Solution Architect - Protection

Royal London Group; Wilmslow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mutual life company in Wilmslow is seeking a Solutions Architect to design innovative technology solutions. Candidates should have experience in financial services, particularly with Microsoft technologies, and possess strong communication skills. This role offers professional development in a collaborative environment with excellent benefits including generous leave and pension matching.

Benefits

28 days annual leave

14% employer matching pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• Experience in creating solution architecture designs.
• Experience in financial services projects preferred.
• Ability to build consensus among stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Work with Principal Architect to create solution architecture designs.
• Collaborate with business analysts for requirements understanding.
• Manage architecture design through the Governance process.
• Present solutions to design forums and stakeholders.
• Support engineering teams from design to implementation.

Skills

Cloud computing

AI

Azure

C#/.NET

Strong communication skills

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.


• 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 all levels, both technical and business.


• The skills to build consensus between different areas within the organisation and, or highly independent and diverse stakeholders.

Benefits

• We\'re the UK\'s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.


• Our People Promise to our colleagues is 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.