Data Engineer to Debt Collection Program in Nordea Finance

Job ID: 3021

Would you like to be a part of Nordea Finance’s journey towards modern data engineering? We are looking for two Data engineers to drive the agenda for one of the central streams in the debt collection program in Nordea Finance.

About our team

Welcome to Nordea Finance. We add value by offering the best solutions to our customers within point-of-sale products. It has the expertise and resources to service all customer segments across Nordea, offering equipment finance, car finance, retail finance and receivables finance right across the Nordics.

Debt Collection Remediation team is established to oversee change and lead transformation related to regulatory requirements within Debt Collection. You will join a small team and work closely with stakeholders within Nordea Finance and Nordea Group to ensure progress of the program.

This role is based in the Helsinki. 

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.  

What you’ll be doing

As our new data engineer, you will become a part of our Collection team and will get the opportunity to collaborate with consultants working with engineering tools and processes. As part of the Data and Analytics stream, where competences from different areas work together to deliver data driven solutions.

Our organization is currently going through a remediation program, where data transformation and our engineers play a very important role in ensuring we grasp every possibility of transitioning towards the target in the everyday tasks to be solved.

Some of your tasks at high level will be:

• Design, develop and maintain data solutions/pipelines
• Understanding the data domain and be able to make data fit in the bigger picture
• Refactoring and optimizing current data pipelines and code base components
• Aiding in documenting the current solution as well as future development

Who you are

We are looking for a Data engineer, with a sound grasp of technologies, and an ability to bridge the gap between technical debt and modern solutions.

This is the right role for you if you: 

• Demonstrate high level of data engineering skills and believe in applying best engineering practices like automatic testing and continuous integration
  
• Are not afraid of pointing out and challenge existing technical debt where present in the solution
  
• Are curious to onboard onnew technologies
  
• Do not hesitate to take on new challenges

Your background and skills include: 

• You are experienced in working with developer tools like Python and (primarily) SQL
• You are experienced in working with Snowflake and Data Build Tool (DBT)
• You have a thorough understanding of data storage solutions (Relational databases)
• You are experienced in working with common IT-project management tools such as Jira and Confluence as well as under common project management frameworks such as SCRUM and/or SAFe
• You are familiar with or have experience working with the Software Development Lifecycle model
• Broad knowledge of and interest in best practice data engineering principles
• You come with experience from a similar area from another debt collection company, leasing company or bank
• Have knowledge of debt collection legislation
• Have knowledge of termination of contracts / Leasing
• Has knowledge of the processing of death estate cases
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English
• Master's degree in software engineering, data science, computer science or equivalent field

Additionally, the following qualities are considered beneficial, but not strictly necessary:

• Familiarity or experience with Graph Databases and -concepts (specifically Neo4j)
• Familiarity or experience with statistics- and Machine Learning concepts, particularly Prompt Engineering and MLOps
• Familiarity or experience with reporting and -visualizations tools such as Power BI

What we offer

People come here when they want to get somewhere. 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 17/05/2026. For more information, you’re welcome to contact Mathias Priess Kappelborg. 

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.