Solution Architect Food

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.

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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.

Qualification

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 cloud/infrastructure technologies, IT consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting.
• 3+ years of experience in leading technical projects.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of food-specific PLM functionalities, such as configurable dishes, pantry management, and label/artwork management.
• Expertise in managing food packaging information and ensuring compliance with global food safety and legislative standards.
• Knowledge of food legislation, including FDA, EU Food Law, Codex Alimentarius, and EUDR.
• Good understanding of the GS1 trade item data model and GS1 integration with PLM to manage/handle supplier information.
• Experience in the food manufacturing or consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry is highly desirable.

This role offers a dynamic environment conducive to continuous learning, allowing you to deepen your technical expertise and expand your understanding across various technologies. The pace is fast, the work is stimulating, and collaboration is essential for success in this role.

More Information

This is a full-time position located in Malmö. We are conducting ongoing interviews, so we encourage you to submit your application without hesitation. We look forward to receiving your application in English.

Questions about the recruitment process can be answered by Timon Krommendam at Timon.Krommendam@inter.ikea.com

About Inter IKEA Group

Inter IKEA Group is the group of companies that connects IKEA franchisees with range development and suppliers and aligns the overall IKEA strategic direction. All to create a better everyday life for the 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 all over the world. IoS is based in Älmhult - the heart of IKEA and the center 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.