BI Architect

Lowell Financial Ltd; Turku; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Great benefits

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Lowell Financial Ltd seeks a BI Architect to define and govern scalable data platform architecture across the Nordic region. You will collaborate with BI Developers, Data Engineers, Data Scientists and stakeholders across Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway to deliver secure, reliable analytics capabilities aligned with enterprise standards.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in BI/Data Management, strong Azure/Databricks knowledge, and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of BI/Data Management/Platform Architecture experience.
• Strong BI architecture, data warehousing and modern analytics platform knowledge.
• Hands-on with Azure, Databricks, Synapse, Data Lake and related infra.
• Excellent English, with strong cross‑functional communication.

Responsibilities

• Define, design and govern scalable data platform and analytics architecture.
• Provide architectural guidance across ingestion, modelling, reporting and delivery layers.
• Act as governance lead for BI platform capabilities and security.
• Drive GDPR, security and compliance in BI platforms.

Skills

BI Architecture

Azure Databricks

Data governance

Communication skills

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

Azure

Data Factory

Databricks

Synapse

Data Lake

Job description

Summary

In this role, you will work as a BI Architect within our Nordic Business Intelligence department, collaborating closely with BI Developers, Data Engineers, Data Scientists, Analysts and business stakeholders across Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway. Your primary focus will be to define, design and govern scalable data platform and analytics architecture that supports Lowell’s Nordic data needs. You will play a key role in shaping the technical direction of our BI landscape, ensuring that solutions are secure, sustainable, well-documented and aligned with both business goals and enterprise architecture principles. You will be responsible for translating business and platform requirements into robust architectural designs, including high-level and low-level solution documentation, data management principles, data security and access control. A key part of the role is to ensure that our data landscape supports scalability, performance, reliability and long-term maintainability.

Job Description

The role requires a strong understanding of modern data platforms, including Azure, Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Data Lake and Fabric. You will provide architectural guidance across ingestion, modelling, reporting and delivery layers, ensuring that solutions follow agreed architectural standards. You will also act as a technical owner and governance lead for key BI platform capabilities, including access models, infrastructure considerations, data protection, orchestration patterns and platform administration. This includes working closely with Infrastructure, InfoSec, IT, BAU teams and the wider data teams to ensure that solutions are compliant, secure and operationally supportable. Own and guide BI platform design, architecture standards and solution patterns. Ensure BI solutions are scalable, secure, reliable, cost‑efficient and aligned with Lowell’s business goals. Define and maintain architecture documentation and standards. Provide technical leadership, mentoring and architectural guidance to BI teams. Drive data governance, access management, data quality, lineage and ownership practices across BI platforms. Ensure GDPR, security and compliance requirements are embedded in BI platforms. Lead architecture decisions related to data protection, monitoring and platform security and ensure these consistently applied.

What makes you a great fit

The ideal candidate holds a degree in software engineering, computer science, information technology or equivalent professional experience. 5+ years of working experience within Business Intelligence or Data Management and Platform Architecture. Strong understanding of BI architecture, data warehousing and modern analytics platforms. Ability to understand complex database structures and hands‑on experience on relevant technologies. Knowledge in Microsoft Azure in general and specifically in Databricks, Synapsis, Azure Data Lake and Azure Data Factory and related infrastructure and backend services such as networking, storage, computing and platform administration. Possess excellent English skills both orally and in writing, as well as profound communication skills across organizational levels and cultures. Proactive and solution‑oriented mindset with strong sense of ownership and the ability to drive initiatives forward.

What we offer

We welcome you to an exciting company with high goals and ambitions, which is constantly working to develop and challenge itself. We offer you a warm company climate, great colleagues and good benefits and working conditions. At Lowell, we have chosen to work in a hybrid model, which means that we work both in the office and from home. Lowell is a value-driven company that lives by the values of Pioneering, Ambition, Compassion, Excellence and Responsibility. These values are the foundation of Lowell’s business and way of being and working. Whatever your culture, gender identity, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, or disability status, if you’re ready to help us make credit work better for all, we think you’ll fit right in. Our people are our strength, so we build strong teams thriving with diverse voices, and offer benefits that can keep our people strong.

Questions or curiosity sparked?

If you’d like to know more about the role or our way of working, don’t hesitate to contact: Eeva Karppinen, Business Intelligence Manager, [e-mail]

Background in Finnish

Teemme töitä sen eteen, että luotonhallinta toimii paremmin ja helpottaa kaikkien elämää – niin kuluttaja-asiakkaidemme, työntekijöidemme kuin yleisesti yhteiskunnankin. Työpaikka, jossa viihdyt. Työskentely Lowellilla tarkoittaa sitä, että olet osa dynaamista yritystä, jossa sinulla on mahdollisuus kehittyä ja laajentaa taitojasi sekä rakentaa uraa. Haluamme, että kaikki työntekijämme menestyvät, joten olemme luoneet työpaikan ja kulttuurin, jossa jokainen voi tuntea olevansa tervetullut ja turvassa. Lowellissa sinua tuetaan sekä työssäsi että yksityiselämässäsi. Tarjoamme koulutusta, jotta sinulla olisi oikeat välineet nykyiseen työhösi sekä ammatilliseen kehittymiseen. Tiedostamme myös, että henkinen ja fyysinen terveys on yhtä tärkeässä roolissa. Tarjoamme erilaisia etuja, jotka tekevät Lowellista houkuttelevan työnantajan. Lowellissa arvostamme työntekijöitämme. Arvostamme toisiamme kollegoina ja nautimme yhdessä työskentelystä. Tervetuloa meille. Tuo mukanasi osaamisesi ja kunnianhimosi, niin annamme sinulle edellytykset kehittyä parhaaksi versioksi itsestäsi.

Mission

Luotonhallinnan‑ ja perintäpalveluiden avulla edistämme hyvin toimivaa taloutta ja luomme arvoa sekä yhteiskunnalle että yrittäjille. Autamme samalla asiakkaitamme, jotta he voivat pitää omaa talouttaan paremmin hallinnassa. Asiakkaidemme auttaminen ja samalla yhteiskuntakehityksen vieminen myönteiseen suuntaan on kaiken toimintamme perusta. Se on yrityksemme why, toimintamme syy ja kannustimemme. Pyrimme työllämme saamaan luotonhallinnan toimimaan paremmin – kaikille.