Software Engineer - Global manufacturing

Software development that makes a difference

At Volvo Cars, we are making bold digital visions come true. We aim to lead in the automotive world by creating a digital ecosystem built around making our customers' lives less complicated. Now we are looking for curious, creative people who want to change the world through innovative thinking.

 

This role is part of the Global Manufacturing team and part of plant maintenance cluster, which provides competence towards the digital solutions used for managing the equipment and other assets used for production of our cars. The role is part of manufacturing value chain and working with challenging and exciting assignments in plant maintenance products/solutions. In this role you will get the opportunity to learn and upgrade your domain knowledge and we provide an excellent platform to be part of the journey to reimagine the digital solution landscape supporting our plants.

 

Main responsibilities

• Operational Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for Infrastructure activities and connect both product teams and infrastructure teams.
• Actively contribute in Infrastructure support and maintenance and change management
• Actively contribute to the planning and commit to the agreed upon infrastructure related objectives.
• Securing the infrastructure operation and service continuity together with infrastructure team
• Ownership and maintenance of infrastructure documentation and ITSM updates (CMDB etc)
• Participate in requirement gathering and prepare technical specifications for plant maintenance solutions.
• Regular environment health checkup and post change verification of all applications in plant maintenance product
• Cybersecurity and Certificate management for all infrastructure/assets and comply with VCC guidelines and recommendations. 
• Responsible for overall infrastructure health of products across all the environments (Dev, QA, Training and Prod)
• Setting up and managing infrastructure monitoring and work with product teams to avoid future potential failures
• Working in Agile/SAFe environment and participate in agile ceremonies.

 

Do you fit the profile?

To excel in a dynamic environment, one must embrace an agile mindset while possessing good social and communication skills. Additionally, being curious, a quick learner, and maintaining a structured and analytical mindset are essential qualities. It's crucial to be willing to innovate and take on new challenges, always striving for improvements and maintaining a result-oriented approach. A positive attitude is key, coupled with the ability to motivate and energize others. Furthermore, adeptness in coping with change and making decisions even in the absence of the complete picture is indispensable.

 

Primary skills

• B.E, MCA, MSc, or equivalent training in Computer Science or other relevant subject area
• Experience – 8 plus years of IT Industry Experience
• Analytic mindset and skills
• Very good skills in English and Swedish
• Industry 4.0 and manufacturing domain experience
• Understanding of condition-based maintenance.
• Configuration of  monitoring tools (preferred Elastic) for infrastructure
• IT infrastructure experience (For example working as Network, Server, or Cloud technician) and/or certificates.
• A+
• Worked and experienced in DevOps.
• Basic understanding of Azur cloud and have basic administration skills.
• Good hands-on experience with basic trouble shooting and RCA for Windows and Linux server.
• Good understanding of ITIL process using service now.
• Having worked in automotive domain is added advantage.

 

Who are we?
We have created world-changing innovations since the first Volvo rolled off the production line in 1927. The modern seatbelt. The side impact protection system. The pedestrian detection system. Today, Volvo Cars is one of the most well-known and respected premium car brands, preparing for a new future that will be all-electric, autonomous, and connected. Our company is a truly global organization: our roots are decidedly Scandinavian, we have manufacturing, research & design and technology operations in Europe, Asia and the Americas.

 

Location: Gothenburg, Sweden

Travel required: Occasional

 

 

Who are we?

Everything we do starts with people. Our purpose is to provide freedom to move, in a personal, sustainable and safe way. We are committed to simplifying our customers’ lives by offering better technology solutions that improve their impact on the world and bringing the most advanced mobility innovations to protect them, their loved ones and the people around them. 

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