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

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Business analysis, System testing, Pension administration, BPA administration systems, Lean methodology, Agile methodology, Defined benefit pensions, Financial services, Problem solving, Requirement traceability, Lifecycle testing, Scheme migration, Stakeholder management, Technical documentation

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 We’re looking for a Technical Systems Specialist to help drive the development of our core administration and calculation systems, including the ALPS Administration System. In this role, you’ll play a key part in delivering our digital workplace strategy, supporting operational excellence, and enabling better customer and client outcomes. You’ll work collaboratively across teams, champion Agile ways of working, and contribute to improvements that support accuracy, efficiency and innovation. What you'll be doing: Working with senior technical colleagues to ensure new system development aligns with existing functionality and best practice Collaborating with product owners, business experts and technical teams to gather requirements, complete analysis and support high‑quality solution delivery Supporting continuous improvement activity using LEAN and Agile methodologies to enhance processes and customer outcomes Maintaining clear requirement traceability and supporting full lifecycle testing, including preparing and reviewing testing deliverables Providing PRT expertise to loading and administration teams, including support with scheme migrations and new scheme setup Reviewing system and process changes to assess impacts on customer journeys and service delivery Acting as an SME on IT and change initiatives to enhance customer support and experience Keeping internal teams and third‑party partners informed of changes that may impact processing or customer outcomes Who we're looking for: Pension, Business Analysis or System Testing qualifications (or equivalent experience) Strong knowledge of BPA Admin systems, business analysis and testing practices Understanding of LEAN and Agile methodologies and their application in a digital workplace environment Knowledge of Defined Benefit pensions and a general understanding of the financial services industry Ability to analyse and solve technical and business problems with initiative Experience managing workloads effectively, adapting to changing priorities and supporting team goals A collaborative, positive approach with a focus on delivering high‑quality outcomes Flexibility in responding to change and supporting others through it 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 Technical Systems Specialist will drive the development of core administration and calculation systems while collaborating with technical teams to ensure high-quality solution delivery. They will also support continuous improvement through Agile and LEAN methodologies and act as a subject matter expert on IT and change initiatives.