Solution Architect, Core Banking System Environments (Helsinki/Oulu)
OP Financial Group6 hours ago
Helsinki, FinlandSenior
Responsibilities
- Own the availability, maintenance, and development of core banking test environments.
- Coordinate environment setup, configuration, deployments, upgrades, and technical dependencies.
- Manage environment-related incidents and risks.
- Support development, QA, and end-to-end testing teams throughout the delivery lifecycle.
- Coordinate with architecture, infrastructure, operations, and external partner teams.
- Improve environment processes, monitoring, documentation, and ways of working.
- Ensure environments are ready for planned testing and releases.
- Coordinate and prioritize the environments team’s work in line with delivery and testing needs.
Requirements
- Experienced Solution Architect with a strong software engineering background and experience in complex enterprise environments.
- Experience in technical leadership roles close to software development and architecture, such as Lead Developer or Software Architect.
- Experience designing and operating large, highly integrated system landscapes.
- Strong expertise in Azure cloud platforms and related services.
- Experience with hybrid cloud environments and cloud transformation initiatives.
- Experience with Java-based software development, API architecture, integration patterns, and service design.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to facilitate discussions and drive progress across teams.
- Full working proficiency in English is required; Finnish proficiency is considered an advantage.
Benefits
- Hybrid work combining office and remote work within Finland, with the position based in Helsinki or Oulu.
- Professional development supported by the 70/20/10 model and access to OP Tech Academy.
- Personnel fund and special employee terms for banking, insurance, and loan services.
- Comprehensive occupational health care, extensive medical treatment expenses insurance, and full-time group accident insurance.
- Work-life-balance support, flexible daily arrangements, lunch benefits, sport and cultural benefits, and affordable holidays in OP Pohjola timeshares.
- Application period is open until Sunday 27.9.2026.
About OP Financial Group
OP Financial Group is a Finnish, member-owned financial services group providing retail and corporate banking, non-life insurance (through Pohjola Insurance), and wealth management to households, SMEs, and institutions. Its business model combines cooperative banking with insurance premiums and fee-based services delivered through nationwide local banks and digital channels. The group is headquartered in Helsinki and owned by its regional cooperative banks and their members.