Senior Cloud-Native Solution Architect — AWS

Hykmann Global Business Solutions AB; Göteborgs kommun; Hybrid; SEK 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Hykmann Global Business Solutions AB in Gothenburg seeks a Senior Solution Architect to drive architectural strategy for cloud-native platforms and scalable services. You will lead cross-functional teams, define reference architectures, and advocate DevSecOps practices to ensure secure, cost-efficient solutions.

The role focuses on guiding engineering efforts, promoting standardization, and mentoring engineers while aligning technology decisions with long-term business goals in a modern

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, or software architecture roles.
• Proven experience designing distributed systems and cloud-native applications.
• Strong knowledge of AWS and modern cloud architectures.
• Experience with serverless and event-driven architectures.
• Solid understanding of microservices, APIs, integration patterns, and Domain-Driven Design (DDD).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), using tools such as AWS CDK, CloudFormation, or Terraform.
• Experience defining security and compliance requirements within cloud environments.
• Good understanding of observability, monitoring, logging, and operational excellence.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive the architectural evolution of software frameworks and associated engineering practices.
• Define and maintain reference architectures, technical standards, and architectural guidelines.
• Guide engineering teams in designing scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-efficient cloud solutions.
• Promote standardisation, reusable components, automation, and platform-first approaches.
• Drive the adoption of cloud-native architectures, DevSecOps, and modern engineering practices.
• Facilitate architecture reviews and contribute to strategic technology decisions.
• Provide architectural guidance across multiple product and platform teams.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Engineering Managers, Platform Teams, and Enterprise Architects.
• Ensure security, compliance, and operational requirements are incorporated into architectural solutions.
• Mentor software engineers and architects and promote a strong engineering culture.
• Support architecture transformation initiatives and continuous improvements in developer experience and engineering productivity.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Distributed systems

AWS

Serverless

DDD

IaC

Security & compliance

Observability

Communication

Leadership without authority

Education

University degree in CS/SE/IS

Tools

AWS CDK

CloudFormation

Terraform

Job description

Hykmann Global Business Solutions AB in Gothenburg seeks a Senior Solution Architect to drive architectural strategy for cloud-native platforms and scalable services. You will lead cross-functional teams, define reference architectures, and advocate DevSecOps practices to ensure secure, cost-efficient solutions.

The role focuses on guiding engineering efforts, promoting standardization, and mentoring engineers while aligning technology decisions with long-term business goals in a modern