Solution Architect with Cloud experience, Nordea Life Finland

Job ID: 23548

Nordea Life is a subsidiary of Nordea Bank with its own internal IT organization. We have modern office located in the heart of Helsinki (Kaisaniemenkatu 6) where we are working closely with our business. We are responsible of developing modern services and platforms for our external and internal customers. 

About this opportunity

You as a solution architect have key role when we are creating new services for our customers and internal users.  We are constantly evolving our architecture, our technology stack and infrastructure. We believe that this supports future lines of business and business innovation. We have focus on process automation, machine learning and cloud technologies – these are just some examples of how technology plays an essential role in taking our company to the next level.

About this role

As a Solution Architect, you be working together with our business owners, architects and developers. You will act as a bridge between business and technology, translating the business needs into solution architecture. You will also give guidance to the development teams to implement the solutions to follow the design. You will be operating in a complex finance sector thus following the group architecture guidelines ensures the alignment with Nordea Bank technology strategy.

About us

Nordea Life is a subsidiary of Nordea Bank with its own internal IT organization. We have modern office located in the heart of Helsinki where we are working closely with our business. We are responsible of developing modern services and platforms for our external and internal customers.

Nordea Life has won many awards on process excellence and for being a top place to work. In our team, we are for example developing different calculators (external link) and insurance service offerings (external link). We take pride in working together, supporting each other and sharing knowledge. We are celebrating successes and learning from our mistakes in a fun and dynamic environment.

We use SAFE as our agile development model for our IT systems and are automating our development capabilities to support DevOps model.

About you

We believe in collaboration, ownership, passion and courage and we expect you to share these values with us. You have strong track record on architecting complex solutions successfully. You have knowledge of the possibilities that modern Java and cloud technologies offer. You enjoy working with people and you have strong communication skills. You are able to capture business requirement into solution architecture that follows architecture guidelines and patterns. Documenting is not a problem for you and you can communicate technical concepts in simple terms.

To succeed in this role, we believe that you:  

• Have strong technical background
• Have a structured mindset and you are willing to take a lead in complex tasks
• You facilitate well and are able to mentor development teams
• Knowledge of Java and cloud technologies

• Bachelor or master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or similar

• You are fluent with written and spoken English (language of IT units)
• You are capable of discussing in Finnish with our business stakeholders
• It is beneficial if you are interested in Machine Learning

Location is in Helsinki and we follow hybrid model of working. Ideal starting month is in Spring 2024.

If this sounds like you, go ahead and get in touch!

Next steps

Please note that we will start interviews already before job opening closes, submit your application as soon as possible, no later than 07/05/2024. For more information, you’re welcome to contact hiring manager Timo Sutinen at timo.sutinen@nordea.com.

Our recruitment process includes technical discussion and personality assessment. We will complete background check for selected candidate, including drug test and credit check. If you have any questions about recruitment steps you may contact our tech recruiter sanna.frisk@nordea.com. 

At Nordea, we know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable workplace. We deeply believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us better at serving customers and communities. So please come as you are.

Please be aware that any applications or CVs coming through email or direct messages will not be accepted or considered.