IT Architect Cloud – platform technologies

Inter IKEA Group have started the digital transformation. This is a journey which require that a new technology foundation is established for Core Business Franchise and Core Business Range & Supply. We have started the work to set up the technical services needed to support an IT landscape that will be developed and operated in a hybrid cloud model. The technical services we deliver, will enable the IT landscape to transform and take leverage on cloud computing services. We will contribute to IKEA strategic direction by making it possible for any service 'XaaS' to be translated into an affordable, accessible and sustainable product supporting us in developing, providing and selling the personal and rewarding IKEA life at home offer.

These services will enable us to create a better IKEA. We are looking for the people that take an individual responsibility to make sure that we deliver together as a team. Great colleagues, believing in a great IKEA vision with curiosity, drive and technical competence with a desire to make a difference, please come and join us. We take a leading approach; transforming complexity for the few into simplicity for the many. IKEA culture and values will guide us on the way, today and tomorrow. IKEA offers you an exciting and inspirational work environment with a global presence as the world’s leader at life at home where you have exceptional opportunities to grow and develop together with us.

You will be one of the key players in our cloud platform engineering and services team that establish, evolve and drive the implementation of cloud technology architecture for common cloud technical services for Inter IKEA in connected value chain.

You will be responsible for the development, delivery and maintenance of outstanding common cloud technology architecture. You will apply industry architecture standards for cloud platform engineering that supports uniform technology foundations and rapid, continuous deliverables.

You will provide cloud architecture direction and expertise and evolve the way we develop and deliver outstanding cloud platform services in a people, process and technology perspective.

You will support cloud technology architecture in on-boarding from advisory start interacting with many players ensuring well-architected operational excellence across interdependent platforms and automated guardrails for highly fit, safe and cost optimized services.

You will be phased with the challenge of understanding what the technical foundations services must look like to service the “IKEA future ambitions”, supporting the current business challenges and have a clear vision and action plan of how we move in-between:
Define, create and drive the architectural requirements and design for a common cloud technology architecture to support micro services in a cloud hybrid technology model.
Drive the cloud technology architecture lifecycle roadmaps in tactical parts with clear communication, outcome-based execution and operational excellence end to end.
Provide support, expertise and guidance including documentation that helps the consumers of cloud technology architecture and the platform engineering teams to enable and utilize the amazing technical services in easy and automated ways.
Ensure security by design for common cloud architecture technology foundations and services working closely with security teams to protect the IKEA brand.


The position is located in Helsingborg, Sweden.

Please send us your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English. We really want to get to know you, so make sure you tell us why you would be a good fit for this role. We are interviewing continuously and will the close the advert when we find the right candidate. So do not hesitate to apply today by submitting your CV and motivational letter in English latest 11th of April.

If you have any questions about the role please contact Recruitment Specialist Jakob Bergström at +46 70-147 48 90.