Senior Solutions Architect

Bank of Ireland; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

25 days annual leave

Health insurance

Pension contributions

Job summary

Bank of Ireland in Dublin seeks a Solutions Architect to shape New Ireland's Wealth and Insurance tech landscape, designing end-to-end Life and Pensions policy administration solutions and supporting modernisation of legacy platforms.

You will lead integration initiatives, translate complex designs for senior stakeholders, ensure governance alignment and contribute to solution assurance and architectural reviews within a hybrid working model based at Ballsbridge.

Qualifications

• A degree in a relevant Information Technology discipline, such as Computer Science, Information Systems or Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience designing solutions that integrate systems using different core technologies.
• Experience with enterprise-scale integration or modernisation programmes is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end solutions for Life and Pensions Policy Administration Systems, integrating them with on-premises and cloud platforms.
• Lead integration initiatives across Wealth and Insurance technology landscape, connecting legacy systems with modern platforms.
• Translate complex architectural designs into clear language for senior stakeholders and non-technical audiences.
• Ensure solutions align with business needs, technology standards and governance requirements.
• Contribute to architectural reviews and solution assurance with architects, engineers and business partners.

Skills

Life and Pensions policy systems

APIs

Cloud integration

Stakeholder communication

Education

IT degree (CS/IS/SE) or equivalent

Tools

API design

Cloud platforms

Job description

What is the opportunity?

As a Solutions Architect, you will help shape New Ireland's Wealth and Insurance technology landscape. You will design end-to-end solutions for Life and Pensions Policy Administration Systems, support the modernisation of legacy platforms and help connect business needs with technology delivery.

This is an opportunity to influence architectural direction and integration strategy while working with colleagues and senior stakeholders across the organisation. You will play an important part in helping our technology evolve towards flexible, future-ready solutions.

In this role, you will:

• Design end-to-end solutions for enterprise Life and Pensions Policy Administration Systems, integrating them with on-premises and cloud platforms.
• Lead integration initiatives across the Wealth and Insurance technology landscape, connecting legacy systems with modern platforms.
• Translate complex architectural designs into clear, accessible language for senior stakeholders and non-technical audiences.
• Ensure solutions align with business needs, technology standards and enterprise governance requirements.
• Contribute to architectural reviews and solution integrity checks, working collaboratively with architects, engineers, governance specialists and business partners.

What will make you stand out?

You will have strong experience of Life and Pensions Policy Administration Systems and designing solutions that integrate systems using different core technologies.

You will be comfortable working across legacy and modern architectures and navigating a complex technology environment. The ability to build positive relationships with senior stakeholders and explain architectural concepts clearly to different audiences will also support your success in this role.

Experience with the following will help you stand out but is not required to apply for this role:

• Delivering enterprise-level integration or modernisation programmes.
• Transitioning legacy systems towards future-ready architectures.
• Applying governance frameworks and working with enterprise banking platforms.
• Using modern integration approaches, including Application Programming Interface (API)-led design, event-driven services and cloud-based connectivity.

Essential qualifications

A degree in a relevant Information Technology discipline, such as Computer Science, Information Systems or Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

More about the team

You will join a collaborative technology team working across Wealth, Insurance and Enterprise Banking Systems. The team supports New Ireland's integration and modernisation agenda, helping legacy platforms evolve towards future-state architectures while ensuring solutions meet business, technology and governance standards.

You will work alongside architects, engineers, governance specialists and business partners, giving you opportunities to contribute to solution assurance, architectural reviews and cross-functional decisions.

This is a hybrid role, based primarily at our Ballsbridge office. We typically ask colleagues to spend a minimum of 8 days per month working in-person to support collaboration and connection. Specific arrangements will be confirmed by your recruiter to ensure they meet the needs of the role and team.

Why work with us

The Bank of Ireland company culture prioritises work?'life balance with a commitment to hybrid working, along with 25 days annual leave and excellent pension contributions.

Family can mean different things to different people; we offer 6 months paid maternity leave, an innovative fertility and surrogacy policy along with working parent and carer supports.

Your health and wellbeing is important to us; we offer a substantial health insurance contribution, Employee Assistance Programme, WebDoctor and financial wellbeing coaches.

We also encourage and support colleagues to pursue educational and professional qualifications to grow and enhance your career.

Key Competencies

• Customer Focused - Leader
• Better together - Leader
• Be Decisive - Leader
• Take Ownership - Leader
• Manage Risk - Leader

We're on a continuous journey to build an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, lived experience, abilities and perspectives. We provide reasonable accommodations at every stage of our recruitment process for disabilities, neurodivergence or medical conditions. If you require an accommodation please complete this form and one of our recruitment team members will be in touch via email. Any information provided will be treated as confidential within the recruitment team and used only for the purpose of determining and providing appropriate accommodations for the application and recruitment process.

Where Agency assistance is required Bank of Ireland Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Bank of Ireland by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.