Solution Architect (Microsoft)

ZipRecruiter; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a global IT services leader as a Solutions Architect, responsible for delivering large scale programs for the UK's largest mutual life and pensions company. The role emphasizes architectural design across various technology domains with an attractive salary package and hybrid working options from Edinburgh or Manchester.

Benefits

Annual bonus up to £10,000

Pension scheme with 6% employer contribution

Fully funded training programs

Private medical insurance

Life assurance & income protection

Car lease schemes

Cycle-to-work scheme

Employee assistance programme

Health & wellness initiatives

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of technical design and architecture.
• Experience with End2End designs and cost-effective solutions.
• Ability to influence at executive committee level.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to development of major technology strategies.
• Define and ensure adherence to strategic design principles.
• Coach and support team members to enhance architecture capability.

Skills

Technical design

Enterprise-wide architecture

Strategic planning

Influencing and communication

Tools

.NET

Azure

Job description

Job Description

Join a global IT services and consulting leader as a Solutions Architect to work with the UK's largest mutual life, pensions and investment company to deliver large scale programmes of work (Microsoft stack) across multiple end-to-end technology domains. Salary up to £90k plus bonus, hybrid working from Edinburgh or Manchester.

About the role:

This role will play a pivotal role in contributing to the delivery of the strategy and technical design aligned to architectural road maps across selected key domains for Group Architecture. This role will support the Full Stack Architect to deliver large scale programs of work across multiple technology domain architecture landscapes and will support the delivery of End2End architecture projects.

Your responsibilities:

• You will contribute to the development of the major technology strategies for the group, bringing specific technical competencies and knowledge ensuring these are carefully reviewed through governing bodies.
• Then used to both inform executive committees and business leaders and underpin major program design governance.
• Be responsible for defining, influencing, and ensuring adherence to the strategic design principles and governance framework.
• Must provide coaching and support for other members of the function to improve and extend the Architecture capability in line with the Architecture Target Operating Model.

Essential skills

• Strong technical design and enterprise-wide architecture understanding and skills.
• Strong hands-on experience in delivering End2End designs and cost-effective, innovative, and maintainable enterprise application solutions.
• Must have in depth and current knowledge of one or more common application technology stacks (e.g., Microsoft .NET application technology stack).
• Applicants must have the ability to plan and think strategically on how technology evolves and how it will fit into the overall strategy.
• Capability to develop presentations for executive and senior level committees, as well as strong influencing and communication skills.

Benefits:

Organisation is consistently voted a Top Employer in the UK and globally.

• Alongside base salary of £80,000-£90,000 you will receive an annual bonus of up to £10,000
• Pension scheme with 6% employer contribution, previous pension can be transferred
• Fully funded training programs
• Private medical insurance (inc. dental & eye care and pre-existing condition covered)
• Life assurance & Income protection
• Car Lease Schemes (inc. Jaguar Land Rover discounts)
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Additional benefits including GAYE (Give as you Earn), Staff discounts for groceries, utilities, electronics and Employee Assistance Programme (Family/Finances/Mental wellbeing)

, and Wellbeing

You will find a welcoming culture and many internal volunteering and social networks to join (these are optional). Their , and social activities include 12 employee networks as well as health & wellness initiatives and sports events and the organisation sponsors the London Marathon.

Further information:

• This is a hybrid role across either Edinburgh or Manchester offices, please ensure you are able to commute to these locations.
• There is no sponsorship provided for this vacancy

If you are an experienced Solution Architect with expertise across the Microsoft stack, .NET and Azure looking to shape the future architecture of a major organisation then apply now or contact Zymante (Zee) in complete confidence.