Lead Technical Solution Designer

Founded in 1910, KONE is a global leader that provides elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization that add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Our mission is to improve the flow of urban life and make our world’s cities better places to live by providing innovative solutions that help make people’s journeys safe, convenient and reliable. Our operations in over 60 countries around the world has helped us achieve our position as an innovation and sustainability leader with repeated recognitions by Forbes, Corporate Knights for clean capitalism and others.

KONE’s vision is to create the Best People Flow experience by providing ease, effectiveness and experience to our customers and users. In line with our strategy, Sustainable Success with Customers, we will focus on increasing the value we create for customers with new intelligent solutions and embed sustainability even deeper across all of our operations. By closer collaboration with customers and partners, KONE will increase the speed of bringing new services and solutions to the market.

KONE Technology and Innovation Unit (KTI) is where we combine the physical world – escalators and elevators – with smart and connected digital systems. We are changing and improving the way billions of people move within buildings every day. We are on a mission to expand and develop new digital solutions that are based on emerging technologies.

IT professionals - KONE Corporation

KONE Technology and Innovation (KTI) is where the magic happens at KONE. It's where we combine the physical world – escalators and elevators – with smart and connected digital systems. We are changing and improving the way billions of people move within buildings every day. We are on a mission to expand and develop new digital solutions that are based on emerging technologies.

We are now looking for a

Lead technical solution designer to join KONE IT Digital Enabling Platforms, Data Movement and Integrations team. Our team is dedicated to creating and managing cloud integration solutions that power KONE's digital transformation journey.

As a key member of our team, you’ll help design and support cloud-based data integration projects, creating scalable solutions for transferring and managing large datasets across applications. You’ll play a critical role in automating data pipelines and enabling self-service integration capabilities for our users.

Whether you already bring senior-level experience or are still building toward a lead role, we encourage you to apply. If you match some of the skills we’re looking for and are eager to grow, we’d love to hear from you.

This position is based in Espoo, Finland , and reports to the Product Owner.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product owners, application owners, architects, and other stakeholders to clarify business needs and uncover integration opportunities.

• Create fit-for-purpose designs for prioritized items, considering both functional and non-functional aspects.

• Own the end-to-end IT solution design for integration assets.

• Lead requirement-gathering workshops and translate needs into technical specifications.

• Manage development and testing with implementation partners.

• Support the product owner in updating product roadmaps and prioritizing backlogs.

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of experience in product design or software development, with a strong background in enterprise application integration.

• Good understanding of cloud-native architecture and AWS services (e.g., Lambda, SQS, SNS, API Gateway, EventBridge).

• Hands-on experience in cloud engineering, data integration, and designing APIs or messaging-based solutions.

• Proven track record in IT project delivery within agile environments.

• Analytical, innovative, and curious mindset.

• Excellent communication skills in English and a collaborative, agile approach.

• AWS Solutions Architect certification or similar is a plus.

• Prior experience with SAP or Salesforce is considered an asset.

• Good understanding of agentic AI concepts, MCPs and AI driven software development.

Why Join Us?

• Work with cutting-edge cloud technologies, artificial intelligence (AI) and automation tools

• Design smarter, more automated E2E solutions.

• Thrive in an international, inclusive, and professional environment.

• Enjoy a competitive benefits package, bonus scheme, and career development support.

• Be part of a culture that values openness, diversity, and continuous learning.

Want to know more?
Please contact Oleg Kolodiy, Product Owner, Data Movement and Integrations via email oleg.kolodiy@kone.com

Ready to Join the Flow ​?
If you think this could be your next inspiring challenge, please submit your application, including a cover letter and CV via our Careers-site latest by 2nd October, 2026.

We can’t wait to hear from you!

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