Expert IT Architect - Compute engineering

Job ID: 25874 
 

Would you like to use your knowledge as a IT solution architect in Compute, as part of Solutions Development and Core Technology in Nordea? 
Are you motivated by finding optimal solutions to business challenges? 

Then please join us in this role and become a member of our Compute engineering team.
You will be responsible for innovating, designing, and maturing the IT infrastructure and associated services in Nordea’s datacenters and the Cloud.

You thrive on communicating the solutions and services to stakeholders at all levels, to ensure that what, how, why, risks, and the business benefits are clear.

To succeed, you view solutions holistically and deliver value in a sustainable way.

You will be part of a team and a company with room for your ideas.
We offer opportunities and the necessary support for you to develop professionally and personally in a collaborative, diverse, and dynamic work environment.

Join the biggest digital banking business in the Nordics 
As our Expert IT Architect, you will play a key role in shaping the future of Nordea’s technology and infrastructure – a step towards fulfilling Nordea's ambition to be the leading digital bank in the Nordics. 

In Nordea, we know our customers’ needs are ever changing, and we are deeply committed to meeting these to deliver the financial solutions of tomorrow.

We operate in an an agile environment to harness the power of technology.
So, bring your skills, ideas and unique background. With us, you will find plenty of opportunities to grow and truly make a impact on the bigger picture.

About this opportunity

Welcome to the Compute engineering team! 
We are a  young and expanding team delivering infrastructure in a semi-automated manner, with a strong focus on fully automating processes while adopting an agile approach.  Roles are continuously refined to boost collaboration and efficiency.

You will work closely with Product Owners and other internal and external stakeholders, and play a valuable role as you contribute to develop the plan for the next tech-step, as well as communicating the plan to all the relevant stakeholders.

What you’ll be doing:

• Drive strategic discussions for evolving the architecture to deliver reduced complexity, cost efficiencies, improved agility, reduced risk, or improved business capabilities
• Provide technological sparring for peers and leaders
• Develop, innovate, mature, and maintain high level architecture roadmaps, designs as well as adoption roadmaps for the following technical domains: 
  • Hardware
  • Virtualization
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Directory services
  • Citrix & automation
• Create architectural and technical documentation such as High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level / Technical Design (SDD and LLD)
• Ensure technology development is aligned with the business strategy
• Bridge gaps between business units and service providers
  • Be the translator between engineers and  business stakeholders through hands-on and more formal presentations communicate solution-documents to a wide variety of stakeholders

The role is based in Høje Taastrup.

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:

• Take pride in your work
• Are creative with a profound flair for innovation
• Have a solid background in IT architecture
• Build technical solutions that meets the needs of tomorrow
• Have strong stakeholder management skills
  • Build effective professional relationships
  • Be comfortable in discussions IT people and business representatives on all levels
• Have solid communication skills including the ability to communicate complex concepts in a clear and understandable way
• Are able to support the departmental leader on an ad hoc basis

Your experience and background: 

• Demonstrated ability to architect infrastructure modernising technology solutions across multiple technical domains (technology, application, information and infrastructure) with an emphasis on midrange infrastructure, converged infrastructure, data centre networking and infrastructure virtualisation
• Experience with transformation projects, including the development of project plans
• Knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and/or Microsoft Azure
• Experience with SAFe methodology and DevSecOps

Experience from working in a financial or otherwise regulated industry is preferred.

If this sounds like you, plase get in touch!

Next steps

Submit your application no later than 15/01/2025. For more information, you’re welcome to contact Terkel Dalsgaard Olsen at terkel.dalsgaard.olsen
@nordea.com

We will be conducting interviews on a continuous basis, and reserve the right to discontinue the job interviews when we identify the right candidate.

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.