Senior Finance Data & AI engineer

Outokumpu Stainless Oy; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Outokumpu Stainless Oy is seeking a Senior Finance Data & AI Engineer to build finance-focused data, AI and application solutions across closing, controlling, tax, treasury and transactional services.

Embedded in Finance, you will lead cross-functional teams, establish reusable patterns, and own the full solution lifecycle from design to deployment and monitoring. The role offers growth into technical leadership within a large industrial group.

Qualifications

• Five years+ in data, AI or software engineering with leadership.
• Proficient in Python/SQL and building production-grade apps.
• Experience with Databricks/Azure, CI/CD and MLOps preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with finance teams to translate needs into scalable data/AI solutions.
• Design/build data pipelines, AI and GenAI solutions, UI apps.
• Own full lifecycle: architecture, testing, deployment, monitoring and retraining.
• Establish reusable patterns, components and design systems.
• Mentor colleagues and drive quality with AI-enabled tooling.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data engineering

Machine learning

GenAI

LLM/agent frameworks

MLOps

Stakeholder communication

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/AI/Data/Software engineering

Tools

Databricks

Azure

CI/CD

Azure DevOps

Job description

About the role

As a Senior Finance Data & AI Engineer, you will build and develop Finance-owned data, AI and application solutions across areas such as closing, controlling, tax, treasury and financial transactional services.

Embedded within Finance, you will work closely with different finance teams to turn business challenges into practical, scalable solutions. You will also provide technical leadership for the teams engineering output by establishing common standards and reusable patterns, supporting colleagues and taking ownership of the most complex and business-critical solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with finance teams to translate business needs into scalable data, AI and application solutions, leading complex and cross-functional builds from concept to production.
• Design and build data pipelines, machine learning and GenAI solutions, AI agents and user-facing applications using Databricks, Azure or other relevant technologies
• Own the full solution lifecycle, including architecture, development, testing, CI/CD, deployment, monitoring, model evaluation and retraining.
• Establish reusable engineering and application patterns, including pipeline templates, agent frameworks, shared components and UI design systems.
• Set and promote standards for code quality, testing, MLOps, security, maintainability, accessibility and usability, while contributing to platform and technology decisions.
• Mentor colleagues, conduct technical reviews and act as an escalation point for complex builds, using AI-enabled development tools to improve delivery speed and quality.

What we are looking for

• At least five years of experience in data, AI or software engineering, including technical leadership or architecture ownership across a solution portfolio.
• Strong expertise in Python, SQL, data engineering, machine learning, GenAI and LLM/agent frameworks, together with experience building production-grade applications.
• Hands-on experience with Databricks and Azure, including CI/CD, Azure DevOps or equivalent, and Data/ML/AI Ops practices.
• Strong application and front-end architecture capabilities, including reusable component design, design systems and maintainable user interfaces at scale.
• A bachelors or masters degree in computer science, data/AI engineering, software engineering or a related field—or equivalent practical experience. Strong stakeholder skills are essential; finance process
• Knowledge and relevant Azure, Databricks or AI certifications are considered advantages. Agile scrum master experience considered advantage

Growth opportunities

This role offers the opportunity to develop into a technical or delivery lead covering Finances broader engineering portfolio. From there, the career path may progress toward senior architecture and technical leadership, platform and solution strategy, or broader end-to-end solution ownership.

For more information please contact: Senior Manager – Finance Business Analytics Nenad Veselinovic via phone [phone] during contact hours: 20th Nov 11-12 or 27th Nov 11-12 EET.

The selected candidate will be required to pass a security clearance vetting and health check (including drug tests) before commencing employment

Employment relationship: Employment

Wage: Other

Working time: Daytime work

Number of positions: 1

Source: Job Market Finland/Työmarkkinatori

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