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 made huge investments in our data and tech capabilities over the past few years, along with nurturing our 4Cs culture. We’re proud of the journey we’re on as a company and know that our continued success will rely on the contribution of our talented colleagues.
We provide insurance for over three million customers, but we know there’s even bigger opportunity out there. The fact you’re now reading this job advert means we’ve tempted you to find out more about #lifeatHD – we really hope you like what you see, and you’ll join us to share in the success of the exciting chapter that lies ahead.
We understand some people may not apply for jobs unless they feel they tick every box. If you are excited about joining us and think you have some of what we are looking for, even if you’re not 100% sure we would love to hear from you.
We have a great opportunity for a Solution Architect as we continue to invest and transform our platforms.
What you will do
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You will be responsible for leading, validating and delivering the definition and description of solutions across the product and change lifecycle.
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You will be working with a wide range of colleagues and stakeholders to develop and communicate solutions that addresses requirements, complies with standards and conventions, regulation, security, quality / non-functional needs, understand as-is and to-be, solving problems and developing decisions where trade-offs are required.
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Designs APIs, microservices & event driven solutions across current, transition and target states and develop business, application, information and technology views.
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Embrace re-use, principles and patterns, use opportunities to create re-use artefacts.
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Adapt to technical realities that are revealed during implementation and collaboratively solves problems, leading on architecture decisions.
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Establish a trusted adviser relationship with the business by influencing and negotiating with stakeholders on the flexible facets of the solution.
Skills we would love you to have
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Proficiency in cloud native technology and solutions, preferably Microsoft Azure.
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Proficiency in creating new or transforming application architectures.
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Essential experience in the design and consumption of APIs using a range of protocols.
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Previous experience with enterprise integration patterns, solution architecture patterns & principles, microservice & event driven architectures.
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Experience leveraging CI/CD, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code.
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Experience in Relational and NoSQL database and understanding of modern ETL processes
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Experience in the Insurance or other Financial industry
Benefits for you
Please find some of the great benefits we offer here at Hastings Direct;
Salary - Attractive base salary dependant on experience + car allowance
Medical – Private medical insurance
Competitive Bonus Scheme - All colleagues are eligible for our annual 4Cs performance bonus, which is usually paid in March. The scheme is based on Hastings’ performance against our business goals and your own personal performance.
Pension - 1:1 match up to 10%
Holiday - 27 days holiday and bank holidays (plus buy and sell up to 5 days)
Health & Wellbeing - Life Assurance / Wills Service / Income Protection (75% of base salary for 5 years and covered from day 1
Plus a lot more that we’d love to bring to life with you!
Hastings Group is an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status. Please also note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes credit and criminal record checks.
At Hastings Direct, we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, or throughout your journey with us at Hastings, we encourage you to be open with us. Our recruitment team is here to provide the support you need to ensure a fair and accessible experience for all.
Job posting end date:
14/03/2025
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What We Do
Hastings Group is a fast growing, agile, digitally focused general insurance provider providing services to the UK car, van, bike and home insurance market. Big enough to compete but small enough to grow, the Group has strong relationships with all major price comparison websites, a cost effective digital marketing model and a focus on customer retention.
Hastings provides refreshingly straightforward products and services to UK car, bike, van and home insurance customers.
A multi-award winning business, Hastings has over 2.7 million customers and over 3,400 colleagues.
The Group operates as an integrated insurance provider with two businesses. The Group’s Retail business, Hastings Insurance Services Limited, is responsible for the end customer pricing, fraud management, product design, distribution and management of the underlying customer relationships. The Group’s Underwriting business, Advantage Insurance Company Limited, engages in risk selection, underlying technical pricing, reserving and claims handling.
Retail is supported by, and benefits from, Underwriting’s prudent approach to risk and reserving and also benefits from the Group’s panel of insurance partners who provide additional underwriting capacity. The Group’s integrated model deliberately separates underlying product manufacturing from its distribution.
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