Senior Data Engineer

Nordea; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordea is seeking an Expert IT Developer/Data Engineer to lead data engineering for Capital and Credit Data Foundation, developing data products to support business processes with large financial and strategic impact.

You will optimize data workflows, write scripting code in bash, Python and SQL, and manage both on prem and cloud-based hybrid infrastructure across Finland and Gdańsk, Poland. The role involves ELT/ETL design, CI/CD implementation, and ensuring data quality and governance.

Qualifications

• Computer Engineering or higher degree required.
• Proficiency in OLAP design (STAR, Snowflake Schema, or denormalization).
• SQL & PLSQL proficiency.
• ELT/ETL development using GUI tools like IBM Datastage or Snowflake.
• Power BI experience (On Prem and cloud).
• Database management with Snowflake, Oracle, MSSQL.
• DevOps and CI/CD understanding (Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform).
• Test automation experience (Robot, Selenium).
• Version control with Git, GitHub, GitLab.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain scalable ELT/ETL pipelines.
• Develop and optimize PLSQL queries and database objects for high performance data storage.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for data infrastructure and workflow automation.
• Monitor, debug and optimize data workflows and infrastructure performance.
• Ensure data quality, governance and compliance with good practices.

Skills

SQL & PLSQL

ELT/ETL development

Power BI

Git & GitHub

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Robot & Selenium

Snowflake

Oracle

MSSQL

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Datastage

Education

Computer Engineering BSc/MSc/PhD

Tools

IBM Datastage

Snowflake

Oracle

MSSQL

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Jenkins

Job description

Job ID: 1656

Job ID: 1656Would you like to be part of great product delivery in the Credit Information Capability Service Domain in the Credit and Collateral Service Area?
We are now looking for an Expert IT Developer/Data Engineer to work with data engineering for Capital and Credit Data Foundation by developing data products that enable business processes with large financial and strategic impact. Do you want to take lead on helping our team define what good data engineering and delivery flows look like?
Are you ready to embark on a learning journey where we lead the way and push the limits in transforming the future of banking?
Nordea is a place where traditions meet tomorrow. We’re not just a bank; we’re a tech employer on a mission to evolve finance securely and responsibly. Together, we impact millions of people’s daily lives by ensuring they can access our solutions anytime, anywhere, while safeguarding their personal data and wealth. Join us in making an impact on the banking industry.

About Our Team

You will be part of the Credit Information capability Domain and be an essential part of the data engineering team responsible to support with solutions to ensure. We can support our Information Capability customer processes in line with the ECB regulation. We are working on redefining the capital and credit data foundation. As we are a growing team and modernising our tech stack, you will have the chance to influence our culture and working tools and work together with other data engineers, architects, scrum masters, product managers and much more.

The role would be based in Finland and Gdańsk, Poland.

What You’ll Be Doing

You will be responsible for optimizing data workflows, writing efficient scripting code e.g. bash, python and SQL, and manage both on prem and cloud-based hybrid infrastructure.

• Design, build and maintain scalable ELT/ETL pipeline
• Develop and optimize PLSQL queries and database objects for high performance data storage in Snowflake & Oracle
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for data infrastructure and workflow automation
• Understand and have experience of database change management
• Integrate and manage modern data stack
• Monitor, debug and optimize data workflows and infrastructure performance
• Ensure data quality, governance, and compliance with good practices.

Who You Are

Your background and skills include:

• Computer Engineering, Engineering BSc, MSc , PhD in Computer Science or other relevant fields
• Proficient in designing OLAP system and using techniques like STAR schema, Snowflake Schema or denormalization.
• SQL & PLSQL Proficiency
• ELT/ETL development using GUI-based tool e.g. IBM Datastage, Snowflake
• Power BI both On Prem and cloud exposure
• Database Management, Snowflake, Oracle, MSSQL,
• DevOps & CI/CD understanding of Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD pipeline development tool e.g. Jenkins, Bamboo
• Understanding of test automation e.g. Robot, Selenium and understand the different test scenarios
• Understanding version control technique Git, GitHub, GitLab

Nice to have but not mandatory:

• Streaming & Batch processing knowledge involving Kafka
• Distributed and parallel Computing solution e.g. Spark, Flink or Dask.

no later than 21/08/2026.

What We Offer

Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the values that guide us in how we work and how we make decisions – and that we imagine you share with us.

People are driven by many different factors. For some, it’s to take their career to the next level. For others, it’s to break new ground within their area of expertise – in other words, with us, you will always move forward.

A culture that fosters