Are you our new Lead Architect who wants to support Industrial analytics and reporting needs?

About the role

In this role, you’ll be one of the key players in building world-class IT-systems which support the business on their mission to provide the best possible insurance solutions to our clients. In this role you will get the opportunity to work the long-term perspective within the area as well across other areas, as well as working the solution architecture perspective very closely with the engineering team.

As part of the architecture team you will be working with making the complex simple by driving IT simplification and supporting the business to simplify the business.

You will be working towards the Industrial business area, which insures our biggest customers, and will support the Business Intelligence and Reporting area which handles all the reporting, analytics and soon to start AI/ML needs for the Industrial Business Area.

About the team

In our team you will work together with other architects to provide concrete solutions to our stakeholders needs whilst taking into account the business strategy as well as the architectural direction/target architecture. The team supports the Industrial business area but is part of the Architecture unit in If which means that work also entails supporting the whole of If for cross-cutting concerns.

Industrial IT is on a modernisation journey, and you will play an important role being one of the enablers for that to happen, providing direction and solutions towards the delivery organisation whilst promoting collaboration across If.

Who are you?

We are looking for a person who is a curious team player with excellent communication skills. You have extensive experience working with architecture in complex environments. You have a strong technical background and good knowledge in relevant Microsoft technologies such as experience in Azure technology Stack (Data Lake, Databricks, Data Factory, AAS, Synapse Analytics) as well as Microsoft BI Stack (SQL Server, SSIS, SSAS, Power BI). It is also a plus if you have worked with data catalogues such as for example Alation.

You thrive in a fast-paced environment where you can leverage your experience and strategic thinking to support operational work. You are also able to relate architectural decisions and recommendations to business needs when working in the intersection between business and IT development.

You also have

• Relevant academic/university degree
• Fluency in English and preferably also with one of the Nordic languages
• Excellent presentation and stakeholder management skills

We offer

In the same way that we place high demands on you as an employee, we also expect you to place high demands on us as an employer.

Here are some of the benefits of working at If:

• An including work environment where everyone is welcome
• Career and development opportunities in the biggest insurance company in the Nordics
• Social activities, as well as highly skilled professional environment
• Possibility of hybrid workplace
• Health promoting workplace with e.g., wellness allowance and various sports activities
• Great insurance benefits

Additional facts and recruitment process

Application deadline: Screening and interviewing will start immediately. However, deadline to apply is 15th of May 2024.

To apply for the position: Please attach your CV and answer the questions in the application form. Please notice that we are not able to process any applications via email.

Work location: Stockholm, Espoo, Turku, Oslo or Copenhagen

Employment type: Permanent and full-time

Travelling: The team is distributed across several offices so occasional travel is part of the role.

Start: As soon as possible/by agreement.

Background checks will be done in accordance with the law in the country of employment.

For more information regarding the position, please contact Head of Architecture Tomas Sylverberg, [email protected].

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