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We are looking for 39 open-minded and courageous talents for diverse, challenging, and skill-enhancing roles in various business areas.\nAre you excited about cloud technologies, modern software development, and enabling solutions that serve millions of customers? Would you like to help development teams leverage public cloud services while building your expertise alongside experienced cloud professionals?\nWe are now strengthening our Cloud Platform team with a Cloud Platform Trainee\nAs a Cloud Platform Trainee, you will become part of a team responsible for developing and maintaining OP Pohjola's public cloud platform. You will work closely with cloud specialists, architects, security professionals, and development teams to support the adoption and continuous improvement of cloud services.\nDuring the trainee period, you will gain hands-on experience with modern cloud technologies and platform engineering practices. You will participate in developing cloud platform capabilities and practices. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to platform development initiatives that help accelerate software delivery and enable secure and scalable cloud solutions across OP Pohjola.\nThis role offers an excellent opportunity to learn how cloud platforms are built and operated in a large-scale enterprise environment while developing your technical skills in collaboration with experienced professionals.\nDoes this sound like you?\nYou are eager to learn, enjoy solving problems, and thrive in a collaborative environment. You are curious about new technologies and motivated to develop your expertise in cloud platforms and modern ways of working.\nTo succeed in this role, you have:\nOngoing university or university of applied sciences studies in computer science, software engineering, information technology, data engineering, or a related field\nInterest in cloud technologies, software development, platform engineering, DevOps, or AI-enabled solutions\nBasic understanding of public cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform\nFamiliarity with at least one programming language, such as Python, Java, C#, JavaScript, or similar\nInterest in automation, infrastructure as code, and modern development practices\nStrong collaboration and communication skills\nA proactive and solution-oriented mindset\nGood written and spoken English\nWe consider as an advantage:\nExperience with Azure services\nFamiliarity with Git, GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, or DevOps practices\nKnowledge of containers, Kubernetes, or cloud-native technologies\nPersonal projects, coursework, or other hands-on experience related to cloud platforms or software development\nA few words about us…\nJoin a team that enables modern software development across OP Pohjola. In Cloud Platform, we build and develop cloud services and platform capabilities that help development teams deliver secure and scalable solutions efficiently. We believe in collaboration, continuous learning, and sharing knowledge, and as a trainee you'll have the opportunity to learn from experienced professionals while contributing to real platform development initiatives from day one.\n…and why you should work for us\nAt OP Pohjola, you will work on challenging tasks of daily life, and in addition to gaining a vast amount of life skills and new expertise, you will be a part of Finland's most attractive financial industry player. With your actions and a determined attitude, you can influence your own career path here. We support your personal development and encourage you boldly! You will be employed by OP Pohjola for a paid six-month contract from March 1 to August 31, 2027, and we offer the same salary to you and all trainee colleagues; €3,200 per month.\nTo help counterbalance work where you are expected to take a lot of responsibility, we seek to ensure employee wellbeing and to enable forward-looking work arrangements. We offer a stable working environment where you can contribute to our core values: responsibility, people first and succeeding together.\nAt OP Pohjola, we work in a hybrid model where our ways of working are guided by our customers' needs, our business objectives, and the nature of each role.\nYou will enjoy a wide range of employee benefits, including special terms for employee banking, insurance and loan services. We offer comprehensive occupational health care, extensive medical treatment expenses insurance and a full-time group accident insurance policy. We invest in wellbeing at work by encouraging a good work-life balance, providing flexibility in your daily life, and offering lunch, sport and cultural benefits and opportunities for affordable holidays in OP Pohjola timeshares.\nJoin our team of future stars!\nIf you have any questions about the position or working with us, you can get more information from Competence Lead Riku Keskisarja tel. +358 40 772 5806 (Tuesday 13 October 2026 at 14.00-15.00)\nNext, we would like to hear more about you, so apply by telling us about your skills and motivation in the form of an application and video responses. Apply for the position by Sunday, October 18, 2026, at the latest by 1) submitting your application documents via the Apply Now button and 2) additionally responding to our video interview questions through this link.\nWe will start processing applications as soon as the application period opens, so explore our diverse trainee positions and send your application to us today!\nHere's how our application process works:\nApply for the positions by October 18, 2026, through OP Pohjola’s Career site where you can find job-specific job postings.\nPlease submit your application documents via the Apply Now button and additionally respond to our video interview questions through this link. Please note that progressing to the next stage requires both submitting your application documents through our application portal and providing video responses to our questions.\nWe will contact all applicants regarding further steps by Tuesday, November 10, 2026. Those selected for personal interviews will be contacted by phone to arrange an interview date, and those not selected will be informed via email.\nWe will interview and announce selection decisions to the finalist candidates by December 18, 2026. As part of the selection process, all finalist candidates will undergo personality assessments. \nThe employment contract will be for the period from March 1 to August 31, 2027.\n\nWe operate in the financial sector and our business is founded on trust and accountability. For this reason, we will check the successful candidate's credit history, corporate connections and potential conflicts of interest. In addition, the successful candidate must take a drug test and will be subject to a security clearance vetting by the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service.\nOP Pohjola\nOP Pohjola is a workplace that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. We want everyone to feel welcome, respected, and appreciated. We believe that different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences make us stronger. Growth comes from embracing these differences and learning from one another. We encourage everyone to apply for opportunities with us. We're delighted that you're interested in joining us on our journey.\nWe are owned by our customers and are the most attractive employer in the financial sector in Finland. OP Pohjola employs over 15 000 professionals in the field. Working with us is meaningful not only to our employees but also to others, as Finland’s largest financial institution, we help build a more hopeful future through our work. 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