Lead Solution Architect – Larger Connectivity

Do you thrive when setting direction, balancing priorities and turning complex connectivity needs into secure, scalable services? In this position, you shape the future of enterprise connectivity by driving strategy, governance and innovation across a global organization.

Why Sandvik?

At Sandvik IT, technology is central of business success. Here, you influence strategic decisions, shape business-critical network services and collaborate across a global organization.

• Own the vision, strategy and roadmap for a business-critical connectivity product.
• Work closely with business leaders, architects and service partners across a global landscape.
• Advance innovation and continuous improvement in modern connectivity and security services.

About your job

As Lead Solution Architect for Larger Connectivity, you lead the technological development of our WAN and Edge Security products. You turn business needs into clear priorities, shape secure and feasible solution architectures, and guide product evolution in line with strategic objectives. Working closely with the Product Team, stakeholders and external partners, you balance quality, functionality and cost across the product lifecycle.

Our current technical platforms include products from HPE/Aruba (EdgeConnect), Fortinet, Zscaler, Cisco as well as smaller niche vendors.

Job responsibilities

• Define and drive the technological and functional roadmap for Larger Connectivity.
• Help prioritize the product backlog in line with business objectives and qualified demand.
• Govern partner-delivered services through clear quality standards, acceptance criteria and delivery outcomes.
• Create and present solutions and business cases that address technical and financial needs.
• Manage service scope, operational boundaries and service catalogue governance while aligning stakeholders across business and IT.
• Drive continuous improvement, value realization, cost management and innovation across WAN, Secure Service Edge, carrier, remote access and firewall services in IT and OT environments.
• Contribute to building a high performing team in a global virtual team structure.
• Act in advisory capacity across Sandvik functions on topics relating to your area.

Location

This position is based at World Trade Center in Stockholm or at Mossvägen in Sandviken.

Your profile

You’re a business-oriented Solution Architect with extensive expertise in IT communication for applications, services and cloud solutions. Your background combines solution design, business case development and implementation, supported by a strong understanding of the IT and OT communication market.

Your background includes

• 10+ years of hands-on experience with the latest technologies used in secure communication with proven track record.
• Strong knowledge of SD-WAN, MPLS, VPN, SSE, SASE, Firewalls and overlay technologies across IT and OT environments.
• Solid experience and knowledge around security requirements, mitigating actions and compliancy demands for common standards (e.g. ISO27001, NIST, NIS2, etc.)
• Extensive experience creating designs and business case calculations and supporting implementation activities.
• Familiarity with network technologies in zero trust, transport/LEO Satellite and cloud communication; additional knowledge in these areas is an advantage.
• A relevant university degree in IT or equivalent experience gained through work.
• Excellent spoken and written English; Swedish is advantageous.

Clear and collaborative, you make complex technical concepts understandable to non-technical audiences. An analytical mindset helps you connect the wider business picture with important details, while your leadership approach builds alignment, encourages shared best practices and supports strong teamwork.

Our culture

At Sandvik, we’re tech driven, innovative and entrepreneurial. We believe that success is a team effort so we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where people can be themselves and reach their full potential. So, we invest in supporting each other, learning together and celebrating our differences. Visit our stories hub, LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know us further.

Contact information

For further information about this position, please contact Peter Lindfors, hiring manager, [email protected]

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Union contacts - Sweden

• Johanna Beijer, Unionen, +46 (0)70 616 18 27
• Tord Engström, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)76 106 62 87
• Peter Olsson-Andrée, Ledarna, +46 (0)70 222 48 55

Recruitment Specialist: Therese Rutqvist

How to apply

Send your application no later than September 22st, 2026. Click apply and include your resume and cover letter in English. Please note that we don’t accept applications by e-mail. Job ID: R0094525.

We aim for an open and fair recruitment process and use different tools to ensure objective assessment. Later in the process, you may be invited to complete a personality and logic test.

To learn more about our recruitment process, please visit our career site or contact HR Services at [email protected].