Pega Lead System Architect (CLSA) to Group Technology

Nordea; Województwo pomorskie; Hybrid; PLN 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordea is seeking a Pega Lead System Architect to join Corporate Loans. You will steer technical design and implementation of Pega-based solutions supporting loan origination, servicing, and the corporate lending lifecycle.

The role sits in a hybrid model with teams in Gdansk and Lodz, while the leader is based in Copenhagen. You will collaborate with Pega Architects and a wider Nordea architecture community to drive scalable, high-quality solutions and provide technical leadership across

Qualifications

• Experience designing and delivering enterprise-grade Pega solutions.
• Strong understanding of Pega architecture, integration patterns, and performance considerations.
• Ability to lead architectural decisions end-to-end in multi-stakeholder environments.
• Fluent English and proven communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the system design and development of Pega-based solutions for corporate lending.
• Own technical direction and architectural decisions with Pega governance.
• Ensure scalability, performance, and compliance with enterprise standards.
• Design and govern integration patterns with internal and external systems.
• Drive best practices in architecture, quality, and delivery following Nordea target architectures.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to other System Architects and dev teams.
• Act as the main escalation point for complex technical challenges.
• Contribute to an inclusive team culture based on trust and shared ownership.

Skills

Pega Architecture

System Architecture

Technical Leadership

Enterprise Integration

English Fluency

Job description

Job ID: 1658

We are looking for a Pega Lead System Architect to join our Corporate Loans team. In this role, you will lead the technical design and implementation of Pega-based solutions supporting loan origination, loan servicing, and the corporate lending lifecycle.

Welcome to Group Technology, where we engineer solutions and support Nordea’s transformation by providing a holistic technological view of the bank and its surrounding environment. Nordea is a place where traditions meet tomorrow. We are a tech-driven bank on a mission to evolve finance securely and responsibly impacting millions of customers every day.

About this opportunity

You will join an engineering team within the Corporate Loans Service Domain working with different lending systems. In the team we designs and delivers large-scale Pega solutions in close collaboration with Product Owners, Business Architects, and experienced Pega engineers. With us you will be part of a diverse and inclusive team with real architectural ownership in large‑scale corporate banking transformation, within a culture that values performance, learning, and continuous growth.

You will work alongside our Pega Architects and collaborate with a wider architecture community across Nordea, giving you strong visibility and influence beyond a single application.You will act as the technical expert for the team, setting the development direction, ensuring scalability and quality, and guiding teams through complex design decisions.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead the system design and development of Pega-based solutions supporting corporate lending.
• Own technical direction and architectural decisions together with our Pega governance in Nordea.
• Ensure scalability, performance, and compliance with enterprise standards and governance.
• Design and govern integration patterns with internal and external systems.
• Drive best practices in architecture, quality, and delivery following Nordea target architectures
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to other System Architects and development teams.
• Act as the main escalation point for complex technical challenges.
• Contribute to the inclusive team culture based on trust, shared ownership, and sustainable ways of working.

We follow hybrid model of working. Your future team sits in Gdansk and Łódź ,and leader is based in Copenhagen. We welcome Poland or Finland based applicants to apply.

Who you are

This is the right role for you if you:

• Have at least 5 years of relevant IT work experience
• Extensive experience designing and delivering enterprise-grade Pega solutions
• Strong understanding of Pega architecture, integration patterns, and performance considerations
• Experience working in complex, multi-stakeholder, international environments
• Confidence to take ownership and drive architectural decisions end-to-end
• Fluency in English
• Are looking for regular employment contract and not B2B

It would be ideal if you also:

• Experience in corporate lending, credit origination, or loan servicing
• Exposure to financial services or other regulated industries
• Integrating Pega solution with GenAI and Pega Blueprint experience

What we offer

People come here when they want togetsomewhere. 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 embracethe freedomof 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 communitye.g.we have signed the European Diversity Charters in the countries where we operate to show our commitment and engage with others to continue learning and improving.

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 our expertise to 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.

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