Lead Solution Architect – Core Technology Team

Job Description WHAT YOU’LL DO Lead the design, maintenance, and evolution of conceptual and logical information models that enable shared understanding of core business concepts across the organization. Own and contribute to central information architecture artefacts such as the Enterprise Data Model and Data Domain Map, ensuring alignment across domains and initiatives. Drive the definition and consistent use of business terminology, taxonomies, and ontologies, enabling a common language between business and technology. Collaborate closely with business stakeholders, data product teams, solution architects, and engineers to translate business needs into clear information models that guide downstream implementations. Define and maintain standards, guardrails, and best practices for information architecture and modelling, ensuring they are pragmatic and usable in a fast‑changing environment. Ensure that information models support interoperability, reuse, and long‑term scalability across the solution landscape. Assess current (as‑is) data flows for core business objects and design target (to‑be) views that support future business needs. Actively support and enable data governance and metadata practices, in close collaboration with Data Governance colleagues. Educate, guide, and coach stakeholders and architects, helping to embed information architecture thinking across teams. Contribute to continuous improvement of architecture tooling and ways of working, including integration with data catalogues and metadata management tools. WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH You will work closely with business domain experts, Data Domain Owners, Data Stewards, solution architects, data engineers, analytics teams, and data governance colleagues. Together, you will establish shared language, trusted information structures, and clear architectural guidance that support data‑driven initiatives and future AI and analytics use cases. WHO YOU ARE We are looking for someone who has: Several years of experience working as an Information Architect or in closely related architecture roles, with a strong focus on conceptual and logical modelling. Proven ability to translate complex business concepts into clear information models, taxonomies, and definitions. Experience working with enterprise‑level architecture artefacts such as enterprise data models, domain maps, or similar structures. Strong understanding of how information architecture, data management, and data governance work together. Experience defining and documenting standards, guardrails, and modelling guidelines. Hands‑on experience with architecture and modelling tools (e.g. Sparx EA, Erwin, LeanIX or similar) and familiarity with data catalogues or metadata tooling. Hands‑on experience with ontology or semantic standards (e.g. RDF, OWL, SKOS, SPARQL) or equivalent conceptual modelling approaches. Strong communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to educate and influence both business and technical stakeholders. And someone who: Has a holistic mindset, seeing the big picture while still being able to work hands‑on with models and definitions. Is comfortable operating in a low‑maturity environment, helping the organisation move step‑by‑step toward more structured and shared ways of working. Can take ownership, work independently, and drive progress without everything being fully defined upfront. Enjoys mentoring and coaching others, contributing to a strong and collaborative architecture community. Is curious, pragmatic, and motivated to continuously improve how information is structured and understood across the organisation. Additional Information WHO WE ARE​ H&M Group is a global company of strong fashion brands and ventures. Our goal is to prove that there is no compromise between exceptional design, affordable prices, and sustainable solutions. We want to liberate fashion for the many, and our customers are at the heart of every decision we make.​ ​We are made up of thousands of passionate and talented colleagues united by our shared culture and values. Together, we want to use our power, our scale, and our knowledge to push the fashion industry towards a more inclusive and sustainable future. ​ ​WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING HERE ​ We offer all our employees at H&M Group attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a staff discount card, usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. Brands covered by the discount are H&M (Beauty and Move included), COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories, ARKET. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here. In addition to our global benefits, all our local markets offer different competitive perks and benefits. Please note that they may differ between employment type and countries. JOIN US​ Our uniqueness comes from a combination of many things – our inclusive and collaborative culture, our strong values, and opportunities for growth. But most of all, it’s our people who make us who we are.​ ​Take the next step in your career together with us. The journey starts here.​ ​ *We are committed to a recruitment process that is fair, equitable, and based on competency. We therefore kindly ask you to not attach a cover letter in your application.​

ABOUT THE COMPANY A specialist in identity, secure transactions, and digital services, IN Groupe is the global leader in secure identity and trust services. Every day, our 4,000 employees across 40 countries work to ensure that everyone has access to a reliable and secure identity, both in the physical and digital worlds. With our solutions and our international network of 10 R&D centers, we support governments and businesses in more than 130 countries. Joining IN Groupe means helping to shape the future of the identity and secure transaction market. Become part of our international teams — driven by innovation and proud to design solutions that make life easier and protect personal data for millions of people around the world. ABOUT THE ROLE As System Architect, you will act as the technical lead for the Infrastructure & Tooling team in day-to-day operational matters while also owning the architectural direction of our SaaS service platforms. You will work at the intersection of operations and architecture — ensuring stability and performance today, while designing scalable, secure, and automated platforms for tomorrow. This role requires deep technical expertise, strong leadership capabilities, and the ability to balance operational excellence with long-term architectural thinking. MAIN RESPONSABILITIES · Act as team lead for operational, day-to-day infrastructure topics and staffing related tasks. · Define and evolve the architecture of our SaaS service platforms based on the IT OPS guidelines · Drive infrastructure automation and Infrastructure-as-Code initiatives · Ensure high availability, scalability, and security across our platforms · Design and maintain Linux-based environments (primarily RHEL-based distributions) · Collaborate with development, security, and product teams to align platform capabilities with business needs · Contribute to continuous improvement of operational processes, reliability, and resilience · Support strategic decisions regarding infrastructure technologies and roadmap ABOUT YOU Very strong proficiency in Ansible and Terraform Solid experience with OpenStack (or similar private cloud platforms) Advanced knowledge of Linux environments (RHEL-based) Strong understanding of: -Server infrastructure -Storage solutions -Networking -Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) Experience designing and operating production-grade SaaS infrastructure Prior experience managing a team Comfortable working in security-sensitive and compliance-driven environments Professional proficiency in Swedish and English Nice-to-Have Experience from regulated industries (eID, PKI, digital identity, financial services, public sector) Experience with high-availability architectures and geo-redundant designs Experience leading or mentoring other engineers Personal Qualities A natural technical leader who enjoys guiding others in operational excellence Structured and analytical, with strong problem-solving skills Comfortable taking ownership of both daily operations and long-term strategy Passionate about automation, security, and resilient system design A team player who communicates clearly and collaborates across functions Background check Transparency, security, and trust are the core of our company; therefore, the final candidate will be subjected to a background check as a mandatory step in the recruitment process. Öppen för alla Vi fokuserar på din kompetens, inte dina övriga förutsättningar. Vi är öppna för att anpassa rollen eller arbetsplatsen efter dina behov.