Senior Technical Systems Specialist at LegalAndGeneral

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

23 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

24 Apr, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

ALPS administration system, Defined benefits pensions, Business analysis, Technical specifications, Agile methodologies, LEAN methodologies, Requirement traceability, User acceptance testing, System migration, Stakeholder management, Digital transformation, Process improvement, Financial services, Relationship building, Problem solving

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Company Description Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor. We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders. We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income. L&G Institutional Retirement looks after around 700,000 institutional customers who have their retirement benefits secured with us. Operating continuously in the UK market from our entrance in 1987, we are the UK’s longest-running insurer. Our Institutional Retirement business is the UK’s longest-serving active bulk annuity provider. Who we are Institutional Retirement is the only insurer to have been operating continuously in the UK market from our entrance in 1987 to the present day. Our UK retirement annuity book stands at an estimated £86.1 billion at 31 December 2023. Across our retail and institutional retirement businesses, we look after more than 1 million customers, around c.700,000 of whom are institutional customers who have had their retirement benefits secured with us. Job Description Are you passionate about improving systems, enhancing customer outcomes and driving digital transformation? We’re looking for a Senior Technical Systems Specialist to help shape and evolve the tools and technologies that sit at the heart of our PRT Technical Services function. If you enjoy solving complex problems, collaborating across teams, and delivering meaningful improvements, we’d love to hear from you. What you'll be doing: Delivering enhancements and improvements to the ALPS Administration System and other core technical systems Collaborating with product owners, business specialists and technical teams to develop high‑quality, production‑ready solutions Gathering and validating requirements and producing business analysis and technical specifications Supporting Agile and LEAN ways of working to drive continuous improvement across processes and systems Ensuring clear requirement traceability and contributing to robust testing approaches including UAT, BAT and PAT Providing expertise to loading and administration teams, including support on migration and new scheme activities Engaging internal stakeholders and relevant third parties to ensure smooth implementation of system and process changes Sharing key updates with stakeholders to enable excellent customer outcomes at all stages Who we're looking for: Experience delivering technology or process change within complex operational environments Strong knowledge of ALPS or other Defined Benefits administration systems, plus business analysis and testing practices Understanding of Agile and LEAN methodologies and how they support digital workplace improvements Ability to analyse issues, develop solutions and take initiative in resolving technical or business challenges Knowledge of Defined Benefits pensions and familiarity with the financial services sector Strong communication and relationship‑building skills with a focus on customer outcomes Ability to prioritise workload, adapt to changing circumstances and support team objectives A positive, collaborative approach with the ability to work constructively through change Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer: The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance -related bonus plan and valuable share schemes Generous pension contribution Life assurance Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only) At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday Competitive family leave Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only) There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online We’re creating net‑zero carbon workplaces by 2030 by investing in our sustainable, modern offices across the UK, all designed to bring people together and elevate the in‑person experience Additional Information At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all. If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel. We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time, term-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can. It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose. Permanent/Regular or Fixed Term Contract/Temporary: Permanent (UK and ROW) / Regular (US) L&G Business Unit: Legal & General Retirements Institutional L&G sub Business Unit: INSTITUTIONAL RETIREMENTS Primary Location: Hove, One City Park Job Family: Defined Benefits

Responsibilities

The Senior Technical Systems Specialist will deliver enhancements to the ALPS administration system and other core technical tools. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, develop production-ready solutions, and support continuous improvement through Agile and LEAN practices.