Solution Architect

Solution Architect
Commercial Solutions
Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Then Commercial Solution is the place to be!
We are a unit within Group IT responsible for managing the evolution of all the commercial solutions used by the truck brands and that are common for the Volvo Group.


The Volvo Trucks Aftermarket unit enables a multitude of customer services from profitable spare parts sales, reliable quality monitoring and novel uptime services. We take pride to connect and collaborate to deliver our services in close agile cooperation both within the Volvo Group and with our partners.


This is us, your new colleagues
Diagnostics & Software Download Services is a department within Commercial Solutions at Volvo Group IT. We are responsible for developing the next generation Diagnostic Service Platform which is a key enabler for our digital transformation for the future. We are involved in developing services in the areas like Proximity and Remote Vehicle Diagnostics, Embedded Diagnostics, Prognostics, Over the Air Update of complete vehicle, Fault Tracing and various other future product capabilities targeting multiple platforms. The main sites are in Sweden, Brazil, and India. We want to make a difference by being there for our colleagues and for our customers and by providing uptime and reliable services. All over the world. Every day.


We are now seeking an experienced Solution Architect who has the drive and passion to contribute to our digital transformation and who sees that the key to success is to develop the organization and its people to meet future business challenges.


Who are you?
As a person you are a team player with a positive mind-set, and you are curious to further take on the various challenges of a Solution Architect. We believe continuous improvement is in your nature, you love quality, allow yourself to be inspired, have a “can do” attitude and take pride in your work. You are a believer in collaboration and interaction between teams and roles.


Your main activities and responsibilities
As an experienced Solution Architect, you will lead and coordinate architectural work across different teams in the agile release train. You will define and develop the strategic and tactical direction of our full stack architecture. As part of a global unit you will actively cooperate with various stakeholders with ease in a multi-cultural environment.


You will be involved in designing and maintaining the architecture views, models, and target architecture for the solutions and drive the work to identify and reduce the technical debt. You will also contribute to the implementation (hands on) of our software components.


You will stay up-to date in architectural trends & relevant industry models and be a mentor for other developers, architects in the team.


Required competencies
Strong business understanding relevant for Diagnostics domain
Ability to work closely with business stakeholders
Excellent communication & presentation skills
Customer focused, teamwork skills and a well-structured approach
Strong analytical skills and enjoys solving complex technical problems

Development skills
Typescript / Javascript, Node.js
MongoDB, GraphQL
Docker
HTML5, JSON, CSS
Web Component techniques

Operating System
Windows
Android
iOS

Methodologies
Test driven development
DevSecOps
Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery
Tools
Visual Studio Code (preferred and encouraged)
GIT
SonarQube or similar code coverage tools

Good to have
Jenkins
Azure
VSTS Pipelines
Build
Polymer
Mocha/Chai/WCT (Web Component Tester) experience

Background
A Bachelors or Masters in Engineering science, Computer science, Business Administration or equivalent
A passion for IT
At least 4 years relevant work experience
Solid English Skills

Are we a perfect match?
The Volvo Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines. We are around 95,000 colleagues around the globe and our products and services are sold in more than 190 countries. Our brand portfolio consists of Volvo, Volvo Penta, Terex Trucks, Renault Trucks, Prevost, Nova bus and Mack. We partner in alliances and joint ventures with the Sunwin, SDLG, Eicher and Dongfeng brands.


The societies where many of us live would not function without the type of products and services the Volvo Group provides. Like a circulatory system, our trucks, buses, engines, construction equipment and different, related services are involved in several of the functions that most of us rely on every day.


Curious, and have some questions? Call me!


Application screening will start immediately; we look forward to receiving your application as soon as possible.


Rajib Dhar, Delivery Manager, Diagnostic & SWDL Services, SC Volvo Trucks Aftermarket, Commercial Solutions, +46 31 323 60 66