Solution Architect, Nordea Life Finland


Job ID: 13337
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 opportunity
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.
What we offer
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. 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 technologies and AWS is an advantage
- Bachelor or master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or similar
- You are fluent with written and spoken Finnish and English
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, so submit your application as soon as possible but not later than15/11/2022 .For more information about the position, you are welcome to contact hiring leader Timo Sutinen, timo.sutinen@nordea.com.
The recruitment process in a nutshell:
1) Application to Nordea
2) Contacting you about a possible interview
3) Interview with the Timo & possibly members of the team
4) Technical test
5) HR-interview with Sanna and Timo, based on AON Assessment
6) Background and reference checks (including e.g., credit check and drug test)
7) Decision and job offer
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.