Solution Architect | S3 | Milton Keynes

Country: United Kingdom

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Solutions Architecture is part of the Architecture Team within Santander Services. You’ll gain incredible exposure across the business, working closely with other architecture teams (Enterprise, Cloud, Technical, Data & Security Architecture) and liaising with Business and IT colleagues in Santander UK, as well as Santander Global/Group Architecture.

The Team effectively works as an Architecture Community across domains, sharing reusable patterns and solutions, as well as innovating and curating new solutions to grow and keep Santander competitive.

If you’re passionate about driving and leading change by creating practical, workable architectures that can be aligned to IT principles & standards, then this role could be for you.

The difference you’ll make:

• Applying domain and Decision Driven Design experience, using your knowledge of the BIAN framework, TOGAF, ArchiMate and API & microservice architecture solutions, using tools such as Avolution Abacus to create Solution Design Documents (SDD)

• Owning the end-to-end Solution Architecture, collaborating and co-ordinating input from other architecture disciplines (Security, Data, Infra, Cloud, etc), and aligned to Domain Enterprise Architecture Strategy 

• Documenting complex As-Is / Transition / Target Architectures aligned to associated roadmaps

• Establishing & maintaining Strategy/Roadmaps, aligning diverse stakeholders across different technologies and business areas, both locally & globally

• Having knowledge of Digital/API/Micro-Services/Big Data/AWS/Azure/Cloud Architecture and domain relevant software packages

• Understanding and experience of migrating/decommissioning from legacy technologies to new technologies and removing obsolescence

What you’ll bring:

• Experienced in IT Systems Design and Solutions Architecture with Financial Institution knowledge, Retail, or Corporate with domain knowledge in Financial Crime (Financial Crime Detection, Transaction Monitoring, KYC/CRA, Sanctions Screening, etc), or other regulated industry risk control frameworks

• Experience in creating practical, workable architectures that can be aligned to IT principles/standards, whilst following appropriate governance

• Collaboration is critical, as is the ability to communicate complex concepts (both written and verbal)

• Demonstrable experience to diplomatically challenge and influence a diverse set of stakeholders and colleagues

It would also be nice for you to have:

• Ability to deal with ambiguity with resilience to drive clarity/agreement

• Good organisational and prioritisation skills across competing demands on time

• Demonstrate initiative, with the ability to learn fast (new concepts and skills) and deal calmly with situations under pressure

• Manage risks in a highly Regulatory business/environment

What else you need to know:

This role is based in Milton Keynes.

We want our people to thrive at work and home, and also be able to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and our expected level of attendance in an office is at least 12 days per month (pro-rata for part-time roles).

If you apply for this role in this location, it’s important you consider your travelling distance, time and cost from your home to the office location.

We’re happy to discuss specific working patterns and arrangement within this hybrid approach during the recruitment process.

If you’re interested in this role but with part time hours or a job-share we would still love to hear from you and discuss these.

Application process

If your application is successful a member of our recruitment team will be in touch. We will arrange a short call with you to learn more about you and what you are looking for from your next career move, as well as answer any questions you have about working in the Santander tech team. If both sides agree we will send your CV to the hiring manager to review. For this position, the interview process will be :–

1st Stage – A 60 minute virtual interview including a mix of competency & technical questions

Possible 2nd stage – A follow up session to capture any additional technical questions if required

Inclusion

At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed.  We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.

How we’ll reward you.

Learn more about our benefits and family friendly policies

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.

• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus
• We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don’t contribute yourself. We’ll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer.
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year
• £6,000 car allowance per year (remove for SLB roles)
• Company funded individual private medical insurance
• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, and health assessments
• Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover.
• Share in Santander’s success by saving or investing in our share plans 
• As a Santander UK employee, you are able to request staff versions of our products like our Edge Current Accounts and Credit Cards with no fees, as well as apply to many other deals and discounts in Santander products and services

Learn more about our benefits and family friendly policies

What to do next:-

If this sounds like a role you’re interested in, then please apply.

If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available through telephone, email, or face to face. You can contact us at [email protected] or call 0870 414 9080.