Tech Lead

Fortum has a BI and Analytics team that empowers every business unit with insights that drive smarter decisions. We don’t just build reports—we create best practices and ensure reporting excellence across the company. Do you want to shape the future of data and analytics? Together with our talented DevOps teams and trusted partners in the Nordics and Poland, we deliver solutions that matter.

You will be doing all this while helping Fortum drive the decarbonisation in industries and help societies to reach carbon neutrality. Join us as a Tech Lead and take the lead in developing and evolving our Power BI and Microsoft Fabric platform for the entire organisation.

About the role
Our team consists of experts on BI and Analytics, now we are looking for a Tech Lead to join the team and take responsibility of Power BI and Fabric platform. Here you are expected to have strong knowledge regarding tenant settings on Fabric, managing on-premises gateways and optimizing data pipelines. You will also have the latest information to new features on Power BI and Fabric, and you are expected to share this knowledge with the team. We work in an agile way, but we assume you have the skills to change to ad-hoc tasks when needed.

The role integrates technical excellence with competence development, and requires an ability to position reporting within the broader context of the organisation’s data pipeline. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data assets are reusable, scalable, and governed, while deploying optimized approaches in Power BI and Microsoft Fabric aligned to reporting requirements. You will provide guidance on the most challenging Power BI reporting topics and support colleagues across varying seniority levels. As the organization evaluates and adopts additional Fabric capabilities, you will contribute directly to defining and implementing best practices.

The role will also include but not be limited to:

• Contributes to product vision and optimal value creation for business
• High-level design, architecture and follow up of technical implementations 
• Lead the development and technical and architecture discussions in own field
• Ensure that the solutions follow the Fortum policies and guidelines regarding architecture, development practices, privacy, security, etc
• Shares knowledge to increase team performance
• Responsibility of the team’s technical delivery in own field
• Make sure everyone has a common understanding of business requirements 
• Hands-on participate in the report development and coding 
• Work closely with colleagues based in the Nordics and in Poland, some travel might occur

About you

• A higher degree in IT, Finance or business administration or relevant working experience that we find suitable. 
• Senior level knowledge and development skills in the following technologies: Power BI, Fabric.
• Good experience on ETL processes and different data sources, CI/CD processes.
• Good experience with implementing agile development processes and continuous delivery.
• Project management experience and ability to plan tech strategy implementation and drive the tech initiatives.
• Experience with building and scaling architectures 
• Experience in participating in the entire value chain from development to delivery 
• You are genuinely driven by creating a good customer experience  
• Good communication skills with the business and ability to advice less experienced team members 
• We are an international organisation, fluency in English in mandatory. Fluency in either Swedish or Finish is considered a plus.
• You have a desire to learn new technologies and ways of working 

We offer you
At Fortum, we believe in a better future and want to be involved in shaping it. Our workplace is a safe place, both physically and mentally. You will grow with professional colleagues, being trusted and free to challenge yourself. We offer comprehensive benefits, flexible working hours, and hybrid work model to support your productivity, development and wellbeing. We are committed to build diverse teams where everyone feels included and is treated equally.

More information about our culture and benefits can be found here.

Interested?
Submit your application at the latest on 14th of December. We will start contacting suitable candidates already during the application period. The position will be filled as soon as the right candidate is found, which may be before the last application date, so please apply as soon as possible. If you have questions and would like to hear more about the position, please contact Hiring Manager, Heta Stromberg at heta.stromberg@fortum.com

Contact details to union representatives in Sweden can be found on the bottom of this page.

To be selected for the position, the applicant must go through background clearance and a health examination including drug testing.

We are Fortum
Fortum is a Nordic energy company. Our purpose is to power a world where people, businesses and nature thrive together. We are one of the cleanest energy producers in Europe and our actions are guided by our ambitious environmental targets. We generate and deliver clean energy reliably and help industries to decarbonise their processes and grow. Our core operations in the Nordics comprise of efficient, CO2-free power generation as well as reliable supply of electricity and district heat to private and business customers. For our ~5 000 employees, we commit to be a safe, and inspiring workplace. Fortum's share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. fortum.com