Senior Solution Architect — Hybrid, Cloud & Platform Modernisation

Royal London; Alderley Edge; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Employer pension scheme

Job summary

Royal London is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to shape modern technology solutions for customers in retirement and annuities. The role involves ownership across multiple initiatives, coaching and mentoring other architects, and influencing strategic technology decisions.

The position offers hybrid working arrangements (50% home, 50% office) in Alderley Park or Glasgow, with a focus on delivering secure, scalable, and customer-centric platforms and digital services.

Qualifications

• Ability to translate business needs into technical designs.
• Experience delivering end-to-end architectures across multiple systems and teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Understanding of non-functional requirements and their impact on design.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end solutions for complex business and technology initiatives.
• Translate business needs into practical architecture.
• Shape solutions with a mix of bespoke, cloud-based and third-party technologies.
• Support platform modernisation and digital self-service improvements.
• Ensure security, resilience, performance, and operability considerations are integral to designs.
• Explain architectural options to stakeholders with clear recommendations.
• Collaborate across delivery teams, business areas, and technology partners.

Skills

Solution architecture

Stakeholder management

Cloud architecture

Non-functional requirements

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

Azure

Job description

Royal London is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to shape modern technology solutions for customers in retirement and annuities. The role involves ownership across multiple initiatives, coaching and mentoring other architects, and influencing strategic technology decisions.

The position offers hybrid working arrangements (50% home, 50% office) in Alderley Park or Glasgow, with a focus on delivering secure, scalable, and customer-centric platforms and digital services.