Solution Architect - Protection

Royal London; Alderley Edge; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal London seeks a passionate Solution Architect to enhance their technology landscape within financial services. This hybrid role involves collaboration with various teams to drive innovation using cloud computing and architectural designs. Ideal candidates have a strong technical background and a mindset focused on continuous development.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Up to 14% employer matching pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• Experience within financial services is ideal.
• Familiarity with Microsoft technologies, especially Azure and .Net.
• Strong communication skills adaptable to different stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Principal Architect to create solution architecture designs.
• Collaborate with business analysts to understand requirements.
• Manage architecture design through the Governance process.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Architecture design

Cloud computing

Inquisitive mindset

Job description

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Solution Architect - Protection

Company: Royal London Group

Job Title: Solution Architect

Contract Type: Permanent

Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based

Closing date:20th June 2025

At Royal London Group our Solutions Architects play a pivotal role in evolving our technology landscape. Your contribution directly impacts the value to our customers and members, and business growth across Domains / Business Value Streams of Protection, Equity Release, Long-term Savings/Pensions, Long Standing Customers, Annuities.

Our Solutions Architects regularly work with Senior Solutions Architects business partners, to guide the development of technology products and drive a portfolio of solutions for our core propositions. You will have the opportunity to bring your experience in modern architectural practices to innovate, refresh our estate and experiment across a complex range of organisational capabilities. Our projects incrementally develop enduring products and provide a range of exciting challenges including cloud computing, AI, consolidation, migration, integrations, simplification, and Digital Experiences. Solutions typically involve changes to, or creation of, business processes, operating model, application, data flows, infrastructure, and integration of third-party services.

You have a solid grasp of the concepts of business goals, objectives and business outcomes, business capabilities, value-streams and business processes and their importance in solution architecture.

We are committed to your growth and offer continuous learning opportunities, mentorship, and a clear path for professional development. You will join a supportive and inclusive team that values collaboration, trust, empowerment, and achieving together.

We are seeking passionate and experienced solution architects with a strong technical background. If you are enthusiastic about leveraging your expertise to drive technological innovation and make a significant impact, we want to hear from you.

About the role

Work with the Principal Architect for Protection to understand the strategic roadmap to create the solution architecture designs to enable the strategy to be implemented.

Collaborate with business analysts to understand the business requirements.

Manage architecture design through the Governance process.

Presentation of solutions to design forums and wider stakeholder meetings.

Collaborate with other architecture disciplines to ensure designs consider all aspects of architecture.

Support the engineering teams with the detailed software designs through to implementation and then ongoing maintenance.

Keep the enterprise architecture tooling up to date as new technologies and designs are implemented and created.

About you

Experience of working in projects within financial services, ideally but not mandatory within the Life Assurance space.

Experience of Microsoft technologies, particularly in Azure and .Net would be a distinct advantage.

An inquisitive mindset looking at new developments in the wider industry and other areas with a view to using them within Royal London.

Strong communication skills with an adaptable approach suitable for stakeholders across alllevels, both technical and business.

The skills to build consensus betweendifferent areas within the organisation and, or highly independent and diversestakeholders.

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.

OurPeople Promise to our colleaguesis 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 anInclusive 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.