We’re looking for an experienced Solutions Architect to join Legal & General’s Institutional Retirement division. This is a key role shaping end-to-end technology solutions across a high-profile portfolio of change, including investment and finance transformation programmes.
You’ll work at the intersection of business and technology, helping modernise legacy platforms, enable cloud adoption, and support data-led decision‑making. This is a highly collaborative role where you’ll engage with a broad range of stakeholders across L&G, contributing to strategic initiatives and driving meaningful outcomes for customers.
Responsibilities
- Defining end‑to‑end solution architectures across the LGIR portfolio, aligning with strategy and enterprise standards
- Ensuring solutions are fit for purpose, meet business requirements, and deliver value within cost constraints
- Leading analysis of technology options, including cost, risk, and gap analysis, and producing proof of concepts where required
- Communicating solution designs and key decisions to stakeholders and governance forums including Design Authority
- Overseeing and driving solution development and implementation in partnership with delivery teams
- Assessing and selecting technology solutions with business, procurement and service partners, ensuring robust due diligence
- Collaborating across technology and business teams to align architectures, reduce risk and support strategic outcomes
- Identifying and championing innovation and continuous improvement, particularly in cloud, data and modern technology capabilities
Qualifications
- TOGAF or equivalent architecture certification desirable, alongside a relevant degree or equivalent professional experience; ITIL certification considered advantageous
- Strong knowledge of architectural design patterns, IT industry standards and governance frameworks
- Broad understanding of cloud and integration technologies including SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, APIs, SOA, microservices, open data and event‑driven architectures
- Experience with cloud data platforms, ideally Snowflake or similar technologies
- Knowledge of financial services domains such as investments and finance systems, actuarial systems or pensions
- Experience working within regulated environments, with awareness of FCA and PRA requirements, alongside exposure to analytics, business intelligence or AI
- Proven experience leading solution architecture across medium to large‑scale programmes, including cloud‑based delivery and collaboration with development and infrastructure teams
- Strong leadership capability with the ability to influence stakeholders, build effective networks and articulate a clear and compelling vision for future technology direction
Benefits
- The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance‑related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
- Generous pension contribution
- Life assurance
- Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
- At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
- Competitive family leave
- Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand‑new electric car through tax‑efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
- Many discounts available for our own products and a range of high‑street stores and online
- We’re creating net‑zero carbon workplaces by 2030 by investing in our sustainable, modern offices across the UK, all designed to bring people together and elevate the in‑person experience
