Software Solution Architect

At Seco Tools, we aim to advance into the digital era and go beyond the hardware and tools that are the core of our business today. This includes an expansion of new digital data-enabled offerings as well as a digital transformation of our internal operations. To help us achieve this, we’re looking for a tech-savvy and self-driven Software Solution Architect to join a highly professional new team in the center of digital innovation, transformation and change.
Welcome to a position where you’ll work in global and cross-functional teams and play a key role in our digital transformation. In addition, we offer you to be part of a company with a family spirit and supportive colleagues along with a passion for our customers and a personal commitment to ensure success in everything we do.
What you do exactly?
In this position, you’re in the center of the digital transformation of Seco Tools with a focus on our software and digital offerings. You’re responsible for leading the effort to define sustainable, scalable and secure software solutions that support our growth in the digital machining and manufacturing arena. In collaboration with software development team, you define the architecture to develop the technological vision as well as the roadmap to achieve it. You also work close to key business team, domain experts and customers; ensuring that business goals and customer needs are incorporated into the technical vision. All in all, you’re our expert and go-to-person who’s guiding and advising around technology – embracing modern architectural paradigms to maximize architectural agility.
Other important missions of your job:
· Being in charge of solution design for custom software, you translate business requirements into architectural blueprints in order to meet customer expectations and achieve business objectives.
· Guiding development teams, you contribute with your big picture perspective and create software design and implementation approaches.
· Taking responsibility for the quality of solutions and complete portfolio and ensuring that all requirements, such as security, modifiability and extensibility, are met.
· Supporting the application architect in the evaluation and selection of external software product standards and services.
· Providing a framework and overall design for the development of a software or system that will result in high quality IT solutions.
The location for this position is flexible but closeness to key stakeholders in the following locations is preferred; Sweden (Fagersta or at our site Gasverket in Stockholm), UK (Alcester), US (Troy), India (Pune). Some travel is included in your job.
Who you are
We’re looking for someone with a bachelor’s degree in computer science or the equivalent knowledge gained from work. You have solid experience in software development and enterprise software architecture and design patterns. You’re used to working in an agile environment and collaborating with colleagues to design solutions that increase customer value and to align technical delivery with business needs. Working in a truly global environment calls for excellent English skills, while knowledge in Swedish or Hindi is a plus.
We require knowledge in:

· various coding languages such as, C++, HTML, Java, .Net, Javascript, Python
· various database technologies including Relational DB, real-time DB and NOSQL DB
· dockers and containers
· APIs and CIAM
· web and mobile app architecture
· cloud native application architecture
· event-driven architecture
· Azure and other cloud platforms.
Your personality truly makes the difference and being very strategic you have the ability to assess how the organization should be affected by proposed changes. With your result-oriented and can-do attitude you always ensure that plans are set in action and your analytical features enable you to solve complex problems. You’re an excellent communicator and team-player who believes that the best solutions emerge when working together.
Our Seco culture
All Seco employees across the globe share our family spirit, along with a passion for our customers and a personal commitment to ensure success in everything we do. For us, it’s also clear that our diversities form an amazing foundation for achieving great results.
Application
Send your application no later than December 6, 2021. Read more about us and apply at www.secotools.com (Job ID: R0034753). As we aim for an open and fair recruitment process, we utilize assessment tools to safeguard objectivity. Shortly after the last application date, you’ll therefore be asked to take a personality and logic ability test.
Contact information
For more detailed information about this position, please contact:
Johanna Alkberg, recruiting manager, +46 (0)70 601 99 75
Union contacts
Monica Andersson, Unionen, +46 (0)223 403 23
Kinga Liljedahl, Akademikerföreningen, 0223- 407 68
Benny Christiansen, Ledarna, 0223- 405 76
For more information about the recruitment process, please contact HR Services, +46 (0)26 261 444.
Recruitment Specialist
Magnus Pålsson
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At Seco Tools we develop and offer advanced products & solutions that makes metal cutting easier. We work together with our customers to identify and implement the best solutions for their needs. The corporate culture empowers employees thru the shared values: Passion for our customers, Family Spirit, Personal commitment. Seco Tools has presence in more than 75 countries and employs about 4000 people.