Solutions Architect

Solution Architect

Leatherhead, Surrey

Why work for us?

You’ll be working within a team who are encouraged to develop their skills, enhance their knowledge and improve the way we work. You’ll support the Enterprise Architect in delivering an IT architecture that aligns with the business mission, strategy and processes and assist in the delivery of the roadmap initiatives that support business needs, ensure technical integrity and provide the high quality systems and solutions required.

• Competitive salary of up to £85,000 per annum
• A workplace pension scheme
• Hybrid working, with collaborative days in our Leatherhead office
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), with options to purchase and sell up to 5 days holiday per year
• Private health and dental cover
• Support and investment in your personal development
• 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders

What we do

Premium Credit is the leading provider of insurance premium finance and a range of annually charged services, including tax, regulatory and accountancy fees, sports season tickets, memberships and school fees in the UK and Ireland. We are a multi award winning business lending more than £4.5 billion to over 2.5 million customers through a network of almost three thousand partners- and growing.

We are a successful business with a Trustpilot rating of 4.5, a Net Promoter Score of +78, a Glassdoor rating of 4.5 and a Silver Sustainability medal.

The Role

This is an exciting time of growth for us, and we are hiring a Solution Architect to help us continue this success. This is a great opportunity to develop a varied and rewarding career with a company that invests in, recognises and rewards its people.

Reporting to the Enterprise Architect, you’ll contribute to the overall system and solution architecture, system integration and implementation strategy.

You will also:

• Create and review Solution Architecture Design Documentation for the Change portfolio.
• Take responsibility for the quality of the solution being delivered to the business, providing the policies, standards and guidelines and ensure that functional and non functional requirements are met.
• Identify tactical approaches for solutions.
• Present Design Documentation to the appropriate governance, authorities and boards.
• Be accountable for ensuring solutions are aligned to the strategic roadmap and target architecture.
• Work with architects in other enterprise domains to ensure infrastructure, information and security model meets the project and enterprise requirements.

Who we are looking for

If you’re an individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment, able to work collaboratively with others and are looking to make a difference, this is a brilliant opportunity to advance your career to the next level with our sector-leading company. At Premium Credit, you will be supported to develop and expand your skills, knowledge and experience.

To be successful as our Solution Architect, you’ll have experience of defining and implementing solution designs, delivering designs that are scalable, secure and reliable.

• You consistently look for practical and pragmatic solutions that are easy to implement.
• You have a hands on approach and support other team members in getting things done.
• You’re a problem solver and have the ability to think strategically.
• Willing to share your knowledge and expertise; it is in your nature to mentor and develop more junior team members.
• It is preferred that you hold Azure Certifications and come from a development background. Experience within financial services would also be beneficial.