Solution Architect i Göteborg

Your technology leadership will make a difference.

At Volvo Cars, we are always looking for world-class leaders who bring out the best in our people. If you want to be part of leading and inspiring our mission to change the automotive experience and make people’s lives less complicated, then we have the job for you.

What’s in it for you?
We are looking for a passionate Solution Architect that wants to support the products teams that are responsible for the Manufacturing & Quality applications which are used in all the Volvo Car Plants.
You will be a part of designing the software and hardware architecture for the complete landscape used in the factories. 

What you’ll do:
As a Solution Architect, you will be a digital technology leader responsible for the definition and high-level design of target solutions and the technical runway of the Manufacturing Execution cluster. This includes driving the architecture within the product cluster (ART) together with other solution architects. 
You ensure that solutions are developed in a scalable way and global by design. You enable solutions to meet operational requirements for our business stakeholders and guide cluster members in manufacturing domains and/or on technology strategy.
You are articulating and consistently emphasizing the target architecture and roadmap to product teams and other stakeholders. You drive the cooperation and secure the deliverables towards the established standards.
You enable the guidance to Product Owners, RTE and PMs.
You are also participating as a member of the cluster management team where you review and contribute to the program-level vision and roadmap.
 
Who you are:
We are looking for you who have 5 years of experience as a Solution Architect in the manufacturing industry.  We see that you know about MES (=Manufacturing Execution System) applications used in manufacturing plants and good knowledge about communication protocols to shopfloor equipment (E.g. OPC UA), knowledge about the Azure architecture, and database modeling skills.  Furthermore, you have experience with Kubernetes platforms like OpenShift, middleware solutions like IBM MQ, Kafka, Vcom, and good Java software architecture skills.
   
As a person, you have excellent communication skills, high integrity, a strong sense of delivery, and a personal eagerness to accomplish results and getting things done. You embrace a culture of trust and complete transparency. You are ambitious, energetic, creative, and open-minded with the aim to find new solutions to existing problems. 

We offer our employees excellent benefits such as:
• Plenty of leave to let you take time off for what's most important in life At Volvo Car Group, all new parents with one year’s active permanent service now receive 24 weeks of parental leave, paid at 80 percent of their base pay. The policy is for everyone – whether you’re a designer or a plant operator, whether you work in China or the USA. Read more here: https://group.volvocars.com/careers/family-bond-by-volvo-cars.
• Collective Agreement and ITP pensions.
• An annual allowance to spend on your health and wellbeing.
• A private health insurance.

How to learn more and apply?
Does this sound like your next goal? Welcome with your application by submitting your resume and cover letter no later than May 11th, 2022. Please note that due to GDPR, we can’t accept applications via email. 

For questions about the position, please contact the Team Manager, Ola Spetz, ola.spetz@volvocars.com.  

For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruiter Abigail Glez: abigail.gonzalez@volvocars.com.                  
 

Who are we?

Everything we do starts with people. Our purpose is to provide freedom to move, in a personal, sustainable and safe way. We are committed to simplifying our customers’ lives by offering better technology solutions that improve their impact on the world and bringing the most advanced mobility innovations to protect them, their loved ones and the people around them. 

Volvo Cars’ continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. The people of Volvo Cars are committed to making a difference in our world. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with over 40,000 employees across the globe. We believe in bringing out the best in each other and harnessing the true power of people. At Volvo Cars your career is designed around your talents and aspirations so you can reach your full potential. Join us on a journey of a lifetime as we create safety, autonomous driving and electrification technologies of tomorrow.

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