Job Description
We are looking for a Lead Technical Engineer to join our Event Platform team and help shape how event-driven integrations are designed and governed across H&M.
In this senior role, you will take a leading position in defining integration standards, patterns, and best practices for event-driven architecture. You will work closely with teams across the organization to design and implement integrations, support complex initiatives, and ensure event-based solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with enterprise architecture principles.
This role combines technical governance, solution design, and hands-on engineering, helping teams successfully build integrations while driving improvements to our event platforms.
Qualifications
WHAT YOU'LL DO
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Define and evolve integration standards, patterns, and governance for event-driven integrations.
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Provide integration advisory and solution design support to teams and initiatives across the organization.
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Work directly with teams to design and set up event-based integrations based on business and technical requirements.
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Drive improvements in how event-based integrations are implemented and used across the organization.
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Evaluate new capabilities, influence platform evolution, and lead proof-of-concepts where needed.
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Collaborate with architects, developers, and product teams to ensure high-quality integration solutions.
Core Competencies
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Strong understanding of event-driven architecture and integration patterns.
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Hands-on experience with event platforms such as Apache Kafka or Solace PubSub+.
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Ability to define and drive integration standards, governance, and best practices.
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Experience designing scalable and reliable integration solutions.
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Experience of technical leadership, guiding and mentoring development teams.
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Ability to review architectural decisions and support teams in building high-quality integrations.
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Experience working with cloud-based platforms, preferably Azure.
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A proactive, collaborative mindset with strong communication and leadership skills.
Additional Information
Please note: As our culture and teamwork are very important to us, four days (80%) per week of in-office presence in our office are required.
This is a full-time position with placement in Stockholm.
WHO WE ARE:
Shaping the future of fashion with people, data, and tech. The fashion and retail industries are going through a transformation, driven by customers' technology and sustainability expectations. At H&M Group, we want to shape the future of fashion and lifestyle by harnessing the power of smart tech and data. With our 74-year history of innovation, we understand the need to collaborate and co-create with engineers and tech specialists around the world to achieve our vision.
WHAT WE OFFER!
You are joining a unique value-driven culture, a large tech network and community where you can be yourself. Besides the obvious perks such as staff discount card, flexible work life, learning communities, wellness benefits, parental benefits etc. There are endless opportunities to experiment and grow in any direction that you want, and when you grow, we grow. Being a major player gives us countless opportunities to make a real impact and shape the future.
