Job ID: 24019

Are you a Senior IT Developer specializing in C# or Python with an interest in solution design? Are you looking for a chance to play a key role in an IT organization where you will not only get to develop IT solutions but also have the possibility to influence and contribute to the future solutions of the company? Look no further, Nordea Life Group could be offering the job you are looking for.

The Nordea Life & Pension Group (NLP) is the responsible for pension savings, endowments and protection products (e.g., life insurance) in the Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish market for both private and corporate customers. NLP has circa 950 employees, an annual income of close to EUR 500m, assets under management (AuM) of EUR 80b. With us, you’ll be in good company with a chance to make your mark on something bigger.

At Nordea, we know our customers’ needs are changing – and we’re deeply committed to meeting them with the financial solutions of tomorrow. We’re creating an agile environment where we’re harnessing the power of technology – one where you can make an impact. So bring your skills, ideas and unique background. With us, you’ll find plenty of opportunities to grow and make your mark on something bigger.

About this opportunity

Welcome to the Software Engineering and Enablement, a small and newly re-formed team of Software Engineers on the mission to add value to the organization by supplying software solutions to and enabling other teams in the Nordea Life Group. We operate across the Nordic countries and are primarily located in Copenhagen.

The team is on a journey of technology modernization, moving from database based functionality to micro services deployed on Nordea's internal cloud. The primary responsibility of the role as the Senior IT Developer will be to enable and drive this change in accordance with and compliant with the Nordea Group IT strategy.

What you’ll be doing:

As part of the team, take responsibility for maintenance, feature developments and documentation of our applications.
Help the team drive the update of the architecture of the Nordea Life Holding applications using modern technologies and integration patterns.
Act as sparring partner and help advise the team and our stakeholders on matters technology choice and solution design.
Take an outgoing role and build networks with our stakeholders to enable the team to act as a discussion partner and expert in matters concerning development and technology.

The role is based in Copenhagen and in Nordea we are physically present in the office 3 days a week to ensure good cooperation and enable efficient collaboration. We expect that you feel comfortable working in a team where the majority of the interactions will be done in English and most of the meetings with stakeholders take place virtually.

Who you are

Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the values that guide us in being at our best – and that we imagine you share with us.

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

A can-do attitude and are a self-starter.
A strong sense of ownership and are committed to delivering the best possible solution to our stakeholders with high quality and integrity.
Curious and have a strong desire to learn about technologies and a keen interest in sharing the knowledge with the team and our stakeholders.
Patient and understand that change is a process that takes time, requires hard work and a willingness to lead the way forward by example.
An excellent communicator and networker. We're a cross-Nordic organisation with a strong business focus and our ability to be successful is tightly coupled to our ability to communicate effectively.
The courage to speak up even when it is difficult and ensure we do what is right to stay competitive in the future.

Your experience and background:

Relevant academic degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
Minimum 5 years working as a software developer.
Minimum 3 years of professional experience coding C#, .Net or Python.
Experience building and maintaining RESTful APIs and micro services.

Familiarity or experience with one or more of the following will be considered beneficial:

Experience in EF Core (Entity Framework) or Python libraries such as fastApi and SQLAlchemy.
Experience configuring/understanding security issues like user authentication, etc.
Experience with the following tools: CICD tools (e.g. Docker - containerization, Kubernetes – container orchestration, Jenkins - deployment pipeline, Ansible - provisioning), Splunk, Sysdig, Git, Bitbucket and JIRA.
Interest in following the latest trends within Technology, e.g., Cloud technologies.
Experience working in the banking or insurance industry or large organizations.
Experience and understanding of Microservices architecture.
Experience with unit testing and relevant unit testing frameworks.
Experience building web or console front end applications.

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next steps

Submit your application no later than 17/06/2024. For more information, you’re welcome to contact Kristian Fridolf Kristian.Fridolf@Nordea.com, +46 790 670 339.

At Nordea, we know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable workplace. We deeply believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us better at serving customers and communities. So please come as you are.

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