Architect – Cloud Analytics and Data Lake

Are you passionate about building new solutions on Azure Cloud for a modern Analytics ecosystem and about working closely with BI architecture?

In Swedbank you have the opportunity to:

• Build and grow the AML (Anti Money Laundering) Analytical capabilities within the Group Business Intelligence Architect Guild
• Design solutions for Data Lake enablement on Azure Cloud spanning areas such as Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Security, Cloud PaaS stack, AnalyticalOps, DevOps and DataOps
• Work closely with various stakeholders such as Business customers, Architects, Product Owner, Data scientists, Data engineers, DevOps engineers
• Help define architecture roadmap for an enterprise cloud journey unifying Datawarehouse, onpremise data lake and Business Intelligence integrations across the bank
• Help build, maintain and support data integrations and applications that underpin our operational and analytical needs. The role will help build and evolve standards and patterns towards a data centric bank
• Be part of Swedbank’s mission to is increase its analytical capabilities and diversify its data landscape. We are finding new ways of capitalizing on data, with the goal of better knowing and hence better serving our customers. In doing this, new platforms and technologies for discovery, advanced analytics and big data and security management will be explored and introduced. This will be done in close cooperation with the business and IT
• Define Architecture governance for the analytical platform, processes, and ways of working. This is an important part of the future evolution and continuous success of the AML Analytics initiative
• Work with optimizing Operational management of the platforms to secure a stable and highly available service with no data loss
• Work within SAFe as an agile framework. In SAFe terminology, this role can be seen as a System Architect focusing on the cloud based analytics platform.
• You will work in close cooperation with the AML Value Stream and Data Lake Domain Architect

• Relevant academic degree
• Strong experience as an Architect setting up end to end IT solutions which includes building, maintaining and/or migrating Data Lake and analytics solutions
• Experience working on cloud platforms building enterprise data lake solutions (preferably Azure)
• Experience working with Core Azure PaaS services spread across storage and compute
• Experience and understanding of Big data solutions and related technical stack, exposure to DataWarehouse and related concepts
• Thorough understanding of and practical experience in DevOps ways of working and Infrastructure as code. It is beneficial if this includes the neighbouring fields of AnalyticsOps/CICD4ML and DataOps.
• Experience with and deep knowledge of the following technologies is particularly valuable: Databrics, Azure DevOps, Azure Datafactory, any large ETL tool (we use AbInitio), Azure Machine Learning, Containerization (Kubernetes, Docker), Kafka or Azure Event Hub
• Solid understanding of information architecture, data governance and BI service development methodology
• General understanding of and willingness to learn the conditions of working in the heavily regulated financial industry.
• Experience in providing technical leadership, coaching and mentoring.
• Have a genuine interest to learn new skills and help others to succeed
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Fluency in written and oral English
• As an architect you are business oriented and understand that architecture is a means to an end and not a goal in itself. You are eager to learn how the business works and how new technology in the BI area can be used to accelerate business and customer value
• You are self-motivated and have a can-do attitude and you are able to work both individually and with other people from different parts of Swedbank

At Swedbank we believe that people are our core strength. Our culture is built on respect, inclusion and openness. We support continuous development and enable you to take the lead in your career and find inspiring challenges. We take care of your wellbeing by providing a sustainable and flexible working environment. As an employee you will be part of the share delivery program, offered a company pension plan, optional health insurance, as well as other benefits. We are guided by our values: Open, Simple and Caring. It’s all about delivering a positive and unique experience for our customers through collaboration and team-work – together we make a difference.

"Join our team and ...

play a critical role to the continued and future success of Swedbank, as data increasingly drives the banking industry and becomes an ever more critical part of serving our customers, our businesses, management and regulatory agencies. As a manager I am open, transparent, trusting and demanding. I give a lot of freedom combined with responsibility and I expect a self driven working style towards expected results. My role as a manager is to create a positive and collaborative working environment, and provide you the needed context and managerial direction. To be successful, our team requires an open mind to learning new things and be ready to challenge the norm and change old ways of doing things." Troy Spencer, your future leader

We look forward to receiving your application by 07.01.2021. 

Location: Stockholm, Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius

Contacts

Recruiting manager: Troy Spencer, +46 72 742 57 16

SACO: Henrik Joelsson

Finansförbundet: Åke Skoglund +46 8 58 59 02 88

If you are employed in Estonia, please note that salary offered for this position rangesfrom 3100-4700 EUR gross i.e. before taxes.

If you are to be employed in Latvia, please note that the salary offered for this position ranges from 2700-4100 EUR gross i.e. before taxes. 

If you are to be employed in Lithuania, please note that the salary offered for this position ranges from 3250-4850 EUR gross i.e. before taxes. 

We may begin the selection during the application period, so we welcome your application as soon as possible.

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Swedbank does not discriminate anybody based on gender, age, sexual orientation or sexual identity, ethnicity, religion or disability – everybody is welcome.