IT Analyst

Ready to make a real impact in Markets Middle Office technology? Join Nordea's Accounting team and help shape the quality, reliability, and transparency of the systems that support critical financial reporting and business decisions. We're a collaborative team of 20+ professionals — developers, analysts, testers, DevOps engineers and scrum masters — working together across multiple locations. As Nordea's middle office domain, we're at the heart of the action, connecting front and back office operations. Our technology stack includes, but is not limited to: Java, Spring Boot, Spark, Kafka, Cloudera, Oracle Database, Snowflake, Kubernetes, Bitbucket, Bamboo. We're seeking a Senior IT Analyst who is passionate about quality and testing. In this role, you'll help drive quality across the Accounting team by refining requirements, validating data and business logic, and ensuring every release meets the highest standards. What you'll be doing: Analyze and translate business needs into clear, structured, and testable requirements in collaboration with stakeholders Partner with developers during refinement to shape solutions and validate logic and setup decisions Validate data quality and business logic throughout the development lifecycle Execute end-to-end business flow validations and verify expected outputs across integrated systems Prepare test cases covering not only the happy path, but also corner cases and cross-system impacts Ensure release readiness and provide quality assurance sign-off before deployment Who you are You are an analytical problem solver with a passion for quality. You enjoy understanding complex business processes, working with data, and collaborating with both business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure successful outcomes. Your background and skills include: Senior-level experience in business or functional analysis Ability to translate business intent into specific, structured, and testable requirements Experience in requirements gathering, refinement, and documentation Hands-on experience with test case design, defect management, and release validation Practical knowledge of SQL for data investigation and validation Strong communication skills and a structured, ownership-driven approach Experience in finance, banking, insurance, or another regulated, data-heavy domain Nice to have: Experience with test automation tools or scripting Experience with tools such as Jira, qTest, Confluence, or similar ISTQB certification (or equivalent) What we offer At Nordea, we know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable workplace. We deeply believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics, and traits make us stronger together. You'll enjoy a full-time role with comprehensive benefits based on your location: private health insurance, learning opportunities, holiday subsidies, bonuses, and much more. If this sounds like you, get in touch! Next steps Submit your application no later than 30/09/2026. For more information, you’re welcome to contact ida.maria.nygaard@nordea.com. We enable dreams and aspirations for a greater good. We are Nordea. We have a 200-year history of supporting and growing the Nordic economies and our values are deeply rooted in these open, progressive and collaborative societies. As one of the biggest employers in the Nordics, Poland and Estonia, you have excellent opportunities to evolve, develop and move forward with us. We build relationships. We add a personal touch to everything we do – when advising our customers, collaborating with colleagues and meeting our potential candidates. We learn and develop. We take pride in being experts and thinking ahead. We use our expertise to meet our customers’ needs, from the simplest to the most complex. We bring a growth mindset to our work that enables us to focus on the broader perspective in our daily challenges. We lead change. We are responsible and aware of the impact of our decisions, both for our customers and for our local and global communities. Mindful of our responsibility towards current and future generations, we have made sustainability an integrated part of our business strategy. A security clearance will be performed for the person selected for this position.