Solution Architect Product Information Management

Job Description

Passionate about data and technology? IKEA offers a workplace where your skills can flourish while you work at the forefront of technology. Join a team where innovation and collaboration go hand in hand and where you will be empowered to drive change and inspire new thinking. Work with the latest technologies in cross-functional teams and contribute to a better everyday life at home for people worldwide.

Challenge old truths and grow with us – your new journey starts here!

Are you a highly motivated professional with an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for data and technology? Would you like to be at the forefront of the digital revolution and help shape the future of our new technology architecture? If yes, then IKEA has a fantastic opportunity for you!

We seek talented Solution Architects to join our Solution Architecture in Range, a key component of Range Operation Digital Engineering. This position offers a unique chance to work closely with digital product leaders, enterprise architects, capability leaders, and software development teams on exciting initiatives and high-growth projects. Your work will focus on designing cost-efficient, secure, and reliable digital products that place data and business at the centre.

Key Responsibilities:

• Vision Alignment: Understand the vision of digital product leaders, covering the overall application portfolio and business priorities. Design robust architectures and solutions, including third-party solutions, that match this vision.
• Modernization Roadmap: Apply your technical knowledge and business insights to guide through their modernization roadmap.
• Solution Design: Architect solutions to meet business needs, ensuring the technical feasibility of new projects and successful deployments.
• Collaboration: Work closely with other solution architects and stakeholders to ensure all solutions adhere to technology architecture and exhibit high levels of performance, security, scalability, maintainability, reusability, and reliability upon deployment.
• Architectural Design Sessions: Lead sessions to build an implementation plan aligned with business goals and technical environment, resulting in consensus on solution design and the next steps toward production.
• Continuous Learning: Maintain and share technical skills and knowledge of market trends and competitive insights within the technical community.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field OR equivalent experience.
• Experience:

• • 5+ years of experience in designing solutions for PIM &/ MDM in a complex enterprise landscape
  • 3+ years of experience in designing and implementing modern integration patterns in an enterprise context. With a mix of legacy solutions, new solutions, on-premise and cloud.
  • 3+ years of experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, IT consulting/support, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture,

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience working with Digital Native companies, demonstrating a strong understanding of their unique technological and business needs.
• Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google) or equivalent.
• Experience in critical domains such Coexistence, Compliance & Verification, GS1, Digital Product Passport (DPP),

 Value-Added Qualifications

• Experience in developing solutions that support the entire value chain, from product development and manufacturing to marketing and sales.

Additional Information

This is a full-time position in Malmö. We are conducting ongoing interviews, so we encourage you to submit your application in English. 

Timon Krommendam can answer questions about the recruitment process at [email protected]

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About Inter IKEA Group

Inter IKEA Group is a group of companies that connects IKEA franchisees with range development and suppliers and aligns the overall strategic direction of IKEA. All to create a better everyday life for many people. The Group includes Inter IKEA Systems B.V. – the worldwide IKEA franchisor – as well as range development, Supply and certain industry activities.

IKEA of Sweden is responsible for developing the IKEA range and making it available to stores and customers worldwide. IoS is based in Älmhult – the heart of IKEA and the centre of IKEA range development. 

Apply now and help us shape the future of technology at IKEA!

IKEA is an equal-opportunity employer and encourages all qualified candidates to apply. We are committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.