Solution Architect Manager

Equiniti; Camden Town; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international technology provider in Camden Town is seeking a Solution Architect Manager to lead a team of architects, develop complex solutions, and manage technical debt. The role offers remote work flexibility and requires strong leadership and architecture skills. Join a company committed to excellence and equality, with great benefits including a flexible pension plan and extensive employee support.

Benefits

Pension plan with company match up to 10%

Long Term Incentive Plan

Health and Wellbeing support

Life assurance cover

Employee discounts

Flexible benefits

28 days holiday + bank holidays

Investment in Learning & Development

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a team of Solution Architects.
• Strong background in solution architecture for large-scale projects.
• Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage Solution Architects in the Engineering home.
• Develop architectures for complex solutions based on requirements.
• Establish policies for selecting solution architecture components.
• Communicate decisions and manage target architecture across projects.
• Advocate for reducing technical debt and foster team ownership.

Skills

Leadership

Solution architecture

Engineering excellence

Technical debt management

Job description

Solution Architect Manager

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.

Key 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.
• Experience of engineering analysis, design and architecture for a management level E.

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

Equiniti Overview

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.

What We Offer

• Save For Your Future – 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. 2 volunteer days to get involved with a charity of your choosing.
• Learning & Development – Investment in LinkedIn Learning for all colleagues.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Please note any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre‑employment screening checks.

Joining Equiniti

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