Solution Architect, Data
Espoo, FI
Are you passionate about shaping the future of data and driving digital transformation? Join Fortum as a Solution Architect and play a key role in building innovative data platforms that power AI and support a cleaner, more sustainable world.
About the role
Our Data and Integrations organisation is committed to building the Fortum Data ecosystem, which will underpin AI advancements across Fortum Enterprise and its business units. We are seeking talented individuals who are enthusiastic about contributing their expertise to this journey and are motivated to continually learn and develop.
As a Solution Architect, Data, you will become part of our Architecture and Integrations team within Data and Integrations. If you have previously worked as a Data Architect, collaborating with the business to model business terms and data models, or as a Solution Architect designing Data Platforms, you could be the ideal candidate. Experience and knowledge in data management, particularly in relation to Master Data, would also be advantageous.
In this role you will be:
- Collaborating with the business to define business terminology and develop data models
- Identifying, specifying, and modelling Fortum Master Data
- Establishing solution architecture specifications for our data solutions to be developed on our platforms
- Contributing to the planning of effective Data Governance and Data Management operations in partnership with the business, and participating in joint initiatives with technical leads, experts, and architects across various roles within our organisation
We also offer you a chance to work with key technology platforms, including AWS Cloud, Azure Cloud, Azure Fabric, Power BI, Qlik Sense, Databricks Lakehouse, and Confluent Data Streaming. We also utilise Bizzdesign as a modelling tool to maintain awareness of our core technology landscape and the nature of technologies surrounding our data solutions. The focus remains on business priorities and content.
About you
To succeed in this role, you need to have:
- Experience and skills in collaborating with the business on data modelling
- Proficiency in various data modelling techniques
- Understanding of Master Data
- Understanding and experience of metadata design
- Understanding and experience of data management activities within data solutions
- Understanding and knowledge of Cloud Platform technologies and key data analytics / Data Platform technology products
- Understanding of Agile methodologies and applying agility
Other things that is nice to have and will be considered to your advantage when applying:
- Experience in Master Data Management operations
- Good knowledge of both data and integration solutions, as the aim is to unite these areas
- Experience in planning effective action plans to acquire new data assets for new use cases
- Experience and understanding of company finance data area
We offer you
Here at Fortum in your role as Solution Architect, we offer you a chance to:
- Gain expertise in the latest data technologies as we progress.
- Collaborate within a team of core architects, technical leads, and technology experts focused on the end-to-end Data Platform.
- Contribute to a team that is continually innovating new ways of working.
- Participate in Fortum’s Data Governance operations.
At Fortum, you can take an active role in driving the change for a cleaner world. We embrace a culture of openness, mutual trust, and care for everyone’s wellbeing, which we believe leads to better results. Flexibility is the new normal, and we apply a hybrid way of working wherever possible. Working at Fortum means exciting opportunities to develop your expertise and create a unique career path, with support on your professional journey. We believe diversity and inclusion inspire all of us to innovate and grow together, and we are committed to building teams where everyone feels included and is treated equally.
Interested?
If you are ready to take on this exciting challenge, please submit your application via our recruitment tool at the latest on 31th of October 2025. We may start contacting suitable candidates already during the application period, the position can be closed before last application date, please apply today! If you have questions and would like to hear more about the position, please contact Mauri Ketola, Senior Manager, Architecture & Integrations, by e-mail: mauri.ketola@fortum.com
To be selected for the position, the applicant must go through background clearance. As well as a health examination which may include a drug test.
We are Fortum
Fortum is a Nordic energy company. We generate and deliver reliable energy to our customers and the Nordic energy system while at the same time helping industries decarbonise their processes and grow. Our core operations comprise efficient and best-in-class low-carbon power generation, customer services, and heating and cooling. Fortum’s power generation is already 99% from renewable or nuclear sources with one of the lowest specific CO2-emissions in Europe. We are guided by our ambitious SBTi-validated emission reduction targets on our way towards net-zero by 2040. For our ~4,500 employees, we commit to be a safe and inspiring workplace. Fortum's share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. fortum.com