Senior Architect - Gdańsk

Arla is on a journey to develop our digital platforms and solution to contribute to Supply Chain Strategy. We are insourcing IT competences in Dairy Train. Joining Arla IT Solutions and you become part of a company that is known for our use of agile processes, our internal collaboration and our ability to deliver IT solutions that add value to our end-users.

Welcome to Arla

Arla is a global farmer-owned company that is behind many well-known brands, like Arla Apetina®, Castello®, Lurpak® and many, many more. As a Senior Architect  you will become a part of our Dairy ART Train within IT Supply Chain Department. Here, you won’t find factory floor, machines or farmers. Instead, you will join over 80 of colleagues dedicated to supporting Arla with OT environment and production standardization with applications solution portfolio. Joining us to take part in our mission to make a real difference for colleagues near and far.

About The Job

In that role, you’ll be handling Architect responsibility with task targeted on design and development of the new system functionalities on Wonderware Platform/InTouch with focus to transform Arla Supply Chain to a data driven organization. This is a central part in our Supply Chain Digitalization Strategy and the platform development must provide possibilities to connect & bring together data from across systems. 

Solution implementation will enable Arla to generate added value and monetary benefits base on production environment data and improvements at scale. You will work closely with other areas Architects, Software Developers, Data Engineers, Implementation Consultants and Business Product Owners to drive strategy and standard development for Wonderware MES platform for Arla.

You will be responsible for future platform development, IT strategy support, platform development as a part of most sophisticated and complex projects directly support. You will drive standard development, support implementation, lead good code of practice. Same standards across all our Wonderware MES area also when we move to new solution version in future.

Specifically, you will

• Drive a standards for ARLA MES Wonderware development and implementation area for Supply Chain
• Develop and design the new system functionality on Wonderware Platform/InTouch.
• Performance test in our Quality Test System
• Roll out the solutions application to our sites, primarily through remote connections
• Work in an agile environment delivering solutions across Arla facilities

Who are you?

Each of us has a role to play, with the freedom to think big. We are ambitious, but we prefer accountability over control. So, if you are up for a challenge, there is no shortage of opportunities to have an impact - and realize your ambitions - whatever they may be.

Furthermore we looking candidates with:

• You hold a degree within Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering or similar
• At least 7 years of experience with solutions, like Wonderware MES Operations and System Platform, Wonderware Intouch, Wonderware historian, Wonderware PEM (+), Wonderware PLC drivers (DAS and OI)
• MS Windows Server and MSSQL, T-SQL 
• You have a background in production environments or projects
• You have experience from working in a multicultural environment
• You communicate effortlessly in English in writing and spoken
• You are familiar with the Agile and Scrum methods

It is an advantage if you are knowledge with some of these solutions and tools:

• ERP including integration with SAP, MII, Active Directory and Virtualization
• MES Systems
• PLC (Siemens)
• OPC drivers like Kepware
• GitHub, MS DevOps
• One of/or more C++ / .NET / C# / vb.net

What do we offer?

• Flexible working time (start your day of work between 7-9) and home office work possibility
• On – duty allowance
• Language bonus
• Trainings with experts & professional induction in a new position
• Development programs (function additions, coordinator programme)
• Financial support of your education 
• Medical care & life insurance 
• Additional benefits like gym card, vouchers, travel points or cinema tickets, etc.
• Scandinavian working style & no dress code
• Home kit – monitor, laptop, keyboard, mouse, headsets, webcam
• Relocation allowance
• Referral program for employees
• Employee Assistance Program (legal, psychological, health, financial consulting, etc. )
• Support for your healthy lifestyle (fruit day, facility for sportsmen, sport challenges and activities, Arla active teams / sport groups)
• Additional holiday depending on length of employment (up to 4 days)

… while in the office you can also use some of below: 

• Modern office space with beautiful view and high standard furniture (i.e. adjustable desks)
• Chill-out rooms with X-box, pool table, board games, football table and swing

Application and contact

If you want to drive innovation and help your colleagues worldwide, then seize this exciting opportunity.

Welcome to Global Shared Services in Gdansk

Arla is a global farmer-owned organisation behind many well-known and well-loved brands.

You will become a part of our Global Shared Services in Gdansk. You will join almost 600 colleagues dedicated to supporting all of Arla. We currently have an IT Operations department and an IT Solutions department dedicated to SAP as well as a variety of app development and implementation projects. Our Procurement, Finance and Logistics departments support a wide range of processes such as purchasing, distribution and sales worldwide.

We have a dedicated HR operations department that ensures the attraction, development and retention of the best talent around the world.

Our newest department Member Relations supports our farmers in their everyday work.

With over 14 years of existence in Gdansk, we offer you wealth of knowledge and the opportunity to participate in challenging and exciting innovation projects. As a part of the Arla organisation, you will also enjoy a Scandinavian, collaborative work culture.

We have a purpose for Good

At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?

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