Application Solutions Architect

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG); Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global risk management firm is seeking an experienced Application Solution Architect in Greater London. In this role, you will drive business value through innovative technology solutions by managing application migrations and shaping IT strategy. Ideal candidates will have expertise in application architecture and a background in the insurance industry. This position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including generous holiday and pension contributions.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Defined contribution pension scheme

Life insurance 4x salary

Health cash plan

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Application Architect with extensive experience working with applications (on-premises/cloud-based).
• Previous experience working on Application Migrations.
• Previous experience in a Business Analysis/Architecture/Designer environment within the insurance industry.

Responsibilities

• Drive business value by identifying, shaping, and delivering technology solutions.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders to facilitate technology adoption.
• Govern IT investment across business and systems change portfolios.

Skills

Application Migration

Strategy and Roadmap Production

Analysis and Design Capabilities

Education

TOGAF accredited

Tools

Quote & Buy tools

Job description

Introduction

At Gallagher, we help clients face risk with confidence because we believe that when businesses are protected, they’re free to grow, lead, and innovate. You’ll be backed by our digital ecosystem: a client‑centric suite of consulting tools making it easier for you to meet your clients where they want to be met. Advanced data and analytics providing a comprehensive overview of the risk landscape is at your fingertips. Here, you’re not just improving clients’ risk profiles, you’re building trust. You’ll find a culture grounded in teamwork, guided by integrity, and fueled by a shared commitment to do the right thing. We value curiosity, celebrate new ideas, and empower you to take ownership of your career while making a meaningful impact for the businesses we serve. If you’re ready to bring your unique perspective to a place where your work truly matters; think of Gallagher.

Overview

Are you passionate about driving business value through innovative technology solutions? We are seeking an Application Solution Architect to join our team and partner with our business customers across the UK’s trading divisions. In this role, you will identify, shape, and deliver solutions that meet business needs and drive measurable value for Gallagher.

As an Application Solution Architect, you will be responsible for ensuring the successful delivery, standardization, quality, and cost‑effectiveness of IT solutions, applications, and services across our business environment. You will build strong relationships with stakeholders, including those at the Executive Committee level, to facilitate the adoption of new technologies and ensure alignment with Gallagher’s standards and policies.

You will act as the sole Application Architect for our Retail Division in the UK & Ireland and the successful applicant will come from a previous Architect position where they have been working and focussing on application migrations.

How you'll make an impact

• Drive business value by identifying, shaping, and delivering fit-for-purpose technology solutions.
• Leverage your experience in application migration and system landscape definition.
• Utilise your knowledge of digital and customer journeys, including portals and Quote & Buy requirements.
• Provide an overview of current in‑house systems and assess the viability of incoming application migrations.
• Understand the full service transition from project to business‑as‑usual support lifecycle.
• Assist business customers in adopting new third‑party technology solutions in line with Gallagher standards.
• Govern IT investment across business and systems change portfolios to ensure compliance with IT strategy, standards, and policies.
• Provide technical advice and support to business, IT, and third‑party partners to ensure developments meet required standards.
• Demonstrate the value of technology to the business and govern solution implementations to ensure security, compliance, and reliability.
• Promote the reuse of existing solutions, adherence to standards, and alignment with policy to reduce technical design debt.
• Advise on opportunities to exploit technology solutions.
• Perform as a valued member of the technology team, contributing significantly to the success of the wider IT agenda.
• Carry out duties in accordance with internal policies, procedures, applicable laws, regulations, and Gallagher’s shared values, with a focus on putting clients at the heart of our business.

About You

• Proven experience as a Application Architect with extensive experience working with applications (on‑premises/cloud‑based).
• Previous experience working on Application Migrations.
• TOGAF accredited.
• Previous experience in a Business Analysis/Architecture/Designer environment within the insurance industry, working with applications such as Quote & Buy tools.
• Fantastic strategy and roadmap production skills.
• Excellent analysis and design capabilities.

Compensation and benefits

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top‑up to 10x
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
• Critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
• Season ticket loan
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
• Emergency back‑up family care
• And many more…

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long‑term health conditions or disabilities.

We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.

Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with [e-mail]. If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non‑conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer‑employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.