Anzeigen-ID: 259947

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 02/11/2024

About this work area

Hej!

Are you ready to join us on our journey of creativity, collaboration, and making everyday life better for millions of people around the world? Are you just as excited to provide a great digital workplace experience for our co-workers?

Behind every seamless system is a systems engineer, turning tech puzzles into masterpieces.

Being our systems engineer means blending innovation with practicality. You ensure that every system runs seamlessly, enhancing the daily lives of millions. At IKEA, your role transcends technology; you create efficient, sustainable solutions in a collaborative environment.

You are the backbone of IKEA’s success. Your work enables smooth operations and turns creative ideas into reality, making you an essential part of a global mission to bring joy and functionality to customers and co-workers.

We are now looking for a Systems Engineer to join us in the Service area of Application Provisioning and help us craft seamless experiences that'll make our customers and co-workers feel right at home. If you're passionate about problem-solving, thrive in a dynamic environment, and have a knack for turning code into magic, then grab your Allen key and let's build something amazing together!

Within Application Provisioning, we are working with how our many co-workers, partners and consultants should consume and engage with software and applications through application delivery platforms with a focus on Citrix & Nutanix technology portfolio.

Who you are

As our systems engineer, you are someone who holds the following attributes and skills:

• Passionate about the delivery of high-quality products and technology services.
• Motivated by staying at the frontier of modern tools and technologies.
• Energized by working both independently and in cross-functional teams and towards service integrators.
• Motivated by working agile and being open to change.
• Motivated by sharing and living the IKEA culture and values.
• Passionate about the delivery of high-quality products and technology services
Key previous experience and skills:
• Formal qualifications in computer science or any engineering equivalent
• Minimum 3 years of experience as a software or infrastructure engineer or equivalent working in agile and iterative teams
• Excellent knowledge of Nutanix, Citrix virtual apps and desktop or Citrix Netscaler and other relevant technical platforms within application provisioning
• Good written and verbal English communication skills
• Preferred: Knowledge of IKEA Brand, culture, values and way of working

Together as a team

We are right now developing a new operating model in how we, in close collaboration with our service integrator, will deliver technically feasible products and services for our co-workers. This requires a somewhat new approach and expectations of being a systems engineer within Digital Workplace.

As an engineer within Digital Workplace you will:

Internally broker the engineering and technical IKEA and vendor engagements, manage IKEA systems designs/ architecture, assure IKEA compliance, and secure solutions are co-designed interdependently with connected IKEA areas to ensure that our product engineering is delivered holistically and safely into IKEA.

Secure and de-risk complex IKEA in-house legacy (e.g. ICC coupled applications), in-progress modernizations (e.g. MHS modernization) and other ecosystem challenges (e.g. split technology responsibilities).

Lead the innovation technology agenda internally and with vendors leverage the system integrator where required and continuously explore and evaluate new technologies to boost innovation and productivity for optimization/modifications to the current design and development productivity.

Lead technically across co-dependent technology areas, leveraging the System Integrator's abilities to help us deliver robust and innovative technical designs, improvements, and enhancements that make sense in the IKEA technical ecosystem.

Manage technical feasibility and business through engineering technical expertise to validate the ideas, concepts and solutions we introduce to ensure we enhance the IKEA ecosystem and remain cost-conscious doing this.

Work closely with the team to develop and deliver high-quality digital services and ensure our systems are efficient.

Drive modern software engineering principles, utilization of proper tools and increase of automation to enable the specified business outcomes and create a strong digital foundation for IKEAs Digital products and business.

Other responsibilities:
• Govern and manage that products and services are delivered through automation and self-service capabilities for efficiency, availability and usability.
• Govern and manage that products and services are compliant towards legislations, policies or other requirements in order to stay compliant.
• Govern and manage that products and services are built in a cost-effective and robust way with respect to architectural conditions, minimizing unintended errors and downtime, and ensuring a resilient technological foundation
• Govern and manage that product/service designs and technical roadmaps are aligned by key stakeholders within Ingka and Inter-IKEA Systems with interdependencies towards Group Digital in order to ensure aligned outcomes
• Apply and promote good engineering practices within an agile/iterative development approach in order to improve time to market and fulfil business needs.
• Provide SME knowledge to internal consumers and stakeholders within Group Digital and service integrators when needed.

Questions and support? Let's connect!

This role is based in Helsingborg or Malmö, Sweden and you will report to the Service Manager, Application Provisioning, Digital Workplace.

In this recruitment there is no relocation support provided by IKEA, hence we're looking for people already living or within commuting distance of the mentioned location of the role.

For more information about the role, please reach out to the hiring manager, Ferenc Horvath, Service Manager Application Provisioning, Digital Workplace.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please reach out to tech recruiters at carl-johan.andersson@ingka.ikea.com or ashurina.aorahim@ingka.com