Solution Architect - Network

Company Description


Do you want to work with one of the fashion industry’s biggest tech transformations and develop and manage H&M Groups network globally? Join us and become our new Solution Architect!
The H&M group is on an exciting journey to meet and exceed our customers' expectations today, tomorrow and in the future. Rapid technological development and new customer behaviors are transforming the fashion retail industry. To cater the individual needs and desires of our millions of customers, we deliver technological solutions for the entire value chain for all our brands.
Join our journey!




Job Description


As a Solution Architect you will work within the Technical Service Area Network. We are focusing on operating and managing the H&M Network and at the same time developing the next generation Network for a cloud-based application delivery, collapsing our Network, and running Network as a code to increase end user experience and Network availability for our business across all locations around the world. We work closely with suppliers and outsourced functions to govern optimal spend and cooperation within the Network domain.
Our mission within the Network team is to deliver an intelligent, innovative, and trusted network with business aligned availability, being an enabler for H&M digitalization journey to deliver great user experience.
Team values that we embrace in our daily work are essential and we learn and listen to each other to make sure that we deliver business value, learn new things in a positive and open-minded environment. The ambition is to be in the forefront of technology with a fit for purpose Network to support the H&M business.
As a Solution Architect you will be in the center of the action contributing and learning new skills every day making sure that H&Ms global Network delivery is in line with business needs.
Responsibilities
Take lead in design work for new solutions supporting business initiatives requiring new functions and services
Develop, build, and manage the H&M Network, transforming our legacy network to network as a code with a service layer.
Control that architectural policies and guidelines are followed and in accordance with roadmap
Analyze, design, develop and maintain roadmaps and implementation plans.
Documentation of service design package and service description
Documentation of guidelines, processes and routines
Being an advisor in design, plan, build and operate within the Network domain.
Cooperate and coordinate with stakeholder’s contribution with Network knowledge to reach business needs
Contribute to the Domain and Product Area strategy and OKRs
Striving for cost efficiency and automation based on trends and new technologies for service-layer oriented Networking
Provide technical engineering and best practices concerning the overall Network
Stay current with industry trends and best practices, making recommendations as needed to help our company develop
Understand and visualize concepts that are not yet concrete, and use your problem-solving skills, strong analytic ability, creativity and customer and business drive to find a solution.
See the big picture, identify patterns and instinctively know how to win support for your ideas.
Take the initiative and are not afraid to take the first steps to identify and address existing and potential obstacles, issues, and opportunities.





Qualifications


Who are you?
As a Solution Architect at H&M Group we believe you are a true team player who has several years of experience of global IT and complex network environments with basic understanding of Agile methodology. You can take responsibility, work proactively and continuously improve activities in complex, quickly transforming environments You will be a key player and we believe you are adaptable, collaborative, open-minded and able to work in a flexible environment with a non-prestigious approach.
We believe you have experience from:
Network design and Network architecture
Creating High, and low-level designs
Planning, design and lifecycle management for global WAN networks (either from ISP or big IT organizations)
The ability to understand business needs transforming them into design for new services or infrastructure functionalities
Design and implementation of routing, switching, WAN optimization, MP-BGP, Ethernet QoS, DMVPN, VPLS etc.
A curious mindset to learn and understand how the Network delivery can support the business needs
The ability to recognize structural issues within the organization, functional interdependencies and cross-silo redundancies and apply architectural principles to business solutions
An understanding about product development from ideation to release.
Cloud networking and cloud connectivity solutions in a multicloud environment
Understanding of network security ((IPS, proxy, firewall, reverse-proxy, load balancing, VPN),
Experience of micro segmentation and profiling
IP Networking and SDWAN and SD-LAN
Running network as a code
Scripting, python, ansible, Git etc.
Network automation and programming
Experience of working with APIs and system integrations
Knowledge of Cisco DevNet
Experience from network delivery and operations from either telecoms or large information technology companies.

Furthermore, we believe you have expertise within one or more of following
802.1x Network Access Control
BGP and internet routing
Cisco ICE
Cisco Wireless on enterprise level
PCI/DSS
Infoblox IPAM





Additional Information


Practical info
This is a fulltime position with placement in Stockholm. We will review and interview on-going so please apply with a CV and Cover Letter as soon as possible, but no later than May 31th. If you have any questions about the position get in touch with Tony Sjören, Competece Lead at +46705513404 or Peter Norberg, Product Owner Edge Network at +46707965342. If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Björn Lundgren at Bjorn.Lundgren@hm.com.