CM Architect

Who are we?
Volvo Cars is a company on a mission; to bring traditional car manufacturing into a connected, sustainable and smart future. We are constantly pushing our own skills and abilities to drive change in the automobile industry like never before. We are looking for innovative, committed people to join us in this endeavour and create safe, sustainable and connected cars. We believe in the power of people and will challenge and support you to reach your full potential. Join us and be part of Volvo Cars’ journey into the future.

CM Architect @ Volvo Cars
Do you want to take part of a journey building a SW community where governance and best practices enables usability? At Software Factory you will drive the roadmap and implementation of Configuration Management, for R&D, and support with accelerating the developers at Volvo Cars. Join today!

Software Factory at Volvo Cars
“We drive CI to accelerate development without brakes”
At Software factory we are building a community with highly skilled personnel. We are harmonizing the workflows and developing tools to be used across R&D, with the aim to accelerate the software development at Volvo Cars. We are responsible for:
•    Developing continuous integration (CI) architecture & infrastructure.
•    Maintaining the complete software build and CI flow. 
•    Enabling high utilization of infrastructure, test objects and test artefacts.
•    Creating automated tools & applications to secure an efficient flow.
•    Supporting traceability to fulfill all legal requirements.
We are applying manufacturing principles and techniques to software development to mimic benefits of traditional manufacturing and creating a software product line. To ensure configuration management strategies in our SW Factory we are looking for an experienced, driven Configuration Manager who wants to make an impact. 
What you will you do
As a CM Architect you will work with configuration identification, change management, configuration status accounting, configuration verification review and CM audit. You will work with and have a great impact on; processes, projects, baselines, builds, specifications, reports, tests, quality, versions, changes, tools, scripts, releases etc. All that is needed to get a good implementation of Configuration Management and to have a working Software Factory at Volvo Cars R&D. You will support and coach the development teams across R&D.
•    Support Software Factory in our CI/CD projects with Configuration Management knowledge.
•    Drive projects where Configuration Management is used to fulfill legal requirements, and quality requirements.
•    Engaging with strategic, Volvo Cars R&D, projects to ensure Configuration Management is included.
•    Create processes, and standards, to support Configuration Management at Software Factory, or as a part of the Configuration Management network at Volvo Cars R&D.
•    Building strong relationship in the developer community
•    Take part in the daily Software Factory work, with scripts, branching, source code, builds, baselines, documentation etc.
•    Help to capture demand, trends etc. from development teams.
•    Mentoring the organization on Configuration Management, policies, and procedures.
Required qualifications/skills
•    M.Sc. in Electrical and/or Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar relevant experience.
•    At least 10 years of experience from working in the field of software development, preferably at least 3 years with Configuration Management.
•    Excellent communications skills, both verbally and in text. Fluent in English language.
•    Self-motivated with strong problem-solving skills.
Meritorious
•    DevOps/CI experience, working with automation, infrastructure, tooling, and developer workflows.
•    Experience within Automotive and from working in an international environment.
•    Hands-on experience from software development/programming.
•    Driver’s license (B-Level)
•    A passion for software and cars
Interest and application  
We are curious what you think about the future. Would you like to know more about the role? Please reach out to hiring manager roger.pettersson.2@volvocars.com. If you have question regarding the recruitment process, please reach out to divyashri.prakash.kartik@volvocars.com. We are reading applications actively and we encourage you to apply to us as soon as possible. Please note that applications via email will not be considered.