Solutions Architect

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Description The IT department consists of approximately 50 dedicated employees, organized into three units. Together, we are responsible for the municipality's shared IT infrastructure and deliver IT services to the entire organization. We work both on providing daily support, maintaining and further developing our services – while also serving as a strategic partner in the municipality's business development, where digitalization is an important tool. We deliver our IT services supported by an agile working approach. We are now seeking an analytical and driven solutions architect for our IT Project Management Office unit. Do you want to help shape future digital solutions and contribute to a sustainable and smart society by developing and designing effective IT solutions that make a difference – then this role is for you! Responsibilities As a solutions architect with us, you will have a key role in translating business needs and requirements into sustainable technical solutions. You will work closely with both the business and various teams within the IT department to guide and ensure that our solutions are robust, scalable, and user-friendly. You will: Design and document solution architecture for new and existing systems Participate in projects and initiatives from concept to implementation Ensure that solutions comply with the municipality's IT strategy, architectural principles, and security requirements Provide advisory support on technical matters and contribute to competency development within the organization Join the "Architecture and Testing Leadership" team as one of several architects and testing leaders Qualifications We are looking for someone who has: Experience working as a solutions architect or in a similar role Good understanding of integration solutions, cloud services, and modern architectural patterns Ability to lead dialogue between business, IT, and vendors, and to communicate and build consensus around technical solutions Relevant academic education in IT or equivalent experience Strong communication skills and ability to express yourself clearly in Swedish, both spoken and written. Desirable: Experience working with frameworks such as Architecture Community, TOGAF, ArchiMate, SAFe, Scrum, ITIL Experience with modeling and modeling tools, preferably Sparx Enterprise Architect Experience with public procurement processes Experience with agile working methods Experience with change management Knowledge of information security and data protection We will place great emphasis on personal suitability such as interest in and ability to take responsibility, both for your own work and for your contribution to the team's overall results. In your role, you will have many contacts and different contact surfaces, both internally and externally, which requires that you have a professional and responsible approach toward colleagues and vendors. You are social and enjoy having fun at work! Extended background checks will be conducted as part of the final stage of the recruitment process. We welcome your application! What We Offer With us, you will perform work that is important to society, interesting, and developmental. We offer you secure employment terms, collective agreements, and insurance. But you also get to enjoy other wonderful benefits. Read more about our benefits and what it's like to work at Karlstad Municipality at karlstad.se/jobbahososs Information about salary levels can be found here (select "Se lönestatistik"). This recruitment concerns AID code 151014. When you apply for a job with us, you will be asked to provide your CV and answer a number of questions where we ask you to describe your competence within the requested area. This means you should not attach a cover letter as part of your application. About Karlstad Municipality With us at the Municipal Management Office, you get to help shape the future Karlstad. We work to lead, develop, manage, support, and monitor operations in the Karlstad Municipality group – all for positive development for today's and tomorrow's Karlstad residents. We are approximately 300 employees who together focus on strategic and sustainable development in the municipality group, often in collaboration with the business community and other parts of society. Our mission includes, among other things, finance, law, procurement, HR, communications, and IT. We are also a driving force in the municipality's work with digitalization and innovation, where we develop smart solutions and new working methods that strengthen both service and efficiency. Do you want to help create the future Karlstad? In our Karlstad Municipality group, you can make a real difference. Here, every employee is an important part of the whole, and together we help each other realize our vision of "A better life in the Sun City." Come and grow with us! Other Information To ensure quality in the recruitment process and simplify communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application through our recruitment system and not via email or paper format. We decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this job posting. If you have protected personal data, you should not register your application documents in our recruitment system and should not send them via email either. Instead, contact the municipality's switchboard at 054-540 00 00 for further handling.Description The IT department consists of approximately 50 dedicated employees, organized into three units. Together, we are responsible for the municipality's shared IT infrastructure and deliver IT services to the entire organization. We work both on providing daily support, maintaining and further developing our services – while also serving as a strategic partner in the municipality's business development, where digitalization is an important tool. We deliver our IT services supported by an agile working approach. We are now seeking an analytical and driven solutions architect for our IT…

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Karlstad

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Västra torggatan 26

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Published

30. 6. 2026

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2. 8. 2026

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