Senior / Solutions Architect - Protection

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Job Title: Senior / Solution Architects

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Alderley Edge / Haymarket

Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based

Closing date: 18th June 2025

At Royal London Group, our Architects don't just design systems-they drive transformation. We're modernising our technology estate across critical domains including Protection, Equity Release, Pensions, Long-Term Savings, Annuities, Long Standing Customers, Digital Transformation, and Data Platforms.

This is your opportunity to lead the design of scalable, secure, and forward-thinking solutions that directly impact our members and customers. You'll work across a rich technology landscape-from cloud and AI to digital experiences, integration modernisation in a fast-paced, regulated environment.

About the role

Lead or support solution design across complex programmes including Policy Admin System migrations, data platform evolution, and digital transformation
- Translate business needs into executable architecture using C4, ArchiMate, and modern frameworks
- Collaborate across architecture layers-security, infrastructure, data, integration, and networks
- Influence enterprise direction through cloud, AI, observability, and simplification strategies
- Mentor peers and contribute to a culture of continuous learning and architectural excellence

What your'll bring

- Proven experience in solution architecture within regulated industries (financial services, pensions, insurance preferred)
- Hands-on expertise with Azure, .NET, Snowflake, Databricks, Kafka, REST APIs, CI/CD, and container orchestration
- Strong grasp of Domain-Driven Design, event-driven architecture, and modern integration patterns
- Engineering background with fluency in Java, .NET, Python, and modern frontend frameworks
- Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and influencing skills

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'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 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.