Senior AI Platform Engineer to Nordea Life & Pension Finland

Job ID: 3498

Do you want to be part of our exciting AI journey and help automate essential business processes with AI and Machine Learning? Join our AI, Analytics and Automation unit in central Helsinki. We're looking for a Senior AI Platform Engineer to work hands-on with AWS cloud and on-premises solutions, creating the infrastructure that enables our insurance and savings business teams to leverage AI capabilities.

At Nordea, we see that the world is changing fast – and we want to be one step ahead of the curve. That’s why we’re deeply committed to providing the financial solutions of tomorrow to our customers. We’re creating an agile environment where we experiment and grow together – and we need your ideas and unique background. With us, you’ll be in good company with a chance to make your mark on something bigger. 

About this opportunity

Welcome to Nordea Life! We add value by providing our customers suitable products to various life situations in savings and personal insurance area.

We are now looking for a Senior AI Platform Engineer to join our AI, Analytics and Automation unit. The role is based in Kaisaniemi, Helsinki. You’ll join the team with fellow data scientists, data analysts, software developer and DevOps engineer.

As a Senior AI Platform Engineer you’ll play a valuable role in designing and implementing infrastructure that makes AI solutions operational.

What you’ll be doing:

• Design and build AI/ML infrastructure in hybrid environments (AWS cloud and on-premises Kubernetes)
• Maintain Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and deployment automation
• Implement MLOps practices including LLM model serving (vLLM), monitoring, and logging
• Create integration patterns and APIs that enable business teams to consume AI services
• Ensure security and compliance for AI workloads in a regulated environment
• Work closely with AI engineers, software developers, architects and DevOps
• Bridge AWS managed services and on-premises open-source solutions
• Take ownership of technical decisions within your domain

Our tech stack mainly is open-source first and consists of Python, SQL, Bash, AWS, vLLM, Docker, Ansible, Podman, Jenkins, Bitbucket and Terraform.

Who you are

Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the values that guide us in being at our best – and that we imagine you share with us.  

We are looking for:

• Solid AWS experience (especially EC2 and Sagemaker)
• Familiarity with AI or ML solution deployment requirements on AWS cloud
• Proficient with Terraform, Python and Docker
• Experience with deployment in isolated and air-gapped environments
• Hands-on experience with modern DevOps or MLOps best practices and tools
• Solid experience with Linux and Kubernetes
• Awareness of data privacy, GDPR, security and ethical considerations when handling sensitive data with AI solutions
• Fluent in English and capability to handle work-related discussions with business stakeholders in Finnish
• Education background: Master’s or PhD in a related field

It would be beneficial, you know/have: 

• Prior experience with medical, health or insurance domain
• Experience with open-source agent frameworks (OpenAI Agents SDK, Google ADK, LangGraph), or with function calling and tool use.
• Knowledge of self-hosting LLMs, including performance tuning, caching, and cost optimization
• Hands-on experience with vLLM for model serving.

Please note, showing strengths in one area compensates for shortcomings in another. We encourage you to submit your application and briefly elaborate if that is something you are motivated to learn.

What we offer

We believe that great people deserve great benefits, so we offer you:

• Lunch, sport & culture benefit
• Banking benefits, e.g. personnel mortgage margin and free daily banking services
• Modern office above metro station and close to train station
• Training and education possibilities
• Nice colleagues

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next steps

Submit your application (in PDF format in Finnish or English) no later than 20/04/2026. Please note that we will proceed with potential candidates already during the application period. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a call with their future team members. If you have any questions about recruitment steps you may contact our recruiter Sanna Frisk at sanna.frisk@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.

If you are an external consultant interested in this role and wish to apply please contact the hiring people leader for separate instruction on how to apply.