Solution Architect in Norwich

Location: Norwich, Bristol, York, or Perth

Salary: Circa 60k

Do you thrive on designing scalable, reusable technology solutions that enable teams across the enterprise? This is an exciting opportunity to shape how core platforms and enabling services are used to accelerate delivery. If you are passionate about aligning solution architecture with business and technology strategy while reducing complexity and duplication, this role is for you.

A bit about the job: As a Solution Architect within Technical and Enabling Services, you will play a key role in designing and shaping solutions across shared technology platforms and capabilities. This includes areas such as integration, automation, AI, document and content management, identity, networks, end user compute, and developer tooling. You will work closely with enterprise architects, platform teams, and delivery squads to ensure solutions are aligned to strategic direction, make effective use of existing capabilities, and are designed for reuse, scalability, and security. Your role will involve defining solution patterns, guiding delivery teams, and ensuring we maximise value from our enabling platforms while maintaining strong governance, security, and architectural alignment across infrastructure, platforms, and user-facing services.

Key skill and experience we are looking for:

• Proven experience designing scalable, secure, and reusable end-to-end solutions across enterprise platforms and cloud environments (AWS and/or Azure).
• Ability to align solution designs with enterprise strategy, architecture principles, and platform roadmaps, driving reuse and simplification across the technology estate.
• Strong understanding of enabling platforms including integration, automation, AI/GenAI, identity, content management, and developer tooling.
• Security-by-design mindset, with experience embedding security, risk, governance, and regulatory requirements into technology solutions.
• Skilled learner, communicator and influencer, able to navigate ambiguity, challenge constructively, and engage effectively with delivery teams, platform owners, vendors, and senior stakeholders.

What you’ll get for this role:

• Starting salary Circa £60k (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity 10% – actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s
• Generous pension scheme – for example, if you put in 8%, Aviva adds 14% in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
• Make your money go further – up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

Aviva is for everyone: We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares. We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending at least 50% of their time in our offices every week – combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.