Solution Architect - Energy sector

Overview

Are you a subject-matter-oriented Solution Architect ready to shape digital transformation in complex environments? Do you enjoy tackling business challenges in an international settings and collaborating closely with customers and fellow experts? Then this role might be just right for you. 

Nortal is currently looking for a Solution Architect to join impactful projects with our enterprise customers. In this role, you will collaborate closely with both our customers and internal development teams, focusing on understanding business needs through active stakeholder discussions and shaping them into high-value solution opportunities. You play a key role in engaging with stakeholders, gathering and refining requirements, demonstrating solutions, and proactively identifying how we can best support business goals. 

What you will do 

• Support customers in their digital transformation across areas such as data modelling and architecture, system integrations, platform modernization, and AI-driven solutions.
• Engage in regular discussions with stakeholders to understand their needs and translate them into actionable requirements.
• Translate high-level architectural directions into more concrete guidance for our development teams’ architects and product owners.
• Translate the customer roadmap items into a backlog with sufficient accuracy to be further processed by our development team architects and product owners.
• Produce documentation, technical diagrams, architectural notes, and decision records.
• Work closely with development team’s architects to clarify technical implications, even if you don’t write code yourself.
• Collaborate closely with Nortal colleagues, including development, project management, and data/architecture experts. 

Our tech environment In this role you don’t need to program hands-on, but a background as a software engineer is essential. Technologies in use include GCP, C#, React, Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL and Pub/Sub. Nortal is also actively utilizing advanced agentic AI methodologies and tools such as Spec-Driven Development and Claude Code. Understanding Domain-Driven Design is also needed to successfully fulfill the role. 

What will help you to succeed 

• Ability to understand business needs and ways of working, enabling smooth collaboration.
• Solid technical understanding and ability to discuss architectural-level topics such as software and data architectures, integrations, and AI.
• A background in software development (hands-on coding experience at some stage).
• Ownership mindset and ability to drive initiatives forward.
• Consultant-like approach: proactive, solution-oriented, comfortable in the client interface, willingness to ask questions.
• Excellent communication skills in Finnish and English. 

If you’re not yet familiar with Nortal, we are a global leader in strategic change and technology. Our 2,500+ employees worldwide share the vision of creating a better future through seamless digital transformation, and we're constantly on the lookout for new talents to join us on this journey. We maintain offices in Helsinki, Oulu, Turku, Jyväskylä, and Uusikaupunki. We highly value flexibility, giving you the option to work from home, your local office, or find a balance that suits your needs. 

Why join us? 

• You’ll play a central role in driving digital transformation for our customers. You’ll gain broad visibility into complex ecosystems—and real ownership of key areas. You’ll work closely with a friendly and experienced team.
• We value individuals not just for their skills, but also for their cultural alignment. Our core values include a commitment to delivering value and results, taking ownership, empowering oneself and others, and owning your future and growth. In addition to our professionalism, we appreciate a touch of good humor!
• We prioritize your growth and development. At Nortal, we actively support constant improvement and knowledge sharing, both internal and external training opportunities, self-learning, a mentorship program, and strong 1:1 culture.
• We prioritize your health and well-being by offering a flexible range of benefits, including adaptable working hours, access to high-quality occupational healthcare, massage services, and bicycle benefit. We are also a remote friendly company. 

Salary range: 5200-7800€ / month (full-time). Final compensation will depend on factors such as relevant experience, role seniority, and skill set. 

If you’re interested in learning more, please feel free to reach out to me for additional information: Virpi Kivinen +358 40 6616 338 virpi.kivinen(at)nortal.com    Nortal values equality and diversity in our work community. We welcome applicants with different backgrounds, such as in regard to age, gender, culture or minority group.        #LI-Hybrid