IT Architect

Our vision for EQT employees is to build high performing & engaged teams. Our competitive edge comes from fostering an environment where every individual feels valued, empowered, and motivated to drive business impact.

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At EQT, inclusion is a business imperative and it's embedded into our talent strategy, decision-making, and culture to ensure that every individual and team operates at their full potential. By doing so, we unlock better collaboration, stronger innovation, and superior investment outcomes

Join EQT’s Architectural function at Tech, where you’ll play a critical role in future-proofing and scaling one of our cross-functional value streams—the Deal Value Stream. 

This is an opportunity to design and shape the technology supporting our investment teams, ensuring seamless integrations, efficiency, and innovation. If you're a strategic thinker with a strong technical foundation and a passion for designing scalable systems, we’d love to hear from you.

About the Tech Team – Deal Value Stream

The Deal Value Stream consists of a 12-member team with a shared goal: to create a delightful, best-in-class deal & investment experience for EQT’s investment organization. The team is responsible for developing in-house solutions as well as collaborating with skilled external partners to support investors throughout their full lifecycle.

We believe that a great team culture comes from great people having a great time together. We regularly organize team activities, such as hackathons, and our Stockholm office offers plenty of perks—including our very own full-time barista!

What you’ll do

As an IT Architect, you will play a key role in shaping EQT’s technical landscape within the Deal Value Stream. Your primary responsibility will be to collaborate with Tech Leads, Engineers, and external partners to design and implement solutions that drive efficiency and scalability across EQT’s investment technology.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with Tech Leads and Engineers to represent the Deal Value Stream in new projects, engaging in technical discussions with both third-party service providers and internal teams
• Assess the current architecture, team capabilities, and resource allocation to determine the best approach for future implementations
• Develop new architectural solutions and enhance existing ones to ensure they are harmonized, scalable, and efficient for all of EQT
• Establish technical standards, best practices, and improved ways of working across EQT’s Tech teams
• Collaborate with other Value Streams (Client & Fintech) and Platform Teams to define interfaces, ownership, and capabilities within the Deal domain
• Design system integrations, ensuring seamless connectivity between internal systems, new external systems, and vendors
• Provide architectural guidance to engineers and tech leads, ensuring a structured approach to solution development
• Work closely with the Head of Architecture and the Head of Deal Tech, supporting key strategic initiatives

Who are you?

We’re looking for an experienced IT Architect with a strong technical foundation and a strategic mindset. You should have a passion for problem-solving, system design, and technical leadership.

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Background in software engineering, with hands-on experience in designing, building, and maintaining complex systems
• Experience designing high-availability systems that handle sensitive and complex data
• Strong understanding of system integrations, APIs, and data architectures
• Proven ability to drive implementation from initial requirements to high-level solution design and progress tracking
• Strong leadership and coaching skills, with the confidence to take a firm stance in technical discussions
• Ability to lead technical discussions, delegate responsibilities, and coach engineers to success
• Excellent communication skills, able to engage effectively with key stakeholders, clients, and external partners
• Proactive mindset, with a desire to learn, adapt, and drive continuous improvement

Nice-to-have!

• Experience working in product-driven organizations while navigating project-based environments
• Interest in leveraging AI and advanced analytics to drive business value and innovation
• A strong technical foundation with hands-on experience in data-intensive systems and modern architectures

What We Offer

• A fast-paced and dynamic work environment at a leading global investment firm
• The opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and shape the future of EQT’s investment tools
• A collaborative and inclusive company culture where innovation is encouraged
• Regular hackathons, workshops, and learning opportunities to develop new skills
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.A vibrant office environment in Stockholm

Inclusion at EQT

At EQT, we work proactively to achieve a sound, inclusive, and welcoming workplace where all employees feel included, are treated with respect, and are given equal opportunities. We strongly believe that diverse, inclusive teams are more dynamic, innovative, and attractive, deliver better returns, and contribute to a better society. We seek to recruit, promote, and compensate based on merit, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, age, nationality, sexual orientation, disabilities, union membership, or political opinion.

About EQT
EQT is a purpose-driven global investment organization focused on active ownership strategies. With a Nordic heritage and a global mindset, EQT has a track record of almost three decades of developing companies across multiple geographies, sectors and strategies. EQT has investment strategies covering all phases of a business’ development, from start-up to maturity. EQT has EUR ‌​​246 billion in total assets under management (EUR ‌​​‌133 billion in fee-generating assets under management), within two business segments – Private Capital and Real Assets.

With its roots in the Wallenberg family’s entrepreneurial mindset and philosophy of long-term ownership, EQT is guided by a set of strong values and a distinct corporate culture. EQT manages and advises funds and vehicles that invest across the world with the mission to future-proof companies, generate attractive returns and make a positive impact with everything EQT does.EQT has offices in more than 25 countries across Europe, Asia and the Americas and has more than 1,800 employees.

More info: www.eqtgroup.com
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