Solution Architect

Serving our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.

Salary: £72,200 - £86,640 + annual bonus and benefits

Location: Edinburgh, Glasgow or Newcastle, Permanent

Office Attendance: Our roles are hybrid; you’ll work in the office 2 days per week

Closing Date: 27th February 2026 at 5pm

Position: Solutions Architect

It’s an exciting time in our business. In your role you’ll provide end to end solution design leadership across change initiatives, ensuring that technology solutions are secure, compliant, scalable, and cost effective while aligning to enterprise architecture standards and business outcomes.

Operating within SAFe Agile (across ARTs and value streams), you’ll translate business epics and features into coherent solution architectures, manage solution intent, govern non‑functional requirements (NFRs) and support incremental delivery through PI Planning and enabler work.

The role balances hands on design with governance, partnering with Product, Engineering, Cyber, Data, and Compliance to deliver resilient, customer centric change that meets FCA/PRA, UK GDPR, and operational resilience expectations. So why not bring your talent, expertise, and skills to join our friendly team!

• Big Picture Thinking – Understands how all the parts of a system fit together — from apps and data to infrastructure — and designs solutions that work across the business.
• Strong Communication – Can explain complex technical ideas in simple terms to both technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Collaboration & Leadership – Works closely with product managers, engineers, and other teams to guide decisions and keep projects on track.
• Agile & SAFe Experience – Comfortable working in Agile environments, especially within the SAFe framework, including planning and delivering in short, focused cycles.
• Problem Solving – Quickly identifies challenges and finds practical, secure, and scalable solutions that meet business needs.
• Cloud Knowledge – Understands how to design systems using cloud platforms (like Microsoft Azure), ensuring they are secure, cost‑effective, and reliable.
• Security & Compliance Awareness – Designs systems that protect customer data and meet UK financial regulations, including FCA, GDPR, and operational resilience standards.
• Focus on Quality & Performance – Ensures systems are fast, reliable, and easy to maintain, with clear plans for monitoring, support, and future growth.

• Prepare for your retirement with our colleague pension scheme.
• Private Healthcare and Virtual GP Service 365 days a year. Plus, Critical Illness Insurance.
• Performance related annual bonus.
• Indulge in a generous holiday allowance with a minimum of 7.2 weeks, with the opportunity to buy more.
• Embrace the benefits of our Colleague Clubcard, enjoy a 10% discount that increases to 15% every payday as an added perk, we’ll give you a second card to share with someone else.
• Benefit from our family‑oriented initiatives, encompassing enhanced maternity leave pay, a shared parental leave policy, and a generous 8‑week paid paternity leave.
• Take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award‑winning training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.
• Take part in our Buy as you Earn and Save as you Earn share schemes & Green car vehicle leasing scheme.

We want all our colleagues to always feel welcome and be themselves. We’re committed to building a more inclusive workplace and celebrating everything that makes colleagues unique, and value the richness and diversity this brings to our business. A more diverse business helps us deliver on our purpose to serve our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.

We also know the importance of balancing work with life’s other commitments. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, as we’re committed to exploring part‑time and flexible working opportunities, at every level of the organisation.

Interviews are expected to be held February 2026.

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