Solution Architect Manager

Equiniti; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology solutions provider is seeking a Solution Architect Manager in Basingstoke, UK. You will lead and mentor Solution Architects, ensuring the delivery of innovative software solutions across Shareholder Solutions. The ideal candidate has a strong background in engineering analysis and architecture within a product-led environment. Benefits include a pension plan, health and wellbeing support, and opportunities for remote work.

Benefits

Equiniti Pension Plan

Long Term Incentive Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Life assurance cover

Employee discounts

Flexible Benefits

28 days holiday + bank holidays

Learning & Development investment

Qualifications

• Experience of engineering analysis, design and architecture for a product-led organisation.
• Experience leading conceptualisation and development of a portfolio of products.
• Leadership qualities suitable for mentoring Solution Architects.

Responsibilities

• Line Management responsibility for Solution Architects.
• Lead development of architectures for complex solutions.
• Establish policies for solution architecture components.
• Manage technical debt reduction across the estate.

Skills

Experience in engineering analysis

Leadership in product development

Solution architecture

Mentoring and coaching

Education

Experience as a Solution Architect or Principal Engineer

Job description

Responsibilities

• Line Management responsibility for Solution Architects within the Engineering home.
• Provide encouragement, guidance, coaching and mentoring to members of the team
• Leads the development of architectures for complex solutions ensuring consistency with agreed requirements.
• Establishes policies, principles and practices for the selection of solution architecture components.
• Manages trade-offs and balances functional, service quality and systems management requirements within a significant area of the organisation. Communicates proposed decisions to stakeholders.
• Coordinates and manages the target architecture across multiple projects or initiatives.
• Maintains a stable, viable architecture and ensures consistency of design and adherence to appropriate standards across multiple projects or initiatives.
• Lead and promote engineering excellence and quality through appropriate use of analysis tools, control gates and peer reviews by inculcating new ways of thinking to improve design, productivity, and quality.
• Responsible for and above all advocate for the reduction in technical debt across the estate and mission, working alongside Product to ensure the reduction of technical debt is prioritised appropriately.
• Foster and maintain the relationship with central EQ functions (i.e. risk management, compliance, InfoSec etc) and ensure any corrective actions are raised with Product for timely execution.
• Mentor and guide Solution Architects within your team and assist with technical challenges as needed.
• Infuse a sense of ownership & pride amongst team members to deliver high quality work and institute a self‑directed and high‑performance culture in the team.

Qualifications

Experience of engineering analysis, design and architecture for a product‑led organisation and experience of having led conceptualisation and development of a portfolio of products. Would suit experienced Solution Architect or Principal Engineer, looking to move to a Solution Architecture role.

What We Offer

• Equiniti Pension Plan – Equiniti matches your pension contributions up to 10%.
• All Employee Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) – gives all EQ colleagues the opportunity to benefit if the current owners successfully sell the company for a profit.
• Health and Wellbeing – Employee Assistance Programme: counselling, legal & wellbeing support for colleagues and their households.
• Life assurance cover at 4x salary with the ability to purchase enhanced cover.
• Employee discounts – discounts and cashback at your favourite high street stores through our EQ Wins Platform.
• Flexible Benefits – the ability to purchase a wide variety of benefits through our flex plan (gadgets, travel insurance, will writing, holiday trading, and more).
• Time Off – 28 days holiday + bank holidays, plus 2 volunteer days to get involved with a charity of your choosing.
• Winning Together – Equiniti ICON award vouchers recognising individuals going above and beyond to help the business succeed.
• Learning & Development – investment in LinkedIn Learning for all colleagues.

Opportunity for remote working but must be able to attend Worthing office approximately twice per month.

Equiniti is a leading international provider of shareholder, pension, remediation, and credit technology. With over 6000 employees, it supports 37 million people in 120 countries. EQ's vision is to be the leading global share registrar, offering complementary services to its client base and our values set the core foundations to our success.

Equiniti Shareholder Services is looking for an experienced leader, managing Solution Architects to enable market‑leading software solutions. The Solution Architect Manager will guide, drive, and lead excellence within the teams to enable the development and delivery of innovative products enabling iconic global recall to Equiniti. The role supports platform(s) and products across Shareholder Solutions, ensuring change is delivered with global applicability, scalability, security, high performance and overall health of the product(s) as its focus.