Principal Architect

JOB TITLE:

Principal Architect

SALARY:

£124,653 - £146,650

LOCATIONS:

Edinburgh or Leeds

HOURS:

Full time

WORKING PATTERN:

Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in the Edinburgh or Leeds office

About this opportunity

An excellent opportunity for an experienced Principal Lead Architect for our Chief Technology Office (CTO) Insurance, Pensions & Investments (IP&I) team.

In this pivotal role, you'll define, uphold, and communicate the Technology Strategy to support the Group's vision and strategic goals. You'll focus on the capabilities needed for long-term success and align our Technology agenda with the Group's overarching strategy.

This opportunity is specifically aligned with our Insurance, Pensions & Investments Business Unit, part of the Group's growth strategy. Our mission is to empower the UK financially by deepening customer relationships, future-proofing finances, and protecting from the unexpected. This includes products like General and Protection Insurance, direct-to-customer services, pensions, annuities, and investments.

We're looking for a candidate who combines business acumen, technical expertise, architectural skills, and personal qualities to support our platform from an architectural perspective.

Key responsibilities include:

• Propose and drive the strategic direction of architecture for IP&I
• Act as a trusted advisor and internal consultant to Technology and Business Platform Leads
• Combine corporate governance, business control, and solution development
• Utilise technical skills in Cloud, APIs, traditional hosting, and event-driven architectures
• Create feasibility assessments and roadmaps
• Demonstrate agile and digital mindset with strong communication and leadership skills

About us

We're on an exciting journey, investing in our people, data, and technology, leading to innovative projects and new ways for our people to work, learn, and thrive.

What you'll need

• A proven track record in a Principal Architect role, successfully setting architecture vision and strategy
• Experience in corporate governance, business control, solution development, and design
• Technical knowledge of Cloud, APIs, traditional hosting, and event-driven architectures
• Architectural expertise, including feasibility assessments and roadmapping
• Personal strengths: agile mindset, digital approach, strong communication, leadership, and alignment with company values
• Support for Platform architecture

About working for us

We focus on inclusion, diversity, and creating an environment where everyone feels they belong and can be their best. We are committed to diversity in leadership, health initiatives, and supporting underrepresented groups. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including pension contributions, bonuses, share schemes, flexible benefits, holidays, wellbeing initiatives, and parental leave.

Join us to do meaningful work that makes a difference to millions of people.