Integration Data Architect

VR; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Free rail travel in Finland

Competitive benefits

Job summary

VR IT Solutions in Helsinki is seeking an Integration Data Architect to shape how data flows across the enterprise. You will own data products powering APIs, events, and data pipelines, ensuring models and interfaces align with business processes and are scalable and secure.

You will collaborate with business and technical teams to translate processes into structured data models and establish reusable integration patterns, data governance, and quality across services.

Qualifications

• University degree in CS/IT/Data Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years in integration, software development, or data-related roles.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluent Finnish and English; Swedish is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Own and develop integration-driven data products including schemas and data contracts.
• Design and maintain data models for APIs, messaging, and event-driven solutions.
• Define and govern API standards including REST and OpenAPI specifications.
• Ensure data quality, governance, and security across teams.
• Collaborate with business and technical teams to translate processes into data models.
• Guide teams to improve data modelling and integration practices.

Skills

Data modelling

JSON & schema design

REST APIs & OpenAPI

API design principles

Data products for integrations

Business process modelling

ETL/ELT & data pipelines

SQL & database skills

Data governance & quality

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Technology/Data Engineering

Job description

Overview

Build the digital backbone of sustainable mobility. Data is at the core of every modern digital business. At VR, we are building the next generation of sustainable transportation and green logistics in Finland and Sweden – making public transport a more attractive, efficient and responsible choice every day. We are now looking for an Integration Data Architect to join our VR IT team in Helsinki.

Your Role

As part of the VR IT Solutions Integration Team, you will shape how data flows across the enterprise. Your work directly supports better customer experiences, more efficient operations, and more sustainable services.

Your role is to own the data products that power VR’s integrations. These form the foundation for APIs, events, and data pipelines connecting core business systems.

You will ensure that data models and interfaces are aligned with real business processes, consistent, scalable, secure, and designed to enable high‑quality reusable integrations.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and develop integration‑driven data products, including schemas, canonical models, and data contracts
• Design and maintain high‑quality data models for APIs, messaging, and event‑driven solutions
• Define and govern API standards, including REST and OpenAPI specifications
• Ensure that data products and integrations accurately reflect business processes and domain logic
• Design integration solutions using APIs, JSON‑based interfaces, messaging, and ETL/ELT pipelines
• Establish shared standards, reusable patterns, data model lifecycle management and best practices across teams
• Ensure data quality, consistency, governance, and security – reflecting our value We Care
• Collaborate closely with business and technical teams to translate processes into structured data models
• Guide teams in improving data modelling, API design, and integration practices

Experience And Skills

Core competencies:

• Strong experience in data modelling (logical, physical, and canonical models)
• Hands‑on expertise with:
• JSON and schema design
• REST APIs and OpenAPI specifications
• API design principles and best practices
• Experience designing and owning data products used in integrations
• Ability to model data based on business processes and domain understanding
• Good understanding of end‑to‑end business processes (e.g., customer, logistics, operational flows)
• Experience with integration patterns, including APIs, messaging, and event‑driven architecture
• Experience with ETL/ELT and data pipelines
• Strong SQL and database skills

You Have

• A university degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in integration, software development, or data‑related roles
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• A collaborative mindset aligned with We Work Together
• A proactive approach to learning and improving aligned with We Strive for Better
• A quality‑driven attitude and sense of responsibility aligned with We Care
• Fluent language skills in Finnish and English (Swedish is considered an advantage)

Why VR?

At VR, your work has a real and visible impact.

Benefits

• The opportunity to shape enterprise‑wide data and integration architecture
• Your work will impact the travel of hundreds of thousands of people and the transportation of thousands of tons of cargo
• Modern tools, cloud technologies, and integration platforms
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
• Work time flexibility for different life situations and hybrid working model
• Free rail travel in Finland and other employee benefits