Principal Architect For Cto Ip&I

End Date
Monday 10 November 2025 Salary Range
£124,653 – £146,650 We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options
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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. With a clear focus on the capabilities needed for long-term success, you’ll align our Technology agenda with the Group’s overarching strategy.
This opportunity is specifically aligned to our Insurance, Pensions & Investments Business Unit, an essential part of the Group’s growth strategy. Our mission here is to financially empower the UK by deepening relationships with customers, future-proofing their finances, and protecting them from the unexpected. This includes various products like General and Protection Insurance, direct-to-customer services, advisor-led and employer pensions, annuities, and investment products.
We’re looking for a candidate who can combine a mix of business acumen, technical prowess, architectural expertise, and personal skills to support our platform from an architectural perspective.
What you’ll make a difference – 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 developing business solutions
Utilise technical skills in Public and Private Cloud, APIs, Traditional hosting, and event-driven architectures
Create feasibility assessments and roadmaps
Embody an agile and digital mindset while demonstrating strong communication and leadership skills
About us We’re on an exciting journey and there couldn’t be a better time to join us. The investments we’re making 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.
What you’ll need A proven track record in a Principal Architect role, having successfully set the architecture vision and strategy, is essential
Gravitas and impact to operate at a director level. You’ll use strong storytelling skills, both written and verbally, in how you present your communication recommendations in line with priorities.
Experience in business skills such as corporate governance, business control, solution development, and design
Detailed technology knowledge across various topics including (but not limited to) domain driven models, microservices, event-driven design, hybrid cloud deployment models, cloud service provider technologies, CRM, business process management, devops, CI/CD, modern data paradigms, cyber security, resilience by design and sustainability.
You’ve worked in established complex organisations with large customer bases so have a good appreciation of the non-functional considerations and crafting systems accordingly.
Architectural expertise, including feasibility assessments and road-mapping
Personal strengths: agile mindset, digital approach, strong communication, leadership, and alignment with company values
About working for us Our focus is to ensure we’re inclusive 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, identity or 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.
And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.
We’re disability confident. So, if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.
Benefits A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
Share schemes including free shares
Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
30 days’ holiday, with