Solution Architect - .Net

We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company. Proudly customer owned since 1861. Royal London is a purpose-driven mutual. Our Purpose, ‘Protecting today, investing in tomorrow. Together we are mutually responsible’, defines the impact we want to have. It shapes what we do on behalf of our members and customers, financial advisers, our colleagues and the communities in which we operate. Our People Promise is our collective commitment that our workplace will be inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling where all colleagues can thrive and experience a sense of belonging. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve. Our inclusive values and people promise are core to who we are and how we work. It’s good for our people, and good for our customers too, because with an inclusive workplace and a diverse workforce we will reflect our members, customers and communities to deliver the best outcomes. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across our organisation. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected– whatever their nationality, language, education, ethnicity and cultural background, gender and gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, generation, age, socioeconomic background, neurodiversity, religious background, abilities or disability. Job Title: Solution Architect

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Alderley Park

Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based

Closing date:28th February 2025

The Technical Domain Architect contributes to the strategy, thought leadership around technical design and operating models, reference architectures and delivery road mapping across selected key domains for Royal London Group Architecture or across multiple domains when deployed to our largest and most complex transformation programmes.

About The Role

• Contribute to the development of the major technology strategies for the group, bringing specific technical competencies and knowledge ensuring these are properly reviewed through governing bodies and are then used to both inform executive committees and business leaders and underpin major programme design governance.
• Builds a robust high-level plan to deliver the IT strategy. Is aware of the budgetary and other constraints in delivering the plan successfully.
• To be responsible for defining, influencing and ensuring adherence to the strategic design principles and governance framework.
• To provide coaching and support for other members of the function in order to improve and extend the Architecture capability in line with the Architecture Target Operating Model
• Contribute for the delivery of the Architecture for major transformation programmes and key domains.
• Delivers End2End, programme and domain Architecture services to Royal London Group
• Contributes to the definition of Group IT technology strategies and Architectural principles e.g. for an entire technology area within the Group
  
  

About You

• Strong Technical design and enterprise wide architecture understanding and skills
• Good knowledge of architecture frameworks, trends and initiatives
• End2End design of cost-effective, innovative, scalable and maintainable enterprise application solutions
• Strong knowledge of package-based solutions/enterprise application integrations
• In depth and current knowledge of one or more common application technology stacks (e.g. Microsoft .NET application technology stack)
• Strong understanding of technology trends
• Experience of infrastructure / application technologies within technology domain
  
  

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.