Job Req Number:  121170
Time Type: Full Time

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Do you want to actively drive IT transformation initiatives and work on a wide range of interesting business challenges with key stakeholders across all management levels?

Finance & Group Systems has 100+ employees and owns DSV’s global ERP, HR, and Compliance systems. As a Solution Architect you will play a key role in defining and enforcing global DSV architecture principles and working on the continuous improvement of DSV’s IT landscape.

DSV is on a fantastic growth journey. Our IT architecture is constantly evolving, and we are looking for a trusted advisor who can analyze complex business challenges/requirements and produce designs and specifications to allow them to be solved.

Working with many stakeholders across Finance & Group Systems and across DSV Joining Finance & Group Systems in Hedehusene, Denmark, you will join an existing community of Solution Architects who collaborate closely with our key stakeholders in the business. You will further be liaising with many of our IT vendors as well as DSV’s Global Enterprise Architecture team.

Speaking at internal expert review forums and advocating for strong architectural principles As Solution Architect, you will create solution designs and present them to relevant expert forums for review and approval. You will further act as a strong advocate of architectural principles, raising awareness and being a knowledge resource to stakeholders with less business/IT experience. Finally, you will focus on continuously improving our existing architecture and keeping it well-documented.

Your Detailed Responsibilities Will Be To

• Challenge, influence and support our stakeholders to solve issues and help realize the company vision
• Specify technologies and application architecture as basis for application development/configuration & implementation
• Design and communicate architecture designs for new solutions – while ensuring the designs adhere to design guidelines
• Identify relevant solution scenarios and translate them into architectural models and roadmaps aligned to DSV’s guiding principles
• Work with delivery teams to develop sustainable and achievable solutions, and help verifying the delivered system is consistent with the agreed architecture
• Produce and maintain solution documentation in alignment with DSV’s documentation standards and IT strategy and drive solution implementation according to these designs
• Obtain approval of solution designs via various architectural forums

Experienced Architect We imagine that you have relevant experience from previous positions as a Solution Architect. Your qualifications will include:

• University degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and/or equivalent work experience
• 3-6 years of experience architecting or leading complicated projects
• Strong analytical skills in mastering multi-functional highly scalable systems
• Broad understanding of computer science, modern technologies and methodologies, multi-tenant applications and database technologies
• Hands-on experience as solution architect and proven results of strong communication skills to articulate, rationalize, visualize, and document architectural decisions and designs
• Work experience with several of the following: API integration, Legacy to Micro-service, Event Management, Agile development paradigm, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Business process management, architectural modelling

Your interactions with colleagues and stakeholders are characterized by the following:

• Strong ability to understand complex business problems, and translate and communicate them to all layers of the organization
• Ambitious and creative, taking new approaches to problem solving
• Act as a system thinker with a holistic approach
• Pragmatic approach to balance the transformation towards a to-be architecture while maintaining the current services
• Ability to easily communicate on and switch between levels of abstraction depending on the target group and/or project stage
• Fact-based, result oriented and diplomatic with the ability to act in an often-complex business environment
• High energy, a can-do attitude, stamina as well as strong intellectual and inter-personal capabilities
• Strong communication skills and are business fluent in English, both verbally and in writing

What we offer

• Employment based on an employment contract, along with a comprehensive benefits package
• Training and development programs, including access to an internal e‑learning platform
• Onboarding with the support of a dedicated Buddy
• Participation in annual company‑wide integration events
• Work environment rooted in Scandinavian organisational culture
• Opportunities for professional development through internal mobility programs

Benefits

• Sharing the costs of sports activities
• Private medical care
• Sharing the costs of language classes
• Sharing the costs of professional training and courses
• Life insurance
• Integration events
• Corporate gym and sports teams
• Coffee / tea
• Employee parking space
• Extra social benefits
• Holiday funds
• Christmas gifts
• Employee referral program
• Charity initiatives
• Bicycle parking
• Modern, ergonomic office
• Yoga in the office

DSV – Global transport and logistics

Working at DSV means playing in a different league.

As a global leader in transport and logistics, we have been on an extraordinary journey of growth. Let’s grow together as we continue to innovate, digitalise and build on our achievements.

With close to 150,000 colleagues in over 90 countries, we work every day to offer solid services and meet our customers’ needs and help them achieve their goals. We know that the best way to achieve this is by bringing in new talent, fresh perspectives and ambitious individuals like you. 

At DSV, performance is in our DNA. We don’t just work – we aim to shape the future of logistics. This ambition fuels a dynamic environment built on collaboration with world-class team players, accountability and action. We value inclusivity, embrace different cultures and respect the dignity and rights of every individual. If you want to make an impact, be trusted by customers and grow your career in a forward-thinking company – this is the place to be.

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