Lead Solution Architect

About The Role
Team Engineering Standards
Working Pattern - Hybrid 2days per week in the Vitality London, Bournemouth or Stockport Office.Full time hours per week.
We are happy to discuss flexible working!

Top 3 skills needed for this role:

• Highly experienced enterprise solution architecture
• Proven architectural leadership capability
• Deep expertise in modern technology ecosystems

What this role is all about:
The Lead Solution Architect plays a critical role in shaping and delivering enterprise-wide technology solutions that support strategic business objectives.Lead the design and governance of technology solutions across a complex architecture landscape. Partnering with architects, engineers, analysts and product teams, you will promote best practice, drive continuous improvement and help deliver innovative solutions that create business value.
Key Actions

• Shape and define end-to-end technology solutions across products, platforms and applications, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, development standards and strategic objectives
• Act as the architectural lead for complex initiatives, providing expert guidance and resolving technical and solution design challenges
• Lead, mentor and support Solution Architects, promoting architectural best practice and consistency across the enterprise journey
• Provide subject matter expertise for new initiatives and product enhancements, contributing to solution feasibility, estimation and technical decision-making
• Own the creation, governance and maintenance of Solution Design documentation, securing appropriate review and approval throughout the delivery lifecycle
• Drive the development and adoption of architecture standards, design patterns and governance processes as a member of the Enterprise Architecture community
• Partner with delivery, product and engineering teams to support projects and enhancements from inception through to implementation
• Support incident and problem management activities, leading root cause analysis and defining sustainable technical solutions
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams to promote continuous improvement across design, development, testing, deployment and operational support
• Build strong relationships with business stakeholders, third-party suppliers and technology partners to ensure successful solution delivery and alignment across the wider organisation

What do you need to thrive?

• Extensive Solution Architecture experience across complex enterprise environments
• Strong knowledge of modern technologies including Java, .NET, JavaScript, microservices, containers, databases and cloud platforms
• Proven ability to design scalable solutions across multiple products, applications and technical domains
• Expertise in architecture governance, design standards, patterns and solution assurance
• Experience producing and maintaining high-quality solution design documentation
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience working within Agile environments, ideally SAFe frameworks
• Ability to provide technical leadership, coaching and support to architects and engineering teams
• Self-motivation, accountability and a continuous improvement mindset

So, whats in it for you?

• Bonus Schemes A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
• A pension of up to 12% We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary
• Our award-winning Vitality health insurance With its own set of rewards and benefits
• Life Assurance Four times annual salary

These are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer, please visit our careers page.Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities!
If you are successfulin your application and join us at Vitality, this is our promise to you, we will:

• Help you to be the healthiest youve ever been
• Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self
• Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work
• Help you advance your career by playing you to your strengths
• Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be
• Give you the space to try, fail and learn
• Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support
• Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits
• Be there for you when you need us
• Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society

We commit to all these things because we want you to feel that you belong, and are supported to be happy and healthy.

About The Company
Were incredibly proud to be recognised for the culture we've created recently being named one of Glassdoors Best Places to Work 2026, and in 2024 we were delighted to be awarded Top 10 Places to Work in the Sunday Times Awards.


Vitality is a multi-award-winning UK insurance brand, here to make the world a healthier, happier place.

Weve been a purpose and values-driven business from day 1- long before it became fashionable. Our core purpose is to make people healthier and enhance protect their lives. Vitality pioneered shared-value insurance. We incentivise people to live healthier longer lives they benefit, our business benefits, and society benefits. Were successful because we attract, develop, and retain the best people and because we care.

Plus, you get to join our 1.7+ million members with access to our unique health insurance and healthy living programme. Just to make sure you know our products inside and out.

Ready to find out if were the right fit for you? We cant wait.


Diversity & Inclusion
At Vitality, were committed to diversity and inclusion because its good for our employees, for our business, and for society. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
Vitalitys approach to sustainability
Vitality is a business that drives positive change. We reward people for making and sustaining healthier choices. But healthy people also need a healthy environment. To learn more please visit our Careers page. #LI-Hybrid
If we are fortunate in receiving a high volume of quality applications we may need to close this vacancy early. If you are interested, please submit your application as soon as possible.