Digital Architect

M&G plc is an international savings and investments business, managing money for around 5 million retail customers and more than 800 institutional clients in 28 markets. As at 30 June 2022, we had £348.9 billion of assets under management and administration. Our purpose is to help people manage and grow their savings and investments, responsibly. With a heritage dating back more than 170 years, M&G plc has a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions. We serve our savings and insurance customers under the Prudential brand in the UK and Europe, and under the M&G Investments brand for asset management clients globally. At M&G our purpose is to help people manage and grow their savings and investments, responsibly. As a business, we are continuing to take steps towards a sustainable future, delivering better long-term solutions for our customers and clients and identifying new opportunities to make a positive impact for our environment and communities. To help us achieve our vision we’re looking for exceptional people who live our values of care and integrity and who can inspire others; embrace change; deliver results and keep it simple. We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role. The Role: A new opportunity has arisen for an Infrastructure Architect within M&G Plc. Enterprise Architecture team. The successful candidate will work principally on ensuring that our IT Architecture principles and standards are applied effectively and efficiently across the infrastructure stack including classical data centres and cloud. As a Digital Architect at M&G you will be responsible for the following: Developing, maintaining and communicating elements of a reference architecture that enables the delivery of an ambitious and technology strategy Defining delivery roadmaps for assigned elements infrastructure stack including classical data centres (network and storage) and cloud Working with technology and change stakeholders in shaping, delivering and agreeing high level solution architectures that are aligned to M&G Plc. wider Enterprise Architecture Working closely with digital change projects to ensure that detailed design and delivery work is consistent with the agreed infrastructure architecture Providing general technology guidance and advice to business and IT stakeholders Identifying opportunities to deliver business benefit through adoption of new technologies or new ways of working Ongoing definition and subsequent re-use of common design frameworks, standards, patterns and practices The role requires close collaboration with business stakeholders, business architects, solution architects, product managers and delivery teams across M&G Plc. Technical requirements of the role will ideally include extensive and demonstrable knowledge of the following: Enterprise architecture processes (e.g. TOGAF) Deep infrastructure knowledge Deep classical data centre expertise Logical storage and networking expertise Modelling and design tooling Agile project delivery methodologies DevOps practises and tooling to enable collaboration and automation Designing solutions based on cloud technologies Designing for digital security Best practice digital design patterns Mobile app development and deployment Micro-services and containerisation API management technologies The following skills / experience are also desirable: Broad knowledge and experience of Azure capabilities Data modelling and design Application monitoring tools and techniques Application performance tuning A solid understanding of relevant technology trends Knowledge of Financial Services products and services Technology specific to Financial Services e.g. policy admin, asset management, calculations, advice compliance and actuarial modelling systems Work Level: Manager/Expert Recruiter Name: Martyn Jack Location: Edinburgh We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality or disability we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.