Senior Solution Architect - Embedded SW

Position Description
Join us on our transformation journey to the digital future
At Group IT, we have a clear ambition to enable value creation at scale for the Volvo Group. With a new product centric operating model and digital technologies, we will produce digital offerings that are profitable, scalable, and differentiated. With Group IT, you will be part of a global and diverse team of highly skilled professionals, who learn continuously and embrace change to stay ahead. We have a very important role to play in reaching the Volvo Group ambitions for 2030. Do you want to be part of our transformation journey towards becoming the digital capability of the Group? The time is now.


This will be us - your new colleagues within ESW GOT team, part of the Core Platform Area (CPA) Software & Diagnostic

Today we are one ESW-team in GOT, but are about to become two teams. You will coordinate activities for both teams, making sure we share common micro-services and architecture when reasonable, creating in-house ESW solutions within the ESW Configuration & Release domain.
The teams consist of highly skilled and senior Architects, Software Engineers and Business Analysts with great domain knowledge.


CPA Software & Diagnostic is part of Technology, a new function within Volvo Group Digital & IT with a big stake in the Group’s digital transformation. Technology will modernize Volvo’s core digital backbone making it a platform for digital products.

CPA Software & Diagnostic are responsible for core IT solutions supporting end to end, from developing vehicle software to vehicle software deployment. Our digital talents develop capabilities and digital technologies to improve business performance and create value for the Group with speed and at scale.

We collaborate with other parts of the organization, both in Group IT, with TD/BAs and Group Functions. We foster an environment where ideas, thoughts and opinions can be shared. We are team players with clear common ambitions, and we win together.

This is how you could make an impact
As a Solution Architect in this team, you will mainly have responsibility and work in the area of Software Architecture, but might also drive change and support work within Infrastructure Architecture and Integration Architecture.


In your role, you will work closely with the development teams but also lead other Solution Architects and take lead, share and follow-up on future architectural work in our different delivery-teams.
Accelerate the DevSecOps journey and continuously improve speed and agility.
Contribute to setting up and establish our new Cloud environment for the future, likely in Azure.
Information / Domain modelling and IT system modelling.
Be part of the Technology Architectural community and drive directives and share guidelines among our SW Engineers.
Implement the North Star architecture.



Simply, making sure we are great in Software development!


You are expected to build solid relationships within the Architectural community, both in Group IT, as well as in other TD/BA’s.


Who are you?
We are looking for you who would like to maximize efficiency for our users by Software development.
You have experience in Software development.
Be a mentor and contact person for other Solution Architects and senior SW Engineers in the team.
You are familiar with working DevOps and consider Security part of DevOps as something very important.



Technical competencies
Desired skills
Domain Driven Design
Dot Net
Angular / Svelte / Vue / React
Azure DevOps
Azure Cloud
Open Shift / Kubernetes
Containers
Authentication / Authorization
Security
Microservice Architecture
Database Relational / Document
Service Mesh / Service Discovery



You will be a good fit if
You have 5+ years of hands-on experience with .net based applications
You have 3+ years of architect responsibilities
You have proficient knowledge in solving complex queries in SQL
You have good analytical skills and are a good problem solver
You are customer focused with the ability to work closely with business stakeholder



We believe that this role requires solid communication and presentation skills and a passion for building and motivating world class, high performing delivery-teams.
You have a genuine interest in people and how we can inspire, motivate and coach the teams to do great things together?


Are you curious and have some questions? Call us!

Contacts:
Carl-Johan Liljeqvist, Delivery Manager ESW Configuration & Release, +46 73 9028713
Parmis Jamshidi, Human Resources, Group IT, +46 76 5538637

The location for the position is Gothenburg (SE).

Union representatives for Swedish applicants:
Akademikerna – Therese Koggdal, +46 470 387855
Unionen – Johan Svedberg, +46 31 3222712
Ledarna – Ulrika Holmberg, +46 31 3225071

We are happy to get your application. Last day for hearing from you is 2021-12-21.


Kindly note that due to GDPR, we will not accept applications via mail. Please use our career site.