Solution Architect to Nordea Finance

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

Job summary

Nordea Finance is seeking a Senior IT Architect/Solution Architect to join the Architecture & Engineering team in a hybrid-work setting. You will translate business needs into robust solution architectures and guide engineering teams through implementation within a complex finance domain.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in IT projects or 3-5 years as an IT architect, with strong Java and cloud knowledge, and experience in SAFe/Agile environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, engineering or similar.
• Extensive IT project experience with architecture focus.
• Strong understanding of architectural principles and design methodologies.
• Excellent written and spoken English communication skills.
• Experience with agile ways of working (SAFe, Scrum, XP, Kanban).
• Ability to translate business needs into actionable architecture.

Responsibilities

• Bridge between business and technology translating needs into solution architecture.
• Guide development teams to implement the designed solutions.
• Ensure architectural alignment with Nordea Bank technology strategy.
• Collaborate with enterprise and group architects and with product/infrastructure teams.
• Define and refine executable epics with Product Management.
• Support Demand Management & Discovery process.
• Work independently on analyses and proposals as needed.
• Proactive, organized, and able to manage multiple tasks.

Skills

IT Architecture

Solution Design

Java

Cloud Technologies

SAFe/Agile

Stakeholder Communication

Mentoring

Business-IT Liaison

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Enterprise Architecture Tools

Cloud Platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Job description

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Welcome to Nordea Finance to help lead us through our digitalisation journey. You will join an awesome group of people from across the world that deliver new applications and solutions to our customers at a never-before-seen pace, ensuring that Nordea Finance will become the frontrunner in digital financing services.

We are now looking for a Senior IT Architect/Solution Architect for our Architecture & Engineering team in Nordea Finance.

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

Nordea Finance (Nordea Rahoitus) is a subsidiary of Nordea Bank with its own internal IT organization. We have a modern office located in Vallila where we are working closely with our business. We are responsible of developing modern services and platforms for our external and internal customers. Working with international teams in an inspiring working environment,you’llhave lots of opportunities to expand your skills and advance your career.

What you’ll be doing

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.

• Draw on existing architectures and technology standards todeterminefeasibleoptions
• Design a logical and conceptual solution architecture
• Analyseand translate business information and technical requirements into an architectural blueprint that outlines solutions to achieve business objectives
• Collaborate with enterprise and group architects, and application and infrastructure teams to ensure architectural alignment across the organization
• Work in close collaboration with Product Management to define and refine executable epics.
• Support Product Manager & Owner with Demand Management & Discovery process.
• Can work independently, conduct analysis and assessments and draft proposals based on these.
• Are proactive, able to manage multiple tasks, andexecution-oriented.
• Wellorganized with a structured approach and well-developed co-operation skills.

We follow hybrid model of working. Role is full-time and permanent. Ideal starting month would be October-December 2026.

Who you are

Your background and skills include:

• Either10+ years’ experience in IT projects as a developer, lead and contributor, and interest to build a career in architecture
• Or3-5 years’ experience as anIT architect with excellent understanding on architectural principals and design methodologies
• Analytical in clarifying problems to be solved
• Innovative incoming up withsolutions and architectures
• You are a driver and facilitator with positive energy, persistent with your goals, good in building effectivenetworks,and have shown your ability to communicate with both business and IT.
• You express opinions, and key points of an argument clearly to convey your message to different audiences, includingthe abilityto simplify a complex concept while not losing theessentials.
• Have strong business and technical background, and great analytical and requirement specification skills (functional and non-functional)
• Are familiar with agile way of working and methods (SAFe, Scrum, XP, Kanban)
• Facilitate well andcanmentor development teams
• Knowledge of Java and cloud technologies
• Familiarity and/or experience with public cloud infrastructure and technologies (such as AWS, GCP, or Azure) is a plus
• Excellent written and spoken English communication skills
• Bachelor's orMaster'sdegree in computer science, Engineering or similar

It would be ideal if you also:

• Microservices and event driven architecture
• Nordea Finance knowledge
• Finance domain knowledge
• Understanding of front-end,middlewareand backend technologies.

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 manydifferent factors. For some,it’sto take their career to the next level. For others,it’sto break new ground within their area of expertise – in other words, with us, you will always move forward.

A culture

that fosters performance and growthin one of the largest Nordic banks, offeringvarious opportunitiesto evolve, develop and learn from brilliant colleagues with diverse backgrounds in a vibrant working environment.

Hybrid working model

– we believe in the value of bringing people together and at the same time we embrace the freedom of flexibility.

Diversity and inclusion

are a natural part of our daily work. We know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable one. We genuinely believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences,characteristicsand traits make us stronger together. Every day we strive to find new ways to improve diversity and inclusion within our community e.g. we have signed theEuropean Diversity Chartersin the countries where weoperateto show our commitment and engage with others to continue learning and improving.

Next steps

No later than 05/10/2026.

We enable dreams and aspirations for a greater good.

We build relationships.

We adda personal touchto everything we do – when advising our customers, collaborating with colleagues, and meeting our potential candidates.

We learn and develop.

We take pride in being experts and thinking ahead. We use ourexpertiseto meet our customers’ needs, from the simplest to the most complex. We bring a growth mindset to our work that enables us to focus on a broader perspective in our daily challenges.

We lead change.

We are responsible and aware of the impact of our decisions, both for our customers and for our local and global communities. Mindful of our responsibility towards current and future generations, we have made sustainability an integrated part of our business strategy.

We are Nordea.

We have a 200-year history of supporting and growing the Nordic economies and our values are deeply rooted in these open, progressive and collaborative societies. As one of the biggest employers in the Nordics, Poland and Estonia, you have excellent opportunities to evolve, develop and move forward with us. Studies show that members of underrepresented communities don’t apply for jobs unless they tick all the qualification boxes. If this is part of why you hesitate to apply, we would like you to reconsider and give it a chance. Maybe your profile fits our needs much better than you think.