Welcome to Hastings Direct – From our Group HR Director Pam Angel

We’re a digital insurance provider with ambitious plans to become the best and biggest in the UK market. We’ve invested heavily in data and tech and nurture our 4Cs culture. We provide insurance for over three million customers and are excited to grow with talented colleagues.

We understand some people may not apply unless they tick every box. If you are excited and feel you have some of what we are looking for, even if you’re not 100% sure we’d love to hear from you.

Job Details

• This is an exciting and pivotal role within our wider Solution Architecture team. You will be responsible for defining solutions spanning multiple systems utilizing cloud capabilities, creating roadmaps and principles and working across a broad range of technologies.
• The role of Solution Architect works alongside business and technical stakeholders to understand opportunities and issues.
• You will be leading and conducting solution architecture activities across the Change lifecycle in support of your assigned initiatives and domain areas.

Skills We Would Love You To Have

• Demonstrable experience of Solution Architecture in one or more of the following skills and knowledge areas:
• Solution Architecture patterns and principals
• Cloud native technologies, utilising cloud functionality or migrating applications to cloud
• APIs, design and consumption
• Microservices, creating new or transforming applications with microservices architecture
• Exceptional communication skills as you will be working with business and technical stakeholders.

What We Offer

We call it the 4Cs – focus on getting it right for our colleagues, customers, company and community. As one of our colleagues, you’ll help drive our growth with support, training, development, recognition, rewards, and the opportunity to voice ideas.

Reward

Salary - Attractive salary based on experience plus car allowance (pay reviews also completed each year).

Flexible Working

We champion a flexible and hybrid working approach. Discuss details with your recruiter.

Competitive Bonus Scheme

All colleagues are eligible for our annual 4Cs performance bonus, usually paid in March based on business goals and personal performance.

Physical Wellbeing

As a Band 4 colleague, Hastings pays for private medical insurance (PMI)

Financial Wellbeing

We provide life assurance, income protection, pension contribution match up to 10%, and an award‑winning package with discounts, cash‑back, mortgage advice, and free financial wellbeing support.

Mental Wellbeing Programme

We offer a thrive mental health app, 24/7 colleague assistance programme, in‑house mental health first aiders, support groups and a dedicated team.

There’s more! 27 days annual leave + bank holidays, option to buy/sell a week, health care cash back plans, dental plans, discounted health assessments, cycle to work and tech schemes, free onsite facilities, social events, etc.

Our 4Cs principles: create the right culture and tools, deliver good outcomes for customers, grow profitably, invest in communities we serve.

We treat customers fairly, respectfully, and with their best interests.

Equal Opportunities Employer – we welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status. We also conduct thorough referencing including credit and criminal checks.