Lead Information Architect
Workplace: Vänersborg, Sverige
Expires: August 31, 2025
Join a government authority playing a key role in security, democracy, and sustainability. Drive the IT architecture work for the County Administrative Boards' IT department within a national, collaborative environment focusing on digitalization, innovative solutions, security, and preparedness.
Main requirements:
  • Academic degree or equivalent experience
  • Several years of professional experience in information architecture using established methods, tools, models, and processes
  • Several years experience as an architect within business and/or IT development
  • Experience leading architecture work in the information domain
  • Experience leading and documenting workshops for information modeling
Responsibilities:
  • Overall responsibility for information architecture work in the IT department and leading other information architects
  • Designing and maintaining the target architecture and guidelines for information and data architecture
  • Educating and supporting the organization in information architecture issues
  • Monitoring trends and developments in information and data architecture such as AI, metadata management, data sharing, and information security
  • Quality assurance and follow-up of compliance with information architecture
Required hard skills:
  • Information architecture methodologies and tools
  • Workshop leadership and documentation for information modeling
  • Experience with large organizations and diverse system landscapes
Recommended hard skills:
  • Modeling languages such as UML and Archimate
  • Architecture framework TOGAF
Soft skills:
  • Leadership and initiative taking
  • Good communication skills to create clarity and engagement
  • Collaboration and networking skills
  • Goal orientation, perseverance, and structured organization
  • Ability to translate theory into practical application adapted to the organization
Frameworks:
  • TOGAF
Natural languages:
  • Swedish (Proficient)
  • English (Working knowledge)
Cultural skills:
  • Awareness and contribution to a good working climate
  • Support for diversity and staff composition reflecting the population