Job Description

Job ID: 4077

Are you passionate about finance, data, and technology, and want to take the next step in your career? We are currently looking for a motivated and dynamic Senior IT Analyst to join our Credit Risk team at Nordea. In this role you will work close to credit risk and expected credit loss (ECL) models, translating business and model requirements into robust data pipelines and well-governed implementations. You will join a highly professional and dedicated team with a large network across the bank and excellent opportunities for personal and professional development.

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

Welcome to the Credit Risk Software development team in Credit Risk domain. Working with us, you will be part of one of the most important programs for the bank, which consists of upscaling Nordea’s credit risk models and frameworks for internal expected loss. You will cooperate closely with your colleagues across the bank, and you will have great possibilities to develop your skills within credit risk area – a field which is in high focus in Nordea.

This role is based in Finland and Poland, and applicants must have a valid work permit to work in Finland and Poland.

What you’ll be doing

• Work on end-to-end delivery and maintenance of credit risk and ECL model implementations, from requirements gathering and functional design through to production support.
• Perform strong data engineering: create functional designs, build with software engineering discipline, and govern data pipelines, database objects, and high-performance SQL queries (e.g., in Snowflake or similar platforms) to support credit risk analytics and reporting.
• Develop Python / SQL solutions for data validation, and automation.
• Leverage AI tools in daily work to accelerate analysis, improve quality, support documentation, and automate repetitive engineering tasks in a controlled and compliant way.
• Implement automation (testing, monitoring, data quality checks, and workflow orchestration) to increase reliability and reduce operational risk.
• Support and maintain existing credit risk data products, processes, and interfaces, ensuring stable operations and timely incident resolution.
• Develop and maintain metadata, data lineage, user access, and security controls in line with governance and regulatory expectations.
• Provide second-line technical support for users, investigate root causes, and implement sustainable fixes.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including data models, mappings, process flows, controls, and runbooks.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, and developers across the bank to deliver reliable and well-governed solutions.

To succeed in this role, we believe that you have:

• Minimum 4–5 years of experience in IT/data roles, including hands-on experience in the credit risk domain, with decent programming skills in Python and SQL and solid software engineering practices (testing, code reviews, version control).
• Strong SQL skills and experience building/optimizing data models and pipelines on modern data platforms (e.g., Snowflake or similar), including performance tuning and data quality controls.
• Experience working with credit risk models and/or model implementations (e.g., PD, LGD, EAD, IFRS 9 ECL), including understanding of data inputs, validation needs, and model governance.
• Practical experience leveraging AI tools in day-to-day engineering/analysis (e.g., for code assistance, documentation, test generation, and exploratory analysis) with good judgment around data confidentiality.
• Experience with orchestration and integration patterns (e.g., scheduling, APIs, and cloud platforms), and an understanding of operational aspects such as monitoring and incident handling.
• Experience in solutioning and architecting applications.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a team environment.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work under pressure.

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next Steps:

Please note that we will start screening applications already before job opening closes, submit your application as soon as possible, no later than 09/06/2026. For more information, you’re welcome to contact Anandhraj Kulothunga Cholan, kulothunga.cholan.anandhraj@nordea.se, and Ritu Mittal (ritu.mittal@consult.nordea.com) for HR related matters.

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 performance and growth in one of the largest Nordic banks, offering various opportunities to 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, characteristics and 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 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 add a personal touch to 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.

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.

Only for candidates in Finland: A security clearance will be performed for the person selected for this position.