Expert IT Architect - Financial Information and Control

Job ID: 23304 
 

Would you like to thrive and make a big impact? We are seeking for an Expert IT Architect with experience in large scale enterprise IT environment to confidently lead the design and guide implementation processes in change initiatives.    

At Nordea, we know our customers’ needs are changing – and we’re deeply committed to meeting them with the financial solutions of tomorrow. We’re creating 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 Group Functions Architecture team. We add value by providing architecture material that enables informed decisions regarding optimal composition of change portfolios and design of solutions developed.

We are looking for a team member in our Service Area for Finance, handling architecture belonging to Accounting, Procurement, Capital, Tax, Liquidity and Regulatory reporting.

As the Expert IT Architect, you’ll play a valuable role in providing solution design for development initiatives (both waterfall and SAFe-based) that will meet identified requirements compliance with approved with target & transition architectures, as well as technology standards.

What you’ll be doing:

• Translate business functional and non-functional requirements into the solution design and creation of architecture and technical documentation
• Provide detailed solution design and architectural leadership for agile release trains including creation of content relating to business, application, data, process and technology architecture viewpoints and documentation such as High-Level Design (HLD)
• As a response to prioritised problem spaces, you will present design options and recommend solutions that deliver the most business value while limiting technical debt. This includes articulating benefits and drawbacks of various design options, and recommendation of what’s preferred

The role is based in Gdańsk; Gdynia; Helsinki; Stockholm; Warszawa.

What we offer
You’ll join a team of experienced architects that has a central role in providing architecture steer and governance for the group functions of the bank. We offer flexible working hours, possibilities to combine working both from the office and home. 

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.  

To succeed in this role, we believe that you:

• Keep focus on own continuous development and learning as well as mentor others to build knowledge and improve overall effectiveness
• Communicate and influence at all levels of the organisation and explain complex concepts in clear and understandable ways to build understanding
• Have the ability to work with engineers, developers, project managers, as well as C-level executives to demonstrate Group Architecture’s value proposition, and align on architecture recommendations

Your experience and background:

• At least 5 years’ work experience with an excellent track record of working with architecture and technology implementation and large-scale enterprise solution architecture
• Demonstrated ability to drive development of target and transition architectures and to craft fit-for-purpose solution design content that provides explicit guidance for agile transformation initiatives
• Experience with technical architecture and understanding of modern application stacks incorporating both open-source and 3rd party, vendor technologies
• Experience with integration architecture, common enterprise application integration patterns to support batch, real-time and near-real-time data integration, and related integration technologies
• Understanding of data and information architecture including data modelling and experience with common data management technologies
• Understanding of information security requirements and experience with implementation of appropriate controls as part of solutions
• Architecture modelling experience using architecture modelling tools and notations
• Prior experience in full-service banking, and preferably within the area of financial information and control

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next steps

Submit your application no later than 30/04/2024. 

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.

For candidates in Sweden only - For union information, please contact finansforbundet@nordea.se or SACONordea@nordea.com.

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