Solution Architect to Embedded Banking (payments)

Job ID: 3732

Welcome to Group Technology, where we pride ourselves on engineering solutions and direct Nordea’s transformation by providing a holistic technological view and structured understanding of the bank, and its surrounding environment to enable the Customer Vision and the Business Strategy.

At Nordea, we know that our customers’ needs are changing – and we’re deeply committed to meeting them with the financial solutions of tomorrow. We’re working in 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. 

About this opportunity

Welcome to the Embedded Banking Architecture team! To strengthen our team we are looking for an experienced Solution Architect who has a strong background in architecture roles and who can have deep both infrastructure and technical conversations with our developers within the area as well as higher level discussion with less technical audience. You will engage with many different stakeholders, so the person we are looking for, is an outgoing individual who is self-motivated and contributes to a good team spirit.

Embedded Banking´s responsibility is to have end-to-end responsibility for Customer Integration, API products and Payment orchestration and you will be joining the Connectivity and enablers release train. We follow the SAFe agile framework and Development teams are located in several different countries.

Your main responsibilities will be around the Architectural development of the train working with API Market, API Platform, Identify & Access and Onboarding, but also integrations supporting different EndToEnd payment flows in Nordea´s target payment architecture.

What you will be doing:

• Working as a Solution architect in Embedded Banking area (Payments & Open banking)
• Designing comprehensive architectural plans and solutions that address specific business problems or requirements and that are aligned with Nordea´s target architecture
• Ensuring alignment with standards and drive architecturally significant decisions
• Creating architectural governance documents
• Explaining architectural plans to key stakeholders (e.g. Developers, Analysts and Business Experts)
• Ensuring understanding of  important factors for both Business and IT and to drive consensus among stakeholders on the trade-offs required
• Covering elements of Data, Information and Security Architecture
• Proactively participating and supporting to develop, guide and govern standards, principles and best practices to better achieve organizational objectives
• Be recognized in the organization as having deep knowledge of Solution Architecture and Technical Architecture
• Collaborating closely with other Solution Architects, Enterprise Architects, Business and IT Experts

Who you are 

To succeed in this role, we believe that you:

• Have strong skills and experience in IT Architecture
• Take ownership with a mindset of “making things happen” 
• The ability to explain technical context to both a business and a technical audience
• A structured and organized way of working with the ability to deliver results with high quality
• An honest and problem-solving attitude

Your experience and background: 

• At least 7+ years of Solution architect experience and 15+ years of experience in IT
• Knowledge and hands-on experience in creating architectures plans, designs and governance documents
• Practical knowledge of Architecture patterns and styles and knowledge how to design robust, scalable and maintainable solutions
• Knowledge on Cloud computing (e.g. AWS) and AI tools and development
• Background as a developer (e.g. Java) and knowledge of Software development concepts
• Proven skills to be able to work and lead in a global multicultural organization
• Experience with Payments business domain is considered as a benefit
• Previous experience working with DevOps team in Agile/Scrum methodology is a benefit
• Fluent in English both written and spoken is a must

The role is based in Helsinki, Stockholm or in Tri-City.

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

​Submit your application no later than 24/04/2026. For more information, you’re welcome to contact Anna Axelson at anna.axelson@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.

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

Only for candidates in Sweden: For union information, please contact Finansförbundet at finansforbundet@nordea.se or SACO at SacoNordea@nordea.com.

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