Principal Solution Architect

Volvo Group • Greensboro, NC

42d

About The Position

As an Architect in the GraphQL Stable team within API & Integration, you will serve as a Tech Lead responsible for shaping the architecture, design, best practices, and frameworks for the GraphQL digital product. You will collaborate with the Digital Product Owner, other architects, and engineers to help drive product strategy, vision, and roadmap development. The role calls for strong integration expertise and experience enabling an enterprise GraphQL platform, including hands-on implementation of subgraphs and federated supergraphs from scratch.

You will define the GraphQL reference architecture, governance model for federated schemas and supergraphs, implementation frameworks, and guidelines. As a technical ambassador, you will promote GraphQL adoption across Volvo Group and enable business and technology groups to use it for scalable, robust API-based solutions. The position is located in Sweden, France, Poland, India, the US, or Brazil.

Requirements

• Strong experience in integration implementation and architecture.
• Hands-on experience implementing subgraphs and federated supergraphs from scratch using a GraphQL platform.
• Expertise in GraphQL schema design, queries, mutations, and subscriptions.
• Sound knowledge of schema governance and GraphQL versioning strategies.
• Proficiency in API-led architecture and experience with API Management tools.
• Expertise in designing and implementing integration architectures.
• Familiarity with observability tools such as OpenTelemetry and Splunk.
• Experience working in Agile environments and a strong understanding of Agile methodologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent presentation and articulation skills, including technical documentation and guideline writing.
• Effective communication and stakeholder-management skills for cross-department collaboration.
• Innovative mindset focused on continuous improvement.
• Strong technical leadership skills, including the ability to guide and mentor teams.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience as part of a central integration team, enabling integration products and defining processes and methodologies for product adoption.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive GraphQL architecture, including reference architecture, best practices, and architectural guidelines.
• Establish schema governance and versioning strategies, including schema best practices and supergraph governance.
• Lead architectural discussions and guide engineers and architects in designing scalable, efficient GraphQL integration solutions.
• Act as a GraphQL ambassador by advising business units and fostering adoption.
• Collaborate with segment architects to gather requirements, align with architectural directions, and communicate them to the team.
• Support the Digital Product Owner in defining the technical roadmap and delivery plans, balancing short-term needs with long-term vision.
• Translate high-level requirements into actionable development work items with clear purpose, scope, and expected outcomes.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture principles, the North Star architecture, and security directives and policies.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed