Location: Main placement is Solna, Linköping or Göteborg. There may also be opportunities for placement at other Saab sites.
Do you see potential where tech meets strategy? Help us drive Saab’s digital transformation forward. Shape how Saab runs software in the cloud — with automation, orchestration and platform thinking at the center.
Your role
We are looking for a driven and visionary leader to head a team within Container & Cloud Platforms. This team plays a critical role in enabling high-performing cloud-native platforms and container orchestration for software development teams across the organisation.
As Manager, you will lead a team of skilled engineers focused on infrastructure such as code, platform reliability, and container orchestration. You will be part of the Enablement Tech & Platforms department within Group Digitalisation, which drives digital innovation through shared, secure platforms and technologies that accelerate business impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a high-performing container and cloud platforms team
- Define and execute the strategy for cloud-native platforms and container orchestration
- Oversee the development and maintenance of infrastructure as code and platform reliability
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, automation, and agile practices
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams across Group Digitalisation and business areas
- Ensure alignment with security, compliance, and architectural standards in a defence context
- Drive adoption of modern cloud-native practices and support InnerSource and open-source collaboration
This is a key leadership role in shaping the future of cloud-native platforms and container orchestration at scale, within a collaborative and innovative environment in a cross-functional tech organisation. You’ll be part of a culture that values continuous learning, inclusion, and meaningful impact—offering strong opportunities for both personal and professional growth.
Your profile
Required:
- Proven leadership experience in cloud-native platforms, container orchestration, or infrastructure as code
- Strong technical background in cloud-native development, automation, and platform reliability
- Experience with tools such as Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and AWS/GCP/Azure
- Demonstrated experience in designing, deploying, or operating private cloud infrastructure (e.g., OpenStack, VMware, or on-prem Kubernetes platforms)
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to communicate fluently in both Swedish and English.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent
Preferred:
- Experience in large-scale software organizations or platform teams
- Familiarity with InnerSource, open-source governance, and developer education
- Understanding of DevSecOps and secure development workflows
- Experience working with hybrid cloud environments and with infrastructure as code
- Experience defining and managing cloud landing zones in enterprise environments
- Knowledge of logging, monitoring, and observability practices in public cloud platforms
- Experience integrating diverse data sources and enabling AI capabilities in development or product contexts
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 part of
Behind our innovations stand the people who make them possible. Brave pioneers and curious minds. Everyday heroes and inventive troubleshooters. Those who share deep knowledge and those who explore sky-high. And everyone in between.
Joining us means making an impact together, contributing in our own unique ways. From crafting complex code and building impressive defence and security solutions to simply sharing a coffee with a colleague, every action counts. We encourage you to take on challenges, to create smart inventions and grow in our friendly and tech-savvy workspace. We have a solid mission to keep people and society safe.
Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring mission, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 25,500 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 defence capability of several nations. Read more about us here