Domain Architect Lead - Financial information and control

Job ID: 27966 

Would you like to thrive and make a big impact? We are seeking for an experienced  Enterprise Architect with experience in large scale IT environment to confidently lead the design and guide implementation processes in change initiatives.    

At Nordea, we know our customers’ needs are changing – and we’re deeply committed to meeting them with the financial solutions of tomorrow. We’re creating an agile environment where we’re harnessing the power of technology – one where you can make an impact. So bring your skills, ideas and unique background. With us, you’ll find plenty of opportunities to grow and make your mark on something bigger.  

Nordea is a place where traditions meet tomorrow. We’re not just a bank; we’re a tech employer on a mission to evolve finance securely and responsibly. Together, we impact millions of people’s daily lives by ensuring they can access our solutions anytime, anywhere, while safeguarding their personal data and wealth. Join us in making an impact on the banking industry. 

About our team  
 

Welcome to the Finance Architecture team, wich is a part of the Group Architecture organisation. We add value by providing architecture material that enables informed decisions regarding optimal composition of change portfolios and design of solutions developed.

We are looking for a team member in our Service Area for Finance, to act as Domain Architect Lead for Capital Management.    

As Domain Architect Lead, you’ll play a valuable role in driving the architecture work aimed to provide solution design for development initiatives (both waterfall and SAFe-based) that will meet identified requirements compliance with approved with target & transition architectures as well as technology standards. You will be overall responsible for architecture whtin the domain.

What you’ll be doing
 

Main responsibilities in this role:

• Create and maintain the Target & Transition Architecture for the domain.
• Provide solution design and architectural leadership for agile release trains including creation of content relating to business, application, data, process and technology architecture viewpoints and doucmentation such as High-Level Design (HLD)
• As a response to priroritised problem spaces; you will present design options and recommend solutions that deliver the most business value while limiting technical debt. This includes articulating benefits and drawbacks of various design options, and recommendation of what’s preferred

You’ll join a team of experienced architects that has a central role in providing architecture steer and governance for the Finance Service Area. We offer flexible working hours, possibilites to combine working both from the office and home. 

Who you are
 

This is the right role for you if:

• Keep focus on own continuous development and learning as well as mentor others to build knowledge and improve overall effectiveness
• Communicate and influence at all levels of the organisation and explain complex concepts in clear and understandable ways to build understanding
• Have the ability to work with engineers, developers, project managers, as well as C-level executives to demonstrate Group Architecture’s value proposition, and align on architecture recommendations

Your background and skills include:

• At least 5 years’ work experience with an excellent track record of working with architecture and technology implementation
• Demonstrated ability to drive development of target and transition architectures and to craft fit-for-purpose solution design content that provides explicit guidance for agile transformation initiatives
• Experience with integration architecture, common enterprise application integration patterns to support batch, real-time and near-real-time data integration, and related integration technologies
• Understanding of data and information architecture including data modelling and experience with common data management technologies
• Understanding of information security requirements and experience with implementation of appropriate controls as part of solutions
• Architecture modelling experience using architecture modelling tools and notations
• Experience of Capital, Liquidity, Credit and/or Financial Risk management is not a prerequisite, but would be a great advantage

What we offer
 

Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the values that guide us in how we work and how we make decisions – and that we imagine you share with us.  

People are driven by many different factors. For some, it’s to take their career to the next level. For others, it’s to break new ground within their area of expertise – in other words, with us, you will always move forward.

A culture that fosters performance and growth in one of the largest Nordic banks, offering various opportunities to evolve, develop and learn from brilliant colleagues with diverse backgrounds in a vibrant working environment.

Hybrid working model – we believe in the value of bringing people together and at the same time we embrace the freedom of flexibility. 

Diversity and inclusion are a natural part of our daily work. We know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable one. We genuinely believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us stronger together. Every day we strive to find new ways to improve diversity and inclusion within our community e.g. we have signed the European Diversity Charters in the countries where we operate to show our commitment and engage with others to continue learning and improving.

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next steps

Please note that we might start interviewing before job opening closes. Submit your application no later than 25/01/2025. For more information, you’re welcome to contact anders.sjolund@nordea.com. 

We enable dreams and aspirations for a greater good.
 

We build relationships. We add a personal touch to everything we do – when advising our customers, collaborating with colleagues, and meeting our potential candidates.

We learn and develop. We take pride in being experts and thinking ahead. We use our expertise to meet our customers’ needs, from the simplest to the most complex. We bring a growth mindset to our work that enables us to focus on a broader perspective in our daily challenges. 

We lead change. We are responsible and aware of the impact of our decisions, both for our customers and for our local and global communities. Mindful of our responsibility towards current and future generations, we have made sustainability an integrated part of our business strategy. 

We are Nordea. We have a 200-year history of supporting and growing the Nordic economies and our values are deeply rooted in these open, progressive and collaborative societies. As one of the biggest employers in the Nordics, Poland and Estonia, you have excellent opportunities to evolve, develop and move forward with us. 

Studies show that members of underrepresented communities don’t apply for jobs unless they tick all the qualification boxes. If this is part of why you hesitate to apply, we would like you to reconsider and give it a chance. Maybe your profile fits our needs much better than you think."

For candidates in Finland: A security clearance will be performed for the person selected for this position.

For candidates in Sweden: For union information, please contact finansforbundet@nordea.se or SACONordea@nordea.com.

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