IT Architect at Vattenfall

About Us

Vattenfall is one of Europe's largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat. Our main markets are Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK.

We have been electrifying industries, powering homes, and transforming life through innovation for over 100 years. Our vision is to make fossil-free living possible within one generation, and we're driving the transition to a sustainable energy system.

Job Description

We're recognized as one of the first movers in the energy transition, enabling climate-smarter living for all our customers. To achieve this ambitious goal, we invest in our people and employ exceptional IT talent.

As an IT Architect, you'll play a crucial role in advancing our Distribution business area as a data-driven company. You'll architect:

• Full IT/OT convergence for frictionless data transfer (near) real-time
• Advanced solutions for real-time insights into grid performance, substations, transmission lines to lower maintenance costs
• Hyper-scalable and reliable IT infrastructure and solutions to meet Distribution reliability and growth targets
• Silicon and secure market communication and open data sharing to support Europe's interconnected grid vision
• Strategic solutions/landscapes to meet Distribution's strategic targets (distribute twice the amount of electricity and distribute with 99.99% continuity)

Your Responsibilities

1. You will join larger strategic projects, guiding them towards successful execution based on fit-for-purpose architecture
2. You will consult and educate the Distribution business on IT strategy, integration strategy, data strategy, etc.
3. You have a solid understanding of IT security and will support Distribution in fit-for-purpose adoption
4. You will have (or build up) Distribution domain knowledge to become the go-to point for how Distribution should advance its IT landscape
5. You will drive further adoption of data mesh in dialogue with business
6. You will help grow our Enterprise thinking and establish standards and architecture principles