rolling around the world is indeed a challenge. Now ponder, that vehicles in a few years will be autonomous – and you’ve got the challenge of your life. Our Technology team manages the development and maintenance of our global connectivity platform – and your experience is needed.


We are now looking for an IT Architect within the Observability team. The Observability team is responsible for the services used within VGCS to enable the DevOps teams to get an insight into the runtime behaviour of their own services.


The role


As the team architect you are expected to take lead in the work of designing sustainable and functional systems for monitoring, thinking forward and realizing ideas as well as keeping yourself updated on the latest and greatest trends and tools in this area.
We expect you to:
Be passionate about Observability
Evolve and drive the Observability strategy forward
Keep the Observability roadmap up to date
Drive cross-functional discussions
Exchange experiences with architects in other areas
Understand automation of standard tasks and design of self-service solutions for the platform developers
Be familiar with different standards for monitoring
Be familiar with ITIL processes



Your profile


We believe the successful candidate will have the following qualifications:
Very good knowledge about infrastructure setup
Excellent Linux skills
Experience from working with cloud services, especially AWS
Knowledge of one or more scripting languages, preferably Python
Good Ansible knowledge
Strong communication and documentation skills
Ability to explain problems and proposed solutions in a pedagogical way, adapted to the audience
Analytic mindset and problem-solving skills
Be a team player and get the best results from the rest of the team
Extra plus for knowledge about Kibana, Grafana, Influx, Graphite, Elastic and Nagios



What can we offer you?


You will be part of a team that creates great results through amazing people, strong relationships and a high-performance culture. We are of course using the latest technologies delivering a very modern microservices-based service platform hosted in the cloud. We use agile methods and as we are adopting the DevOps model your work will cover a broad spectrum, all the way from developing prototypes of future world class applications to managing the lifecycle of the existing ones.


Our main hub and headquarter is in Lindholmen Science Park in Gothenburg, a vibrant area that lives and breathes new technology like IoT, autonomous driving, electromobility and digitalization.


We will be evaluating candidates from mid-August and look forward to receiving your application.


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


Want to know more? Contact us!


Please contact line manager Helena Antbäck, +46 31 3227166