Test Architect

Who are we?
Volvo Cars is a company on a mission; to bring traditional car manufacturing into a connected, sustainable and smart future.
Since 1927, we have been a brand known for our commitment to safety, creating innovative cars that make life less complicated for our consumers. In 2010, we decided to transform our business, resulting in a totally new generation of cars and technologies, as well as steady growth and record sales. Today, we’re expanding our global footprint in Europe, China and the US, and we’re on the lookout for new talent.
We are constantly pushing our own skills and abilities to drive change in the automobile industry like never before. We are looking for innovative, committed people to join us in this endeavour and create safe, sustainable and connected cars. We believe in the power of people and will challenge and support you to reach your full potential. Join us and be part of Volvo Cars’ journey into the future.

This is us.
Volvo Cars have an ambition to expand our in-house software development. At the department of Core System Software, we are part of this ambition. Our teams are building the next generation high-performance in-vehicle compute cluster, designed to host different vehicle applications, stretching from basic vehicle state machines to advance active safety and unsupervised autonomous drive functionalities. This compute cluster will be launched in our coming generation of pure electric and self-driving Volvo models. Our task is to create a safe, reliable, and secure software that serve as a platform for our stakeholders and partners to deploy applications on.

We are now looking for leader to take on the role as Test Architect for our Test Framework, our Test Framework team are responsible to make it possible to test our core system in a common and structured way with high performance. Core System Platform is at the center of the transformation of VCC from a “traditional” automotive company into a powerhouse of high-complexity/high-quality software development, and your responsibilities as a test architect will include to support this transformation through your ideas, through listening to the needs of the organization, of other architects and your colleagues in general, and through helping define the common direction of the Core System Platform organization. 

What you´ll do?
As a test Architect you will design/architect the Test framework. You will participate in the development of acceptance criteria for stories and support the team with review. You will take lead in the coordination of content dependencies with relevant stakeholders. You will also work closely with subject matter experts to assist with decision-making and sequencing of the key technological infrastructures.

Do you fit the profile As Test Architect for System tests and measurements?
You are a customer-oriented person who enjoys being part of a high performing team where you take own initiatives and take pride in your own and the team’s deliveries. You are curious, always eager to learn and have an innovative mind-set. You embrace the agile principles and you have a continuous improvement mind-set. You are fluent in spoken and written English. 

We believe that you have previous experiences as a leader or architect in a software organization, or similar. You probably have previous hands-on experience of working with performance testing, stability testing, test case development and/or test framework development.
You will lead teams working with testing of our system solutions, in different forms. Altogether your teams will quality assure and measure our maturity, while contributing to deliver an automotive grade SW that meets relevant standards, e.g., cyber security, and functional safety.
Follow technical skills are important for being able to work as a hands-on Architect 
•    python 3
•    pytest
•    Multi threading and multi processing
•    Network programming, protocols and messaging infrastructure
•    OOP and design patterns 
•    Test development and automation within product
•    Docker, Jenkins, Gerrit 
•    Automotive experience is meritorious

What do we offer?
Everything we do starts with people and we want to be the employer of choice where people make the difference. We encourage and support our people to a happy and healthy lifestyle – whether mental, physical, or social wellbeing. Therefore, we invest in our facilities, providing excellent collaboration areas, we offer both proactive health benefits and a safe working environment, and we drive an inclusive working culture where our teams have fun every day. You will be offered possibilities to develop your competence and you will have possibilities to grow your contributions in our organization over time.

How to learn more and apply
For questions about the position, please contact Hiring Manager Marie Fast at marie.fast@volvocars.com. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Catharina Skog at catharina.skog@volvocars.com. To apply, please register your profile and attach your application documents via the link below as soon as possible. Please note that applications via email will not be accepted. Interviews will be held continuously. #LI-CS1