Information Architects (3)

Are you interested in information architecture leadership, developing and implementing data policies and engaging with business units to ensure that data is used in the most profitable way? 

We are looking for  three experienced and highly skilled Information Architects 

The Information Architect will be responsible for designing and managing the structure and flow of the organization's information as part of the enterprise architecture. This new role will ensure that data is effectively organized, accessible and secure to support business objectives and regulatory compliance. Information Architects work in the intersection of business processes, applications, data and technology, creating the bridge between business and IT through architecture. Interested? Keep on reading! 

Key responsibilities:  

• This is a key role to develop and govern information architecture and ensure it is properly interconnected and aligned to OP information and data landscape.   
• Participate with your peers in developing shared practices, principles and standards within your responsibility area 
• Ensure that policies and frameworks are implemented to support BCBS 239 and other relevant regulatory standards.  
• Engage with business units to ensure efficient and aligned production and usage of information  
• Engage and drive towards common business information models and common data definitions.   
• Contribute to target data architectures from an information architecture perspective.  
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications  
• Participate in developing OP metadata management landscape, lineage and data catalog   

Qualifications:   

• Several years´ experience from data and information architecture  
• Hands-on experience developing data solutions, integrations, data models, lineage visibility, and metadata with business and developer teams. 
• Experience with business process modeling in relation to data flows. 
• You have been turning business needs to information requirements.  

Technical Skills:  

• Competence in architectural tools and patterns (information) 
• Proficiency in data modeling tools and database management systems 
• At least few years’ experience of data solutions in cloud platforms (Azure) 
• Experience of data warehousing, data products or data mesh type of development 
• Familiarity with business intelligence and ETL tools and processes. 
• Knowledge of at least one metadata management tool 

We value: 

• Experience in complying to regulation, eg. BCBS 239  
• Experience in working with large scale development initiatives.  
• Experience in the finance sector
• Strong communication and ability to communicate with multiple stakeholders, partners and external vendors  
• Experience in  data quality controls set-up as a part of information architecture 
• Experience in working with master and reference data management 
• Experience in data mesh architecture 

What we offer to you:  

You get a stable working environment where you can contribute to our core values: responsibility, people first and succeeding together. We follow a hybrid model working flexibly both onsite as well as remotely. To help counterbalance work where you are expected to take a lot of responsibility, we seek to ensure employee wellbeing and to enable forward looking work arrangements.  

At OP we encourage and help you to further develop yourself as a technical professional. 10 % of your work time is reserved to learn and try new things. You have OP Software Academy at your disposal in case you are interested in learning new technologies or methodologies, or why not in honing your skills in your current stack. Additionally, you will enjoy a wide range of staff benefits!  

Did we spark your interest?   

Great – that’s what we were hoping for! You are the key person to prevent our data mesh to become a mess. The application period is open until 13.10.2024. If you have any questions in mind, Head of Architecture Janne Salminen (tel. +358 40 8621 674), is happy to answer them during Mon-Fri 16-17. 

In the financial sector, our business is founded on trust and accountability, which is why the successful candidate will be checked for credit history, corporate connections, security clearance and must take a drug test.     

We at OP Financial Group highly respect diversity and equity. We want everyone to feel welcome and valued as part of our community. We appreciate diverse people, experiences, and viewpoints. We encourage everyone to apply for a job with us. We all have something in common.    

We are committed to pointing the way towards futures filled with hope - great that you want to be part of our shared journey.     

OP Financial Group is the leading financial services group in Finland. Owned by our customers, we are one of the most alluring employers in the financial sector. OP Financial Group employs over 13,000 professionals and provides banking, asset management, wealth management, insurance and brokerage services for our four million customers. For more information about OP as an employer and for all vacancies, go to www.op-careers.fi.     

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