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Lead Solution Architect - Inside IR35

Lorien
Posted 2 days ago, valid for a day
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A leading insurance company is seeking a Lead Solution Architect for a 6-month hybrid role based in London, requiring 2 days a week in the office.
  • The position involves driving a program to exit the client's presence on the Mainframe, including data migration and decommissioning of software and hardware components.
  • Candidates should have extensive technology expertise across multiple architectural domains and experience in complex architectures, particularly with web applications, Mainframe, and cloud solutions.
  • The role also requires guiding a small team of Solution Architects and Tech Leads while ensuring alignment with the overall architectural strategy.
  • A competitive salary is offered, and applicants should have significant experience in relevant architecture domains, ideally with a focus on applications and integration.

Lead Solution Architect

Brand new vacancy for a Lead Solution Architect to join a leading insurance company.

Length: 6 months

Location: Hybrid 2 days a week in London

IR35Status: Inside

We ae looking for a Lead Solution Architect to drive a programme of work to exit our clients presence on the Mainframe. This includes the migration of data and processing for multiple lines of business to new targets, some of which already exist, others will need to be defined/delivered as part of this programme.Once all data and processing has been removed from the mainframe we then need to decommission all remaining software and hardware components. The programme scope also includes the decommissioning or rationalisation of associated platforms interacting with the mainframe.The Lead Architect will be a senior member of the programme team responsible for the e2e architectural design , the associated key design decisions, assuring the lower level designs and ensuring traceability from requirement throughout all design documentation.You will also be responsible for guiding and directing a small team of Solution Architect/Tech Leads to deliver the above.What we're looking for

  • Purpose led, customer-focused technology that enables growth, adjacencies and innovation; whilst always simplifying the costs of the client and consumers.
  • Excellent deep & wide technology expertise in more than one architectural domain
  • Understanding of technology from a capability perspective with a view to rationalise and simplify
  • Relevant architecture domain skills end-to-end with focus on applications & integration; can challenge existing architecture models
  • Create a narrative that takes all in the enterprise through the purpose and reason to believe in the strategy - ensuring that it is delivered as imagined even when iterated
  • Experience delivering on innovation, with an owners/startup mindset to growth and growing customers
  • Experience, excitement and interest in complex architectures which include, but may not be limited to, web applications built using java & angular, iSeries, Mainframe, COTS products and a 'cloud first' approach driving a multi cloud strategic runway (AWS & Azure)
  • Experience with the interactions between people, processes and technology
  • Fluent in financials and commercial topics and able to create linkages between business and technology and have a sound commercial approach to identifying solutions
  • Take a holistic view of the organisation and its technology need
  • We are open to candidates from any industry but would expect an interest in the insurance business and its future direction.

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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