Solutions Architect

Job Posting Title

Salary Band

£63,770 - £88,064

Grade: MP1

Job Description

About the Role
As a Solutions Architect, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing integration solutions that connect systems, applications, and data across the enterprise for our Retail, Small, Medium and Enterprise Business Systems.

Leading the architecture and strategy for seamless data flow and interoperability between internal and external platforms, ensuring scalability, security, and performance. Your role is pivotal in enabling digital transformation and operational efficiency through robust integration frameworks and technologies.

You are expected to champion the transformation of integration architecture into a strategic enabler of enterprise agility, resilience, and innovation. By embedding integration as a core capability across the organization, you will ensure that systems, data, and processes work in harmony to support evolving business needs.

You will position integration at the heart of transformation, empowering teams to deliver seamless customer experiences, unlock operational efficiencies, and accelerate time-to-value through connected technologies.

About You
You bring a wealth of experience and a strategic mindset, with the confidence to operate at the intersection of business and technology. You have a strong background in architecture or related roles, with a proven track record of designing and delivering scalable, enterprise-grade solutions. Your experience includes working on large-scale digital transformation or system modernisation programmes, where you’ve successfully balanced immediate needs with long-term strategic goals.

You should be an excellent communicator and collaborator, able to build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels. You can translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable strategies that drive business value. With a deep understanding of enterprise integration patterns—such as ESB, pub/sub, point-to-point, and hub-and-spoke—you are able to design robust, secure, and efficient architectures. You also bring a solid grounding in security protocols and best practices, including OAuth, SAML, and encryption, ensuring data is protected across integrations.

Your technical expertise spans APIs (REST and SOAP), microservices, and event-driven architectures, alongside proficiency in data formats and protocols such as JSON, XML, HTTP, and AMQP. You are comfortable working with cloud platforms like Azure and have experience across hybrid integration scenarios. You’re also familiar with DevOps principles and CI/CD pipelines, enabling efficient and reliable deployment of integration solutions.

In addition, you have strong domain knowledge in KYC, KYB, and AML technologies, particularly within Small and Medium Business operating models. You are adept at evaluating and recommending tools, platforms, and frameworks based on both business and technical requirements. Detail-oriented and quality-focused, you bring a problem-solving mindset and a collaborative, adaptable approach—thriving in fast-paced environments where systems thinking and continuous improvement are key.

About Us
The Newcastle Building Society Group comprises of Newcastle Building Society, Manchester Building Society, Newcastle Financial Advisers and Newcastle Strategic Solutions. Our purpose, connecting our communities with a better financial future inspires and directs our activities.
 

As an inclusive employer and member owned mutual, we aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We believe everyone should feel valued, respected, and celebrated for who they are, we want colleagues to feel this is a place they belong. A place to be you.
 

What do you get in return? As well as receiving a competitive annual salary based on above-market pay scales, our reward package includes:  
 

Financial 

• Corporate bonus scheme (on target 10%, up to a maximum 15%) 
• Pension scheme (up to 9% employer contribution) 
• Annual performance related pay reviews  
• Colleague mortgage scheme  
• Electric car salary sacrifice scheme  
• Life assurance (4x salary) and income protection  
• Access to our financial advisers  
• Access to a range of high street and online discounts  

Work/Life Balance  

• A 35-hour weekly contract - We are happy to talk flexible working and welcome discussions 
• 30 days’ annual leave + bank holidays 
• The option to buy and sell up to 5 days’ holiday  
• Hybrid working (typically 3 days’ home based) 
• Above statutory family leave entitlement - 3 months full pay, 3 months half pay, regardless of gender or route to parenthood 

Health and Wellbeing  

• Private medical insurance  
• Access to a health cash plan through a Medicash scheme  
• Access to an employee assistance programme  
• Free onsite gym at our Cobalt head office and access to discounted gym’s 
• Two paid volunteering days’ each year 
• Cycle to work scheme 

Recognising there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to recruitment, we’re committed to ensuring every candidate has the opportunity to showcase their full potential throughout the recruitment process. We strive to make our processes as accessible as possible, if there are any ways in which we can provide support or make adjustments, we would love to discuss this with you, you can contact your Recruiter for this vacancy at dave.cowell@newcastle.co.uk

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