Help us design secure, modern technology that our members can trust. We're looking for a Solutions Architect with a passion for security to help shape the future of technology at Skipton. This isn't a traditional "security gatekeeper" role. You'll work as a core Solutions Architect first, designing end to end solutions across a complex technology landscape-while bringing deeper expertise in security to ensure everything we build is secure, resilient, and trusted by design. You'll play a key role in helping us modernise our platforms, simplify our architecture, and embed security into how we deliver technology-not bolt it on afterwards.
We work in a hybrid way, balancing flexibility with collaboration. For this role, you'll typically spend three days a week in our Skipton office, with the remaining two days working from home.
What You'll Do
- Design end to end technology solutions aligned to enterprise architecture, strategy, and target state capabilities
- Partner with product owners, delivery leads, and engineering teams to turn complex requirements into clear, actionable designs
- Guide and influence technical decisions, balancing short term delivery with long term sustainability
- Provide architectural governance and assurance across the delivery lifecycle
- Identify risks, trade offs, and opportunities to improve simplicity, reuse, and coherence
- Champion modern architecture approaches, including API led integration, cloud native design, and reusable platforms
What You'll Need
- Strong solution architecture expertise with experience designing and delivering enterprise scale technology solutions
- Security minded approach, embedding security principles throughout solution design and delivery
- Knowledge of security controls across identity, data, cloud and modern technology environments
- Experience designing resilient, scalable architectures that balance risk, usability and delivery outcomes
- Familiarity with modern architecture practices including APIs, cloud native solutions, DevSecOps and Zero Trust
- Proven ability to work collaboratively across business, technology, engineering and risk stakeholders
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, able to explain complex concepts and support decision making at all levels
What's In It For You
- Annual discretionary bonus scheme
- 25 days standard annual leave plus bank holidays, with an additional day per year of service up to a maximum of 30 days
- Matching employer pension contribution (up to 10% per annum)
- Colleague mortgages and access to Skipton products and services at discounted rates
- Flexible working to help balance your commitments
- Private medical insurance, health and wellbeing app, volunteering opportunities, cycle to work scheme, and discounted gym memberships
- Lifestyle perks such as a Home and Tech voucher, which can be used at JohnLewis, Currys, and IKEA