Why we will love you: You have a passion for technology and innovation, appreciating the mix of actions and strategic thinking, turning architecture into practice. You have a product-centric mindset, are open to change, and get energized working both independently and interdependently. You share and live the IKEA culture and values.To be successful as a Technology Architect, you have proven advanced education in information technology, computer science, or equivalent. You have working experience related to either the business-to-business industry, food industry, financial services, energy business, or sustainability.We believe you have a minimum of 5 years of experience from product and engineering organizations where you have had proven Domain Architecture responsibility stretching across multiple products and coexisting with legacy in the Technology Landscape. You are experienced in developing service architectures that are cloud-native, event-driven, and apply an API First approach. You have worked with Open Source and automation in delivering software. In addition, we also believe you have a deep understanding of Enterprise Architecture and how to keep a technology architecture together across a Product Area in the Technology landscape within the retail business and how to modernize its existing legacy.We see that you have a strategic and holistic mindset, being able to define the future state of the architecture for an area in the landscape across products, as well as:Influence decisions at several levels of the company - from Sub-domain to EngineerDrive architecture work for an area of the technology landscape coexisting legacy and digital productsDevelop architectures for massive internet-scaleSolve deep technical problems in a landscape transforming with several business modelsDrive common purpose across diverse stakeholdersSet long-term strategic direction and manage its trade-offsDeep knowledge of Enterprise Architecture, omnichannel, and retailingExperience in agile development practicesExperience having worked with domain architecture in a product and engineering organizationAs a person, you are a good collaborator, have strong leadership skills leading architecture work, and work with diverse stakeholders. You pay attention to detail and actively acquire new knowledge, skills, and champion new methods to improve performance in deliveries. You possess knowledge across a range of different technology stacks, ideally applied within a retail sector, and can change direction based on new ideas, approaches, and strategies.Responsibilities:As a Technology Architect, you will develop the technology architecture landscape across IKEA and be part of setting the course with sound engineering/architecture through principles and standards that enable guidance for teams. By influencing decisions across multiple levels, you ensure to set and drive the future architecture across both legacy and digital products (at scale). Your personality allows you to balance common purpose amongst a diverse set of stakeholders to ensure reaching both short- and long-term goals.In this role, you are:Responsible for defining the future architecture direction for the sub-domain area in the Ventures & Services domain, the coexistence with legacy, defining boundaries of digital products and where to implement what capabilitiesResponsible for defining the enterprise data objects in a standard canonical data format from a technology perspective and its fit to the total Data Model for INGKAResponsible for defining the information flow between products and legacy within an area and across the landscapeResolve architecture topics in significant landscape changes affecting the sub-domainProvide the architecture perspective on prioritizations in a sub-domain context, its consequences, and impact to reach the Sub-domain strategies and outcomesDrive and develop the architecture roadmap view for the sub-domain as well as drive the executionDevelop the Enterprise Architecture practices and architecture guardrails used in our product teamsParticipate in acquisition activities including technical guidance and assessments from a technology landscape perspectiveAbout this work area:We set the digital agenda to keep IKEA leading in an uncertain and fast-moving environment. We drive the development, provision, and operation of our digital products and services through the use of new and existing technology and agile delivery methods to deliver at pace. At the same time, we provide a home for digital skills to both develop and extend the technical, people, and business skills needed to ensure the continuous development and growth of our digital capability. In our team, we love puzzles and are always looking for ways to make things smarter, safer, and more user-friendly. We all come from different backgrounds, and together we enable efficient product development.
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