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Job Title: Solution Architect

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Alderley Park

Working Style: Hybrid 50% home based / 50% office based

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Solution Architect to join our Chief Operating Office team at Royal London. The Solution Architect contributes to strategy and technical design, operating models, reference architectures and delivery roadmaps across selected key domains for Royal London Group Architecture (or across multiple domains when deployed to our largest and most complex transformation programmes).

This role will report into a Principal Architect and have responsibility specifically for the entirety of a technology domain architecture landscape or engage on a large programme role with responsibility for the End2End architecture including Service Resilience and Support Operating Model.

The role contributes to the development of major technology strategies for the group, bringing specific technical competencies and knowledge to ensure these are properly reviewed through governing bodies and then used to inform executive committees and business leaders, underpinning major programme design governance.

What you will bring to the role:

• Technical design experience and enterprise-wide architecture understanding
• Good knowledge of architecture frameworks, trends and initiatives
• Experience and knowledge of Pensions, particularly workplace pensions.
• End2End design of cost-effective, innovative, scalable and maintainable enterprise application solutions
• Knowledge of package-based solutions and enterprise application integrations
• In depth and current knowledge of one or more common application technology stacks (Java, Azure, Kubernetes, Kafka)
• Understanding of relevant technology trends
• Experience of infrastructure / application technologies within technology domain
• Understanding of operating and commercial models and processes that can wrap around technologies
• Experience of close working with third parties and suppliers
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly to all levels of the organisation
• Ability to think strategically and engage with technical detail to align with the overall strategy
• Experience developing presentations for, and presenting to, executive and senior-level committees
• Influencing and communication skills, with business and technical teams
• Good relationship and stakeholder management skills
• Commercial awareness and financial management skills

If you think you would be a great fit for our team at Royal London but don’t meet all the requirements of the role, please get in touch — your application will still be considered. We welcome applications from everyone, and we’re particularly keen to hear from people who are underrepresented in technology and architecture roles.

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.   

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 offer a wide range of benefits to support you at work and at home. For full details, please see Our Benefits.

• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Up to 14% employer matching pension scheme
• Private medical insurance

Inclusion, diversity and belonging 

We’re an Inclusive 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.