Valikko
Valikko

Integration Specialist

Helsinki Viimeinen hakupäivä: 12.01.2025

Marimekko is a Finnish lifestyle design company renowned for its original prints and colors. The company’s product portfolio includes high-quality clothing, bags and accessories as well as home décor items ranging from textiles to tableware. When Marimekko was founded in 1951, its unparalleled printed fabrics gave it a strong and unique identity. In 2023, the company’s net sales totaled EUR 174 million and comparable operating profit margin was 18.4 percent. Globally, there are roughly 170 Marimekko stores, and online store serves customers in 38 countries. The key markets are Northern Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and North America. The Group employs about 470 people. The company’s share is quoted on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. www.marimekko.com

We are looking for an INTEGRATION SPECIALIST with a strong blend of business process acumen and hands-on system integration expertise, who can effectively communicate with both our business and technology teams.

Join our enthusiastic and collaborative Technology - function at our HQ in Herttoniemi, Helsinki, and be a key player in driving our transformative projects forward. In this role, you will work closely with the company's integration platform and solutions, ensuring seamless connectivity and functionality across various systems. As an Integration Specialist, you will design, develop and maintain system integrations with the support of internal experts and selected technology providers and software vendors. You will play a critical role in creating integration solutions and architecture, as well as operating system integrations between core business solutions. Your efforts will drive o optimized, efficient and scalable business processes across all o organizational units.

This is a full-time permanent position, in which you will report to Marimekko’s IT Director.

Main responsibilities:

  • Designing, developing and maintaining system integrations to ensure seamless connectivity across various platforms and technology solutions
  • Collaborating with internal system experts and selected technology providers to implement and maintain integration solutions
  • Creating and managing integration architecture to support optimized and scalable business processes
  • Ensuring the functionality and efficiency of integration processes between core business solutions
  • Providing technical support and troubleshooting for integration-related issues
  • Staying updated with the latest integration technologies and best practices
  • Evaluating and implementing appropriate technologies, tools and platforms to support system integration

We have a diverse business environment from design, manufacturing and global supply chain operations to comprehensive omnichannel sales and you will be working closely together with our organization units worldwide.

Areas of responsibilities can be finetuned based on the candidate’s competencies and interests, but to succeed in the role, you have / are:

  • At least 5 years of working experience in challenging, senior system integration developer roles such as an Integration Specialist, Integration Manager, or similar
  • Strong knowledge of modern cloud-based integration platforms and solutions, with proficiency in Azure Integration Services (Logic Apps, Service Bus, Event Hub, Azure Functions) Experience in automating deployments using IaC and CI/CD practices, expertise in API Management, C# programming (Python is a plus), fluency in MSSQL and a solid understanding of Microsoft cloud services. Additional expertise in other technologies is highly valued
  • Demonstrated success in leading integration development and transformation projects, with a proven track record of delivering solutions that align with both business and technology needs; experience in logistics, retail, EDI business, and commerce-related integrations is a plus, but not mandatory
  • Business process acumen and solution-oriented mindset
  • Capability to work in a fast-paced environment, being part of the multiple development initiatives simultaneously and prioritize own work to meet the deadlines
  • Ability to successfully interact with diverse personalities at all levels of the organization
  • Willingness and capacity to constantly learn new
  • Enthusiastic, forward-thinking, positive and team player
  • Fluent in written and spoken English – Finnish is an advantage

We value a diverse workforce – Marimekko’s culture and working environment are founded on equality, inclusion, and cherishing diversity. At Marimekko we encourage people to be themselves. We believe in fairness and doing things together, using common sense and finding joy in our work. If you connect with these values and have the right background, we will offer you a unique opportunity to work in an exciting international business environment with an iconic Finnish brand.

To apply, please send your application in English, including your CV and cover letter with salary expectation via our career site at https://company.marimekko.com/careers.  We will start the interviews already during the application period so we would love to hear from you as soon as possible, but no later than Sunday 12th of January 2025. The application period will close as soon as the suitable person is found.

For further information regarding this position, you can contact Pekka Kivenjuuri, IT Director (pekka.kivenjuuri@marimekko.com or +358 40 583 9884) on Friday 20th of December 9:00-10:00, Friday 3rd of January 14:00-15:00 EET or Wednesday 8th of January 12:00-13:00 EET.

Marimekko's culture and working environment are founded on equality, inclusion and cherishing diversity. Marimekko welcomes and encourages everyone regardless of their national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, religion or other personal characteristic to apply. Recruitment is always based on business need, and the candidates are evaluated on relevant knowledge, skills and experience as well as motivation. Marimekko is ranked as the 3rd Most Attractive Employer in Finland amongst business professionals according to Universum’s ranking.  Marimekko is also the 4th most attractive employer in Finland amongst business students. Read more about the Universum’s ranking on their website.