Specialist Trainee, DevOps

Join us as a colleague

The application period for OP Pohjola’s 2027 Kiitorata Trainee Program is now open! We are looking for 39 open-minded and courageous talents for diverse, challenging, and skill-enhancing roles in various business areas.

Are you curious about what happens after code is written? Do you want to learn how modern software is built, tested, secured, and delivered in a world where AI assistants are becoming part of every developer’s toolbox?

We are now strengthening our Engineering Capabilities department with DevOps Specialist Trainee

Software development today is about much more than writing code. Reliable delivery pipelines, automation, cloud infrastructure, developer platforms, and governance all play an important role in ensuring that software can be delivered safely, efficiently, and at scale.

As a DevOps Trainee, you will join our Platform Engineering team, which develops and maintains services and tools used by software development teams across OP Pohjola. Our mission is to improve developer experience, enable efficient software delivery, and provide platform capabilities that help teams build high-quality software securely and reliably.

During your trainee period, you will participate in the development and maintenance of platform services, CI/CD solutions, automation, and developer tooling. You will collaborate closely with software development teams, helping them use platform capabilities effectively, resolve challenges, and improve their development workflows.

You will also gain firsthand experience of how AI is transforming software development. We are actively exploring AI-assisted software engineering, including coding assistants, automated testing, developer productivity tools, and AI-enabled workflows. As part of the team, you will have opportunities to contribute to experiments and improvements that help us understand how AI can be adopted safely and effectively in a highly regulated environment.

This role offers a unique opportunity to understand how modern software delivery works in practice and how platform teams enable large engineering organizations to succeed.

Does this sound like you?

You do not need to be an expert in every technology. What matters most is curiosity, a willingness to learn, and an interest in how software systems are built, delivered, and operated.

To succeed in this role, you:

• Have completed, or are currently pursuing, a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
• Have programming skills and are eager to further develop your software engineering expertise
• Are interested in DevOps, cloud technologies, automation, software delivery, or platform engineering
• Are curious about AI-assisted software development and emerging developer tools
• Appreciate automation and prefer solving recurring problems with tools rather than manual work
• Are patient and persistent when solving problems, even when solutions are not immediately obvious
• Communicate clearly and enjoy collaborating with others
• Take initiative, ask questions, and are willing to learn from experienced colleagues
• Have good English language skills

Experience with technologies such as TypeScript, GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, containers, cloud platforms, or AI-assisted development tools is considered an advantage, but it is not required.

A few words about us…

You will join GitHub Pipelines team, which provides delivery pipelines, automation, and developer tooling for software teams across OP Pohjola.

We work with technologies such as GitHub Actions, TypeScript, Azure, Terraform, and AI-assisted development tools. Our goal is to make software development easier, safer, and more efficient for development teams while ensuring compliance and high quality standards.

Our work is highly collaborative. We work closely with software development teams throughout OP, helping them solve delivery challenges, adopt platform capabilities, and improve their developer experience. We value knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, practical problem-solving, and supporting one another's growth.

…and why you should work for us

Join one of Finland’s largest technology organizations and gain hands-on experience with modern software engineering, cloud platforms, automation, DevOps, and platform engineering. You’ll work alongside experienced professionals, contribute to real services used by development teams across OP Pohjola, and build valuable skills for the future of software development in an environment where continuous learning, collaboration, and emerging technologies like AI are part of everyday work.

At 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.

To 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.

At 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.

You 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.

Join our team of future stars!

If 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 (Wednesday 14 October 2026 at 15.00-16.00).

Next, 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.

We will start processing applications as soon as the application period opens, so explore our diverse trainee positions and send your application to us today!

Here's how our application process works:

• Apply for the positions by October 18, 2026, through OP Pohjola’s Caree r site where you can find job-specific job postings.
• Please 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.
• We 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.
• We 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.
• The employment contract will be for the period from March 1 to August 31, 2027.

We 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.

OP Pohjola

OP 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.

We 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. We’ve been doing this for over 120 years.