We are seeking a Platform Engineer Leader to manage the complexities and demands of continuous development requests and priorities within an Oracle-based environment: the IKEA Oracle Transport Management Platform.
In this role you will lead and manage the development team to effectively deliver high-quality results thereby generating value for the business.
We expect you to enhance coordination and efficiency across the Digital Product and Platform teams striving for continuous improvement in our current Ways of Working while ensuring quality and mitigating risks.
More specifically in this role you will be covering following topics:
- Team Leadership:
- Leading a team of developers engineers or other technical staff.
- Providing guidance mentorship and support to team members.
- Conducting performance reviews and facilitating career development for team members.
- Managing project resources budgets and risks.
- Technical Oversight:
- Ensuring the technical quality and integrity of the projects.
- Reviewing and approving technical designs architecture and code.
- Staying updated with the latest industry trends and technologies to incorporate best practices.
- Stakeholder Communication:
- Acting as a liaison between the development team and other stakeholders (e.g. Architects Digital Products other platform teams).
- Communicating backlog progress challenges and solutions effectively.
- Process Improvement:
- Identifying inefficiencies in current processes and making recommendations for improvements in collaboration with the Agile Delivery Lead.
- Enable the move to DevOps teams to optimize lifecycle delivery
- Implementing new development methodologies and tools to enhance productivity and quality.
- Planning:
- Contributing to the planning of the platforms technical activities.
- Aligning team goals with Digital Product and Platform objectives and strategies.
- Problem Resolution:
- Addressing and resolving technical issues and conflicts that arise within the team.
- Ensuring that team is aligned and connected cross functionally
- Quality Assurance:
- Overseeing testing and quality assurance processes to ensure the final products meet the required standards.
- Implementing and monitoring best practices for code and product quality.
Qualifications :
To be successful in this job you have:
Technical skills:
- Deep knowledge of programming languages (e.g. Java SQL C and C etc.).
- Understanding of software development methodologies (e.g. Agile Scrum Waterfall).
- Experience with development tools and technologies
- Proficiency in project management software (e.g. JIRA).
- Ability to create and manage project plans timelines and budgets.
- Familiarity with risk management and mitigation.
- Ability to design and review system architecture.
- Expertise in conducting thorough code reviews.
- Familiarity with software testing methods and tools (e.g. unit testing)
- Understanding of databases SQL and data modeling.
- Knowledge of cybersecurity principles and practices.
- Ensuring compliance with data protection regulations.
- Ability to produce and maintain comprehensive technical documentation.
Soft Skills:
- Strong leadership qualities to inspire and guide a team.
- Ability to mentor and support team members in their professional growth.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
- Ability to think critically and make well-informed decisions under pressure.
- Ability to work effectively within a team and foster a collaborative environment.
- Talent for building strong relationships with cross-functional teams.
- Flexibility to adapt to changing project requirements and priorities.
- Openness to learning new technologies and approaches.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Skill in resolving interpersonal conflicts and technical disagreements.
- Ability to mediate and find solutions that satisfy all parties involved.
- Ability to align technical initiatives with business objectives.
- Focus on long-term goals and the big picture.
In this role you will report to our Platform Manager within Supply Data & technology.
Additional Information :
Please note we have a preferred candidate for this position.
We look forward to receiving your application in English. Please note that we will be interviewing continuously which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidate. This position is based in Malm Sweden.
We regret that we are unable to handle applications made by e-mail. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible but no later than 18 Jul. 2025. For questions regarding the recruitment process please contact People & Culture Specialist Katie Pettersson at .
We look forward to receiving your application.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time