Solution Architect - Data, Integration Platforms & Shared Services at Royal London Group

Alderley Edge, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

20 Dec, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

21 Sep, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Solution Architecture, Integration Architecture, APIs, Event-Driven Design, CQRS, Data Platforms, Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Fabric, Power BI, Platform Engineering, Shared Services, Microsoft Technologies, Azure, .NET, Communication Skills, Collaboration

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Job Title: Solution Architect - Data, Intergration Platforms & Shared Services Contract Type: Permanent  Location: Alderley Edge / Edinburgh Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based Closing date: 3rd Oct 2025 At Royal London Group, we’re evolving the technology that underpins our most critical services. We’re looking for Solutions Architects to join our Data, Integration Platforms & Shared Services team, reporting to the Lead Domain Architect you’ll help shape the architectural backbone that enables innovation across the business—from cloud-native data platforms to modern integration patterns and shared capabilities. This is a hands-on, forward-thinking role where you’ll collaborate with architects, engineers, and business partners to design solutions that are robust, scalable, and future-ready. You’ll be instrumental in delivering the platforms that support our long-term growth and customer impact. Responsibilities Interpret Business Needs: Translate business and technical requirements into clear architectural designs that support long-term product evolution and strategic goals. Assess Technology: Evaluate current systems for gaps and opportunities, guide end-of-life decisions, and recommend improvements to reduce technical debt and enhance efficiency. Apply Technology: Lead solution design across platforms, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards, security, and performance. Collaborate across teams to deliver robust, integrated solutions that drive business outcomes. What you’ll bring Experience designing solutions in complex environments, ideally within financial services Strength in one or more of the following: Integration architecture using APIs, event-driven design, CQRS Data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Fabric, Power BI Platform engineering and shared services enablement Familiarity with Microsoft technologies, especially Azure and .NET A curious mindset and a passion for applying emerging tech to real-world challenges Strong communication skills and the ability to build consensus across diverse teams 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    

Responsibilities

Translate business and technical requirements into architectural designs and evaluate current systems for improvements. Lead solution design across platforms ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and collaboration across teams.