Vacant job

Avaron AB is a growing consultancy that matches your expertise with the market's most interesting assignments, offering a platform where your professional development is central.

You will take ownership of an event streaming service in a large-scale digital environment within the automotive industry. The service plays a central role in enabling secure, reliable, and scalable integrations across the business and with external partners.

In this role, you will manage the full service lifecycle for a platform based on Apache Kafka, while helping shape a modern integration landscape built on self-service, automation, and operational excellence. You will work closely with technical teams, architects, and suppliers to ensure the service continues to meet business needs and evolves in line with future demands.

• Own the long-term direction, vision, and tactical roadmap for the event streaming service.
• Manage the full service lifecycle, from design and onboarding to operations and continual improvement.
• Collaborate with suppliers and technical teams to ensure effective delivery of the Kafka platform.
• Develop new service capabilities and support the evolution of self-service functionality.
• Work with architects to secure a robust platform architecture and supporting tooling.
• Drive operational excellence through automation, lifecycle management, and continuous platform improvements.
• Ensure effective monitoring, logging, and dashboard capabilities are in place.
• Define and manage service requirements and specifications.
• Align service strategy and operations with internal and external stakeholders.
• Guide development teams in Kafka best practices and support wider adoption across the organization.
• Ensure compliance with standards, policies, and quality expectations.

• At least five years of experience in a leading role, driving digital service strategy as a Service Owner, Service Manager, or equivalent position.
• Extensive experience in integration concepts and technologies.
• Strong experience with event streaming and Kafka platforms and strategies.
• Experience working with suppliers and managing discussions related to both critical operations and development.
• Experience working within distributed service teams and with modern development practices.
• A data-driven approach to decision-making and performance measurement.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Fluency in English, both spoken and written.

Selections are made on an ongoing basis, so we recommend that you apply as soon as possible.