Senior Solution Architect
Göteborg, SE, 405 08 Bangalore, IN, 562122
Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future? If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.
This will be us – your colleagues of CPA Manufacturing – GTO Manufacturing SAP
Our team works jointly with Volvo Group - Group Trucks Operations (GTO) to transform the existing system landscape of the GTO plants into the Manufacturing Target Map – Next Generation (MTM-NG). The core of this map is based on SAP Technologies including S/4 Hana, EWM, Digital Manufacturing, FIORI/UI5…
The MTM-NG initiative is a strategic and long-term journey. It is now running full speed and expanding. We are delivering regular releases adding more functionalities to the Global Template. In parallel, we are preparing for further deployment over the coming years beyond the pilot sites.
The Position
As Solution Architect in MTM-NG with a strong SAP knowledge, you will be a key member of the community of Enterprise & Solution architects participating in the MT-NG initiative. Your main goal will be to bring SAP solution architecture design expertise to secure that all architecture design decisions made during this transformation are the best possible ones to meet the business expectations while following SAP best practices & standards.
You will work jointly with architects from our organization as well as architects from our SAP Center of Excellence and architects from our partners .
The position is built around 3 pillars :
- Integration : Although based on SAP components, the target map needs to be fully integrated in a broader Volvo Group landscape including other SAP and non-SAP solutions.
- User Experience technologies : We have an objective to provide MTM-NG end-users with a consistent & intuitive User – Experience based on FIORI /UI5
- Data availability : It is essential to successfully run our business by enabling various usages like Reporting, Citizen Development, AI, …
Key Responsibilities:
- Participate in the architecture design of the coming releases
- Take the lead for the architecture design of some topics of the coming releases
- Support colleagues driving other topics of the coming releases
- Identify and anticipate mid-term needs for additional design & architecture patterns or tools
- Conduct Proof-Of-Concept to verify that new patterns and tools are ready for operational use
- Stay informed about the different SAP technologies related to the “position pillars”
- Consolidate & document Architecture Design Best Practices for MTM-NG
- Act as an ambassador for these Best Practices
- Ensure alignment with Volvo Enterprise Architecture principles including North Star architecture and security directives and policies.
Experience & Technical Skills:
- You have been actively involved in at least one major SAP program ideally in a manufacturing company
- You have a good functional understanding of the different SAP components relevant for a manufacturing company like the Volvo Group
- You have 10+ years of experience working as SAP technical and functional consultant
- You have developed a deep expertise of the SAP architecture and the different techniques available for communication between SAP components and with non-SAP components (RFC, IDOC, API, …)
- You have worked with User Experience requirements using FIORI / UI5
- You are well aware of security, performance and other non-functional requirement best practices
- You have been working in Agile environments, with a strong understanding of Agile methodologies. Knowledge of SAFe agile methodologies is advantageous
- You have strong communication skills and ability to convince others
- You combine the abilities to perform both hands-on activities and governance activities
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Who we are and what we believe in
We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.
Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.
Group Digital & IT is the hub for digital development within Volvo Group. Imagine yourself working with cutting-edge technologies in a global team, represented in more than 30 countries. We are dedicated to leading the way of tomorrow’s transport solutions, guided by a strong customer mindset and high level of curiosity, both as individuals and as a team. Here, you will thrive in your career in an environment where your voice is heard and your ideas matter.