Senior/Lead Data & Analytics Engineer

Job ID: 4013

Do you want to shape how data drives business decisions and champion data excellence across the organization? We're moving from foundational tools to modern data practices, and we need someone who can build hands-on while guiding that transformation.

Join our AI, Analytics and Automation unit in central Helsinki. We're looking for a Senior/Lead Data & Analytics Engineer to work hands-on with data pipelines, BI dashboards, and analytics solutions while taking ownership of technical decisions and ensuring quality data reaches our business stakeholders.

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. Nordea Life is a small, tight-knit and award-winning company. We have won the Finnish Quality Award in 2020 and have been recognized multiple times as Finland's best financial sector workplace by Great Place to Work. Quality is not a project; it is part of how we think. We believe in doing things properly, improving continuously, and keeping structures light so people can focus on meaningful work.

We are now looking for a Senior/Lead Data&Analytics Engineer to join our AI, Analytics and Automation unit. You'll work across two teams:

• Analytics team (2 analysts focused on BI and reporting)
• Data engineering team (1 on-site and 4 off-shore data engineers)

As a Senior/Lead Data & Analytics Engineer, you'll be hands-on first – building solutions, making technical decisions, and ensuring data quality and integrity across both teams. You'll own the technical direction for QlikSense implementation, data pipelines, and analytics execution. You'll also coordinate work priorities and backlog management across both the Analytics team and Data Engineering team, ensuring business needs flow smoothly between teams and stakeholders stay informed of deliveries.

This role combines technical depth with execution. You'll spend most of your time coding, building, and solving problems, while also guiding our data modernization journey. Our current stack is foundational (Python, SQL, Informatica, QlikSense), and we're looking for someone who can help us evolve toward modern data practices and bring fresh perspectives we don't already have. You'll facilitate execution across two teams without heavy ceremonial overhead – focus is on getting the right work done. If you thrive on making an impact through hands-on work and technical ownership, this is the role for you.

Hands-on technical work (60-70% of your time):

• Design and implement QlikSense data models, visualizations, and development standards
• Own data quality, integrity, and validation – investigate issues and perform root-cause analysis
• Make architectural and implementation decisions in collaboration with the database application owner and application provider
• Coach team members and ensure consultants follow best practices

Coordination and execution management (30-40% of your time):

• Manage intake and prioritization of business needs across Analytics and Data Engineering teams
• Ensure business requests and bug fixes flow between teams and get actioned – keep stakeholders informed
• Advocate for data-driven decisions and bring data expertise to cross-functional discussions
• Participate in PI planning and sprint activities – focused on execution, not ceremony

Our tech stack consists of QlikSense, SQL, Python and Informatica in a hybrid environment.

The role is based in Kaisaniemi, Helsinki.

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. 

Here are some practical things that would definitely help you succeed in this job:

• Strong hands-on experience as a Data Engineer, Analytics Engineer, or BI Engineer
• Deep expertise with QlikSense (data modeling, scripting, visualization best practices) or similar BI platforms
• Proficient with SQL, Python, and DBT (or similar modern data transformation tools)
• Solid understanding of data pipelines, ETL/ELT patterns, and data modeling
• Strong focus on data quality, correctness, and integrity – you validate, reconcile, and investigate issues
• Experience working across business and IT, translating needs into technical solutions
• Conversational skills in Finnish and fluent in English
• Your education background: Master’s in a related field

It would be beneficial if you have/know:

• Proven track record of making technical decisions and owning them – not just facilitating
• Ability to advocate for proper data architecture and bring data expertise to strategic discussions
• Comfortable mentoring and providing technical direction to team members and consultants
• Vision for modern data practices – experience with data platform modernization, cloud data warehouses, or modern analytics stacks
• Familiarity with modern data orchestration tools
• Knowledge of data mesh, data contracts, or modern data governance approaches
• Experience with real-time/streaming data patterns
• Familiarity with agile ways of working (SAFe) in data contexts
• Background in insurance or financial services domain
• Understanding of data governance, compliance (GDPR), and regulated environments.

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 (on top of salary), 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
• Collaborative, open culture where leadership walks the talk and your voice genuinely influences decisions
• A team that is genuinely curious, takes pride in doing things well, shares knowledge openly, and celebrates improvements together

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next steps

Submit your application (in PDF format in English or Finnish) no later than 29/04/2026. 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.