Data Centric Architecture (DCA) Specialist

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Your role

Your role as a specialist in Data-Centric Architecture

Your role is to pivot our data strategy from application-centric silos to a unified, data-centric ecosystem.

This role is essential

The ability to maintain a single, consistent version of the truth is critical. Without a robust semantic framework, the data remains fragmented.

Expectations

We expect you to lead the design and implementation of ontologies and semantic layers. You will own and define the metadata management strategy as well, ensuring that data is not only stored but is discoverable, traceable, and governed. Your focus will be on creating flexible architecture.

The main purpose with the Specialist role is to act as a technical leader within the designated technical area. That means driving the development of the technical area, anticipating future trends and directions, understanding risks and opportunities and most important of all, drive and advocate for necessary change.

External and international relations are essential parts to gather insights, co-create and increase knowledge. This includes relations with academia, partners as well as customers.

While assigned to a specific line organization, Specialists work for the benefit of Saab as a whole. Appointments are made for a three-year term (2026-2028), with at least 20% of your time dedicated to specialist activities.

As part of the Specialist program, you will meet and interact with other specialists at Saab. Every year there is an inspirational Surveillance Specialist Day, and you will also have the opportunity to engage in mentorship programs and courses to enhance your skills and knowledge. You will develop and maintain a written specialist plan, outlining your vision and strategy for your technical area, in dialogue with your manager and other stakeholders. You regularly communicate your plan and vision, to inspire, share insights and push boundaries.

Your profile

Who you are

You are a rare hybrid: a strategic architect who is equally at home in a high-level stakeholder meeting as you are in a code editor. You believe that great architecture is only as good as its implementation, and you possess the technical discipline to build the semantic layers and ontologies you design. You are a "builder" at heart, someone who finds satisfaction in transforming a theoretical data model into a production-ready, scalable system.

Your skills and knowledge

You bring a deep, hands-on mastery of data-centric technologies. You don't just understand ontologies; you have experience with technologies such as RDF, OWL, and/or SHACL. You are proficient in querying and manipulating complex data structures using for example SPARQL and/or GraphQL. You have a strong command of programming to build the glue code and APIs that make a semantic layer functional.

Your experience with metadata management isn't just theoretical; you have built automated pipelines for metadata extraction and you might have integrated data catalogs into active development workflows. You are comfortable with Graph databases and you might even know how to optimize them for performance at scale.

Specific requirements

For this position, a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics or a related technical field is essential, along with a proven portfolio of implemented data architectures. You must be proficient in version control (Git) and familiar with CI/CD pipelines for data infrastructure. Fluent communication in Swedish and English, both verbal and written, is essential for collaborating with our teams.

You are a curious and collaborative engineer who enjoys learning, sharing insights, and being inspired by others. You communicate in ways that create understanding and drive positive changes, while developing both your own competence and that of those around you. You may already take the lead in some situations or be ready to grow into it and you enjoy supporting others in contributing and developing.

You take an interest in understanding the broader business context, including customers, competitors, products, priorities, and financial considerations. As a specialist, you will contribute your expertise and perspective to driving the transformation and competitiveness of our Surveillance capabilities.

This specialist assignment offers an opportunity to broaden your experience, add variation to your everyday work, and support your long‑term career development. You build trust through open communication with teams, customers, and project stakeholders, contribute ideas, and take initiative to identify opportunities and work more efficiently helping both people and our organization move forward.

The position is allocated to the Saab Surveillance Data & AI department, which has its main operations in Solna Strand. Read more about us here

This position requires that you pass a security vetting based on the current regulations around/of security protection. For positions requiring security clearance additional obligations on citizenship may apply.

What you will be a part of

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Saab is a leading defense and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 28,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.

Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems. Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defense capability of several nations. Read more about us here

Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement.