Solution Architect - Data, Integration Platforms & Shared Services

Royal London; Alderley Edge; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in Alderley Edge is looking for a Solution Architect to join their Data and Integration Platforms team. This hybrid role involves designing robust solutions and collaborating with various teams to drive business outcomes. The ideal candidate will have experience in complex environments, particularly in financial services, and a strong understanding of integration architecture and data platforms. A curious mindset and strong communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience designing solutions in complex environments, ideally within financial services.
• Strength in integration architecture and data platforms.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build consensus across diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Translate business and technical requirements into architectural designs.
• Evaluate current systems for gaps and opportunities.
• Lead solution design across platforms, ensuring alignment with standards.

Skills

Experience designing solutions in complex environments

Integration architecture using APIs

Event-driven design

Data platforms such as Snowflake

Strong communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Azure

.NET

Power BI

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Solution Architect - Data, Intergration Platforms & Shared Services

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Alderley Edge / Edinburgh

Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based

Closing date: 3rd Oct 2025

At Royal London Group, we're evolving the technology that underpins our most critical services. We're looking for Solutions Architects to join our Data, Integration Platforms & Shared Services team, reporting to the Lead Domain Architect you\'ll help shape the architectural backbone that enables innovation across the business-from cloud-native data platforms to modern integration patterns and shared capabilities.

This is a hands-on, forward-thinking role where you\'ll collaborate with architects, engineers, and business partners to design solutions that are robust, scalable, and future-ready. You\'ll be instrumental in delivering the platforms that support our long-term growth and customer impact.

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 complex environments, ideally within financial services
• Strength in one or more of the following:
  • Integration architecture using APIs, event-driven design, CQRS
  • Data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Fabric, Power BI
  • Platform engineering and shared services enablement
• Familiarity with Microsoft technologies, especially Azure and .NET
• A curious mindset and a passion for applying emerging tech to real-world challenges
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build consensus across diverse teams