GraphQL Solution Architect - 19493

Veritaz is a leading IT staffing solutions provider in Sweden, committed to advancing individual careers and aiding employers in ensuring the perfect talent fit. With a proven track record of successful partnerships with top companies, we have rapidly grown our presence in the USA, Europe, and Sweden as a dependable and trusted resource within the IT industry.
Assignment Description
We are looking for an experienced GraphQL Solution Architect / Integration Architect to join Volvo's central API & Integration team.
The role focuses on GraphQL platform architecture, federation, supergraphs, schema governance and enterprise adoption. Unlike a backend-focused GraphQL developer, this position requires hands-on experience building and enabling GraphQL middleware platforms, federated architectures and reusable frameworks across multiple backend systems.
You will act as a technical lead, defining architecture and governance while guiding engineering teams and business units in adopting GraphQL at enterprise scale.
What You Will Work On
Define and drive GraphQL reference architecture
Build and support federated supergraphs and subgraphs
Establish schema governance and versioning strategies
Define GraphQL best practices, frameworks and implementation guidelines
Lead architectural discussions with engineers and architects
Drive GraphQL adoption across business units and application teams
Collaborate with segment architects and technical stakeholders
Support the GraphQL technical roadmap and delivery planning
Translate high-level requirements into actionable technical work
Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture and security policies
Design and implement enterprise integration architectures
Support API-led architecture and API Management solutions
Establish scalable and robust GraphQL integration patterns
Work with observability solutions such as OpenTelemetry and Splunk
Guide and mentor engineering teams on GraphQL architecture and implementation
What You Bring
10+ years of experience in integration, software architecture or a similar technical field
Strong experience with integration implementation and architecture
Hands-on experience building GraphQL subgraphs and federated supergraphs from scratch
Strong knowledge of GraphQL schema design, queries, mutations and subscriptions
Strong understanding of GraphQL schema governance and versioning
Experience with GraphQL platform/middleware implementation
Experience with API-led architecture
Experience with API Management tools
Strong knowledge of integration architecture and enterprise integration patterns
Experience working with OpenTelemetry and/or Splunk
Experience working in Agile environments
Experience from a central integration team or similar platform organization
Strong technical leadership and stakeholder-management skills
Excellent presentation, documentation and guideline-writing skills
Ability to guide and mentor technical teams