Senior Solution Architect

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As a Senior Solution Design Architect, you will work within the Solution Architecture and Design team where the vision is to rapidly turn business need and strategic intent into real solutions. You will provide solution architecture expertise across the Technology & Transformation team and actively participate in establishing solution architecture models, patterns, processes and tools. Working collaboratively with domain architects, delivery teams and others, you will lead the design of solutions to a wide range of business needs that will drive maximum value for Legal & General Retirements Institutional and Legal & General Retirements Retail.

• Leading the design and development of architecture models and frameworks to support Solution Design
• Providing architectural and design consultancy, coaching and mentoring within assigned projects and/or product teams
• Leading the production of Outline Solutions that span the fundamental five aspects of architecture (Business, Security, Data, Service and Application) by working with architects from other domains, SMEs, product owners and service managers
• Capturing requirements and interpreting business needs to propose solutions that deliver business value
• Enabling product owners and/or project managers to understand the propose solutions sufficiently to plan and execute rapid delivery
• Contributing to effective decision making by the Executive via considered input to design authorities and similar forums
• Solution Architecture experience of defining and delivering architecture frameworks, models and methodologies is key for success in this role
• You have lots of experience delivering solution designs that span multiple functions, geographical locations and lines of business whilst also aligning to business and technology strategy and roadmaps
• Proven track record of managing effective relationships to ensure the solutions designed deliver business value
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to successfully engage and influence a broad range of individuals across various internal and external businesses and support functions
• Ensuring solution design delivery confidence across all levels with technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and effective at making good decisions and delivering business vale in line with business strategy
  
  

When you commit to Legal & General, we’ll commit to you too. That means we’ll recognise and reward your hard work, your performance and your contribution.

If you join us, you’ll get access to some great benefits, including private medical insurance, 30 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), a generous pension scheme, life assurance, and Income Protection. You’ll receive a car allowance of 12% of your annual salary, and you can participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice. We’re also proud to offer competitive family leave.

You’ll have the opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes. And then there are the many discounts we offer that you can take advantage of - both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online offerings.

The brand with the brolly is choosing today to change tomorrow.

Since 1836, we’ve grown to become one of the world’s largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurance brands.

We’re all here to improve the lives of our customers, build a better society for the long term, and create value for our shareholders - helping to shape a better future for society and the planet.

We need people who share our ambitions, agility and entrepreneurial spirit to help us do it.

At L&G, you’ll find a balance that helps you be your best. Empowered by hybrid working, we’re supported by technology and workplaces that enable us to work effectively wherever we are. We come together in offices to collaborate and connect, and use time at home for individual, focused activities. And, when we achieve great things, we celebrate our success and reward strong performance.

Today, there’s over 10,000 of us, working towards our mission, with plenty of opportunities to grow your career as we grow L&G. Will you join us?

Helping over ten million people around the world manage their savings, retirement plans and life insurance requires a lot of people behind-the-scenes. It’s up to us in L&G Group functions - which includes our tech and digital teams, Group Finance, HR, Risk and Corporate Comms to provide the essential support services that all areas of the business need, here in the UK and overseas. Simply put, we enable everyone at Legal & General to do what they do best. That means we’re helping to improve our customers’ lives, and contributing to the success of the business every day.

Great minds don’t have to think alike, so we welcome voices from all backgrounds. Bringing together people with different life experiences helps us build empathy with our customers and drive innovation.

We don’t just talk about it, we actively promote diversity and equitable opportunities for all. That means our employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or protected veteran status. In fact, we embrace every dimension of diversity to reflect the customers and communities we serve.

We think it’s important to create an inclusive environment where we can all belong, contribute and drive progress, where you can develop and grow, and be empowered. We want you to use your voice to help us build a better tomorrow.

We all work differently, and have different needs, which is why. we’re always open to discussing flexible working arrangements. Likewise, we’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs during our recruiting process.

So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we’d love to hear from you.

If this opportunity excites you but you’re not sure you meet all the requirements, or you’d like to know a bit more, please contact Anastasia Liasi at anastasia.liasi@landg.com (LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/anastasia-liasi-051044102/).

If you’d like to be considered for this role, please submit your application through our careers website as we’re not accepting email applications.