Senior / Solutions Architect - Digital Platforms

Medirest Signature; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK is seeking a Senior Solution Architect for their Digital Platforms team. The role involves designing scalable and secure solutions that enhance their core services across various domains. Candidates should have experience in the regulated sector, strong collaboration skills, and familiarity with modern architecture patterns. The organization offers a hybrid working style and competitive benefits, including generous annual leave and pension matching.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Up to 14% employer matching pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• Experience designing solutions in regulated industries (insurance/financial services ideal).
• Technical background in .NET, Java, Python, Azure, CI/CD.
• Familiarity with mobile/web frameworks, serverless, and edge computing.

Responsibilities

• Translate business needs into architectural designs supporting product evolution.
• Evaluate systems for gaps and improve efficiency.
• Lead solution design ensuring alignment with enterprise standards.

Skills

Solution design

Modern architecture patterns

Collaboration

Technical design

Tools

C4

ArchiMate

LeanIX

Orbus

Job description

Job Title: Senior / Solution Architect - Digital Platforms

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: South Manchester (Alderley Edge) or Edinburgh

Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based

Closing date: 1st August 2025

At Royal London Group, we're reimagining how technology serves our customers and society. Reporting to the Principal Architect (Lead Domain Architect) you will be aligned to the Digital Platform Business Value Stream to deliver innovative solutions that meet strategic business outcomes. We're looking for Snr / Solutions Architects, to help shape the future of our digital platforms-designing scalable, secure, and customer-focused solutions that power our core services across pensions, protection, and savings.

You'll work in a fast-paced, agile environment, collaborating with engineers, analysts, and senior architects to deliver impactful solutions across cloud, AI, digital experiences, and modern architecture.

Responsibilities

• Interpret Business Needs: Translate business and technical requirements into clear architectural designs that support long-term product evolution and strategic goals.
• Assess Technology: Evaluate current systems for gaps and opportunities, guide end-of-life decisions, and recommend improvements to reduce technical debt and enhance efficiency.
• Apply Technology: Lead solution design across platforms, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards, security, and performance. Collaborate across teams to deliver robust, integrated solutions that drive business outcomes.

What you'll bring

• Experience designing solutions in regulated industries (insurance/financial services ideal)
• Strong grasp of modern architecture patterns (MACH, event-driven, DDD)
• Hands-on experience with C4, ArchiMate, and tools like Ardoq, LeanIX, or Orbus
• Technical background in .NET, Java, Python, Azure, CI/CD, APIs, and data platforms
• Familiarity with mobile/web frameworks, serverless, and edge computing
• Ability to translate business needs into executable, traceable designs
• Passion for collaboration, continuous learning, and inclusive innovation

About Royal London

We're the UK's largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.

We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits

Inclusion, diversity and belonging

We're an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected - whatever their background.