Senior IT Architect

We at WeQuel are now looking for an experienced Senior IT Architect in Södertälje. You will be a key part of the customer's Data Analytics domain, focusing on setting up and maturing architecture, information models, data models, integration patterns and governance processes. You will define target architectures, document future-state solutions and make sure data, integration and business needs stay aligned. The role combines architecture leadership, hands-on design, advisory work and capability building. You will work closely with managers, project leads, product owners, domain stakeholders and other teams to guide architecture and support decisions.

As a consultant with us, you get to work with one of our customers, who are leading companies in automotive, industry and engineering. You will help build sustainable data and integration architectures that meet business needs and long-term strategic goals.

Your responsibilities:

- Establishing and developing architecture, information patterns and integration patterns in the Data Analytics domain
- Designing data structures, governance processes, information models and data models in line with business requirements
- Designing and defining integration structures and architectural principles
- Creating, updating and maintaining architecture documentation, target states and integration flows according to the customer's standards
- Developing and maintaining the overall system landscape architecture
- Strategic architecture and technical guidance to managers, project leads, product owners and domain stakeholders
- Supporting architectural governance and alignment with established standards and principles
- Mentoring and coaching designated internal team members to build internal architecture capabilities
- Hands-on guidance and knowledge transfer to help develop independent architects
- Working with stakeholders on architecture decisions and long-term development of the domain

You will work in a complex environment with many stakeholders, dependencies and competing priorities. You will bring clarity and direction while building capabilities that last within the team and the organization.

Requirements:

- Extensive experience as a Senior IT Architect
- Experience with Data Analytics architecture
- Relevant academic degree or equivalent professional experience
- Fluent English and Swedish, spoken and written
- Strong knowledge of information modelling and data modelling
- Strong understanding of integration architecture and integration design
- Experience designing information models, data models and integration architectures
- Experience documenting architecture, target states and system landscapes
- Experience creating and maintaining architecture documentation and target-state designs
- Good understanding of governance processes and architectural principles
- Experience establishing or supporting governance frameworks and architectural standards
- Experience advising senior stakeholders on architecture
- Experience mentoring, coaching and developing internal team members
- Able to communicate and document complex architecture concepts in a structured way
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Able to work at both strategic and operational levels
- Structured, analytical, proactive and self-driven
- Communicative and collaborative, able to influence stakeholders at every level of the organization
- Strategic thinking combined with a practical, hands-on approach
- Enjoys sharing knowledge and helping others grow
- Passionate about architecture, continuous improvement and building long-term capabilities

Nice to have:

- Experience with large-scale Data & Analytics environments
- Experience with AI agents and agentic systems
- Experience with enterprise-scale architecture environments

Assignment details:

- Start: 2026-12-01
- End: 2027-05-31
- Location: Södertälje
- Workload: 100%
- Remote: 100% ONSITE (5 days/week in Södertälje)

We offer:

At WeQuel, you become part of a consulting team that puts people first. We believe success comes from engagement, collaboration and growth. We offer a flat organization with short decision paths, a strong sense of community and the chance to shape your own development.