Solution Architect Level 3

Job description:

To our customer We are looking for a consultant for the task below:
**Description:**
The assignment involves contributing to the implementation and management of a Kafka platform with high demands on availability and security in a local (on prem) environment.
It also includes building and maintaining data flows that integrate a wide variety of databases, APIs and various protocols.
The work also includes ongoing management, monitoring and troubleshooting of the solutions to ensure stable operation and continuous improvement.
The role involves working closely with colleagues within their own group as well as adjacent teams, where the consultant is expected to act technically and actively contribute to the dissemination of knowledge of solutions and technology.
** Qualifying requirements (Scale requirements): **
* The consultant should be able to express himself in speech and writing in Swedish.
At least 5 years of experience as a solution architect.
Documented experience of multiple missions to set up and administer Apache Kafka in on-premise environments with a pronounced focus on high availability and safety. This includes practical experience in logging, monitoring and certificate management.
Documented experience of GitOps and infrastructure as code.
Documented experience of container technology and orchestration locally.
* Documented experience with Kafka Connect with good ability to configure connectors mother a wide variety of databases, APIs and protocols.
Documented experience in implementing self-built components in Kafka
**Meritational competence (Requirements): **
Experience in designing Kafka architecture for horizontal scaling
Experience in stream processing
Start Date: As soon as possible after approved register control
End date: 31 Dec 2026
Option for extension: 25 Jun 2027, the Police Authority may use all or part of the option period.
Location: In the office 3 days a week
Please apply directly through our system with:
Your updated CV
and skills matrix
Timprise (including costs)
- Information about when you are available to start the mission
Describe why you are suitable for this mission
- refer to previous consulting assignments, employment, training and personal characteristics.
All tenders should be in Swedish
Economic background check of the company via UC
We do not receive any applications by mail, but all must be submitted through Verama to be valid.
Information about security testing:
Police authorities place high demands on consultant safety
and privacy awareness. Safety review with register control and subscription of security agreements under the Security Act (2018:585) may be conducted by consultant and consultant employers before The contract can be claimed. In some cases, Swedish citizenship is required.
Evaluation of tenders: (Ework makes the selection)
Ework makes a first selection and presents tenders to the customer for final evaluation.
Interview:
Consultant/ Supplier may, if necessary, be called an interview to determine qualification requirements.
Questions
If you have questions about the assignment, please contact the assignment manager. We estimate that any queries are communicated via email as these often need to be reconciled with the customer.
Agreement Terms:
The terms of the assignment will be based on Ework’s framework agreement with the customer. Please note the terms of the Annex "Example agreement", see "Documents/Links".
Last application day:
All applications will receive feedback after the ad has closed.

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