We'reon the hunt for a Lead Solutions Architect who skilfully blends both a safe pair of hands and a futurist’s perspective. Someone energised by change, fluent in complexity, and motivated by the challenge of shaping a bankthat’sbuilt not just for today - but for the decades ahead.
Thisisn’ta “keep the lights on” architecture role.It’saboutsetting direction,unlocking innovation, andorchestrating complex, high impact architecturesthat define how we serve colleagues and customers through our next chapter of digital evolution.
As a Lead Solutions Architect,you’llplay a pivotal role in designing and shaping how the Colleague Lab, part of the Colleague & Customer Services Platform, delivers transformative experiences across our colleague-facing and direct‑to‑consumer channels.You’llhelp us build modern, scalable, AI‑enabled journeys that feel effortless for customers, and relevant for the business.
You’llbring the thought leadership to imaginewhat’spossible, the technical credibility to make it real, and the relationship building strength to bring others with you.
You’lloperateat the heart of the Customer & Colleague Services Platform, within the Insurance, Pensions & Investments division of Scottish Widows, partnering closely with Product Owners, EngineeringTeamsand Enterprise Architecture. Your influence will guide several multi-functional feature teams,locatedacross Edinburgh, Leeds,Bristoland Hyderabad - helping them balance delivery pace with strategic architectural vision.
Your responsibilities will include:
Defining Target Solution Architectures for APIs & microservices,CCaaStelephony, colleague tooling,roboticsand AI powered automation, agentic, and much more
Designing how AI can amplify what we do -not as hype, but as thoughtful, responsible, value creating capability (Nice to Have)
We’reevolving our technology landscape to be more resilient, more adaptive, and more human-centred.You’llbe a key architect of that journey.
You’llexcel here if you combinearchitectural depth,strategic clarity, and an ability toexcite and inspire through storytelling. Specifically,we’relooking for:
Deep knowledge of web and API architectures - microservices, CQRS, publish subscribe, and event‑subscribe, and event‑driven patterns
We’reon an exciting journey and therecouldn’tbe a better time to join us. The investmentswe’remaking in our people, data, and technology are leading to innovative projects, fresh possibilities, and countless new ways for our people to work, learn, and thrive.
Our focus is to ensurewe'reinclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background,identityor culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. Andit’swhy we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.We’redisability confident.Soifyou’dlike reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know
We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:
• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
Ready to start growing with purpose? Apply today
