Solution Architect API Platforms

Company Description
H&M Group is on a journey to meet and exceed our customers' expectations today and tomorrow. Through collaboration, innovation, and technology we challenge ourselves and the industry. To cater to the individual needs and desires of our millions of customers,
our tech organization delivers solutions for the entire value chain for all our brands.
We are accelerating digitalization and to stay relevant, we need to ensure we have strong leaders in place to bring our best capabilities, innovation ideas and talented technologists to support the transformation of H&M Group.

Job Description
If taking H&M’s API platform to its next level excites you, then this opportunity is for you! The API Platform team is looking for an experienced Solution Architect. In this role you play a leading role in building and improving H&Ms API platform which enables product teams around the world to deploy software solutions that can be run independently. You can see the big picture, identify patterns and instinctively know how to win support for your ideas.
You will be partnering with teams and areas to support our Unit in driving the integration Platforms & Services mission and roadmap. Regardless of tools or languages, you build and configure solutions that are easy to maintain and change. You believe in a non-hierarchical culture of collaboration, transparency, safety, and trust and you work with a focus on value creation, growth and serving customers with full ownership and accountability. You will be part of a high-performance team that constantly aims to improve the experience of their end users.
Some of your responsibilities will include:
Design, implement and maintain technology platforms to enable software solutions to run in a performant and secure environment


Contextualize strategic vision and direction; conduct analysis, identify opportunities, constraints and support strategic activities related to development and management of solutions


Create architectural designs to guide and contextualize solution development across initiatives that aligns with business and IT goals. Evaluate, design and analyse the implementation of solutions.


Identify interdependencies and use ‘holistic thinking’ to ensure the cross-team perspective. Provide consulting support around solution architecture to agile teams to ensure the product is aligned with the overall enterprise architecture.


Evaluate and drive continuous improvement, reducing technical debt, and enhancing end-to-end value business value.
Participate in internal and external activities related to technology matching and selection to ensure technology choice aligns with overall tech architecture and business strategy.


Ensure high quality of developed technical solutions


Deliver on time, demonstrating strong commitment to deliver on the team mission and agreed backlog


Create knowledge and produce the necessary documentation



Qualifications
10+ years of overall experience with 5+ years of experience working with Cloud technologies


5+ years of experience as Solution architect
Extensive experience with the Microsoft Azure platform


Experience working with API management platform(s) (Azure API management is preferred)


Experience with security aspects of APIs and API management platforms


Experience in developing API integrations in multi-cloud scenarios


Experience working with version control software (Azure DevOps, GitHub etc.)


Experience in deployment and automation using CI/CD pipelines
Experience working with network routing, security, firewall etc (DNS)


Development experience in programming languages such as PowerShell, C#, Typescript


Knowledge and experience working with performance testing methodologies and tools


Knowledge and experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is meriting
Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker and Kubernetes) is meriting



Working with tech at H&M Group
The fashion and retail industries are going through a transformation, driven by customers' technology and sustainability expectations.
At H&M Group, we want to shape the future of fashion and lifestyle by harnessing the power of smart tech and data. With our 74-year history of innovation, we understand the need to collaborate and co-create with engineers and tech specialists around the world to achieve our vision.

What we offer
You are joining a unique value-driven culture, a large tech network and community where you can be yourself. Besides the obvious perks such as staff discount card, learning communities, wellness and parental benefits, there are a lot of opportunities to experiment and grow in the direction you want. Being a major player gives us countless opportunities to make a real impact and shape the future.
H&M Group is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment and we are actively looking for qualified candidates irrespective of race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, national origin, disability or age.
Learn more about our I&D work https://youtu.be/veRbl9Cijts
Additional information
This is a full-time position based in Stockholm. Please apply as soon as possible but no later than 30th of November.
We will review and interview applicants on-going. If you have questions, please contact Talent Acquisition Partner Martin Madsen at martin.madsen@hm.com.