Pega Lead System Architect (CLSA) to Group Technology

Your responsibilities

We are looking for a Pega Lead System Architect to join our Corporate Loans team. In this role, you will lead the technical design and implementation of Pega-based solutions supporting loan origination, loan servicing, and the corporate lending lifecycle.

Welcome to Group Technology, where we engineer solutions and support Nordea's transformation by providing a holistic technological view of the bank and its surrounding environment. Nordea is a place where traditions meet tomorrow. We are a tech-driven bank on a mission to evolve finance securely and responsibly impacting millions of customers every day.

About this opportunity

You will join an engineering team within the Corporate Loans Service Domain working with different lending systems. In the team we designs and delivers large-scale Pega solutions in close collaboration with Product Owners, Business Architects, and experienced Pega engineers. With us you will be part of a diverse and inclusive team with real architectural ownership in large‑scale corporate banking transformation, within a culture that values performance, learning, and continuous growth.

You will work alongside our Pega Architects and collaborate with a wider architecture community across Nordea, giving you strong visibility and influence beyond a single application.You will act as the technical expert for the team, setting the development direction, ensuring scalability and quality, and guiding teams through complex design decisions.

What you'll be doing:

* Lead the system design and development of Pega-based solutions supporting corporate lending.

* Own technical direction and architectural decisions together with our Pega governance in Nordea.

* Ensure scalability, performance, and compliance with enterprise standards and governance.

* Design and govern integration patterns with internal and external systems.

* Drive best practices in architecture, quality, and delivery following Nordea target architectures

* Provide technical leadership and mentorship to other System Architects and development teams.

* Act as the main escalation point for complex technical challenges.

* Contribute to the inclusive team culture based on trust, shared ownership, and sustainable ways of working.

We follow hybrid model of working. Your future team sits in Gdansk and Łódź ,and leader is based in Copenhagen. We welcome Poland or Finland based applicants to apply.

Our requirements

Who you are

This is the right role for you if you:

* Have at least 5 years of relevant IT work experience

* Pega Certified Lead System Architect (CLSA)

* Extensive experience designing and delivering enterprise-grade Pega solutions

* Strong understanding of Pega architecture, integration patterns, and performance considerations

* Experience working in complex, multi-stakeholder, international environments

* Confidence to take ownership and drive architectural decisions end-to-end

* Fluency in English

* Are looking for regular employment contract and not B2B

It would be ideal if you also:

* Experience in corporate lending, credit origination, or loan servicing

* Exposure to financial services or other regulated industries

* Integrating Pega solution with GenAI and Pega Blueprint experience

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Benefits

• Sports membership cards
• Nordea Seniority Benefit
• Wellbeing platform
• Hybrid working options
• Flexible benefits platform
• private medical care
• life insurance
• flexible working time
• integration events
• corporate gym
• corporate sports team
• retirement pension plan
• no dress code
• coffee / tea
• parking space for employees
• leisure zone
• extra social benefits
• holiday funds
• redeployment package
• employee referral program
• charity initiatives

NORDEA Bank Abp SA Oddział w Polsce

Welcome to Group Technology, where we pride ourselves on engineering solutions and direct Nordea’s transformation by providing a holistic technological view and structured understanding of the bank, and its surrounding environment to enable the Customer Vision and the Business Strategy.

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.

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