The role requires a strong understanding of modern data platforms, including Azure, Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Data Lake and Fabric. You will provide architectural guidance across ingestion, modelling, reporting and delivery layers, ensuring that solutions follow agreed architectural standards. 

You will also act as a technical owner and governance lead for key BI platform capabilities, including access models, infrastructure considerations, data protection, orchestration patterns and platform administration. This includes working closely with Infrastructure, InfoSec, IT, BAU teams and the wider data teams to ensure that solutions are compliant, secure and operationally supportable.  

• Own and guide BI platform design, architecture standards and solution patterns.  

• Ensure BI solutions are scalable, secure, reliable, cost-efficient and aligned with Lowell’s business goals.  

• Define and maintain architecture documentation and standards. 

• Provide technical leadership, mentoring and architectural guidance to BI teams.  

• Drive data governance, access management, data quality, lineage and ownership practices across BI platforms.   

• Ensure GDPR, security and compliance requirements are embedded in BI platforms.  

• Lead architecture decisions related to data protection, monitoring and platform security and ensure these consistently applied. 

What makes you a great fit: 

The ideal candidate holds a degree in software engineering, computer science, information technology or equivalent professional experience. 

• 5+ years of working experience within Business Intelligence or Data Management and Platform Architecture 

• Strong understanding of BI architecture, data warehousing and modern analytics platforms.  

• Ability to understand complex database structures and hands-on experience on relevant technologies 

• Knowledge in Microsoft Azure in general and specifically in Databricks, Synapsis, Azure Data Lake and Azure Data Factory and related infrastructure and backend services such as networking, storage, computing and platform administration.  

• Possess excellent English skills both orally and in writing, as well as profound communication skills across organizational levels and cultures. 

• Proactive and solution-oriented mindset with strong sense of ownership and the ability to drive initiatives forward 

What we offer 

We welcome you to an exciting company with high goals and ambitions, which is constantly working to develop and challenge itself. We offer you a warm company climate, great colleagues and good benefits and working conditions. At Lowell, we have chosen to work in a hybrid model, which means that we work both in the office and from home. Lowell is a value-driven company that lives by the values of Pioneering, Ambition, Compassion, Excellence and Responsibility. These values are the foundation of Lowell's business and way of being and working. 

Whatever your culture, gender identity, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, or disability status, if you’re ready to help us make credit work better for all, we think you’ll fit right in. Our people are our strength, so we build strong teams thriving with diverse voices, and offer benefits that can keep our people strong. 

Questions or curiosity sparked? If you’d like to know more about the role or our way of working, don’t hesitate to contact: Eeva Karppinen, Business Intelligence Manager, [email protected]