Chief Architect - Application Solutions & Modernization

AXA UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company in the UK is seeking a Head of Application Solutions Guild. You will lead the strategy and execution for application solutions, guiding design standards and modernizing legacy applications. This role requires extensive experience in application engineering and solution design within complex enterprise environments. The company offers competitive salary and various benefits, encouraging flexible working arrangements while promoting a supportive environment.

Benefits

Competitive annual salary

Annual performance-based bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Private medical cover

28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in application engineering or technical leadership across complex environments.
• Strong understanding of modern application architectures including cloud-native patterns.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills to align technical delivery with business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve application design standards and delivery patterns.
• Guide solution design to ensure technical alignment.
• Own the modernization roadmap for legacy applications.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams for strategic alignment.
• Drive continuous improvement in delivery quality.

Skills

Application engineering

Solution design

Technical leadership

APIs

Microservices

DevOps practices

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

A leading insurance company in the UK is seeking a Head of Application Solutions Guild. You will lead the strategy and execution for application solutions, guiding design standards and modernizing legacy applications. This role requires extensive experience in application engineering and solution design within complex enterprise environments. The company offers competitive salary and various benefits, encouraging flexible working arrangements while promoting a supportive environment.