“It feels good to have a career with real purpose.”Contract Type: PermanentLocation: Alderley EdgeWorking style:Hybrid – 50% home/office basedClosing Date: 23rd March 2026About the RoleRoyal Londonareseekingan expertly skilled and experienced LeadSoftwareEngineer to join ourData & Integrationareawithin CTO, working on our Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) initiative.iPaaS is a modern,cloudcentricintegration platform thatprovidesreusable capabilitiesin the form ofpatterns,standardsand reference architecturestoenableteamsadopting ourintegration servicesto deliverat pace in a scalable and secure way.We are a centre for enablement“We enable, you build”—ourplatform team creates andoperatescore capabilities, while product&value stream teams consume published patterns and collaborate to evolve them.The successful candidate will join one of our squads developing new capabilities and improvements where you will play a lead role in building and operating integration solutions for our customers and business users.About youYou’ll be a hands-on engineering leader with a platform mindset—someone who enjoys enabling other teams through well engineered, reusable capabilities and strong operational standards.Essential skills and experience:Strong engineering background and experience leading delivery across the full software development lifecycleExperience designing and implementing modern integration solutions aligned to eventandAPI firstpatternsCloud engineering experience, with the ability to deploy andoperateservices on scalable,cloud centricinfrastructureProven capability with Infrastructure as Code, including Terraform for provisioning and managing platform resourcesWorking knowledge of event streaming / event broker concepts and operating models (e.g., topics, schemas,environment levelcontrols)Proficient in CI/CD and DevOps practices, using pipelines and automation to deliver safely and repeatedlyStrong focus on operability: monitoring/observability, resilience,securityand service readiness as part of deliveryThrives under little to no supervisionAn experienced development lead and mentorContinuously developing new skills, driving best practice and emerging technology adoptionNice to have:Experience working with centrally curated patterns/standards, reference architectures and guardrails that enable federated delivery teams,in particular withConfluent KafkaExperience with API management as part of a wider integration ecosystem,in particular withAzure APIMAbout the OpportunityIn this role, you will be the LeadSoftwareEngineer, where you will help us on our journey developing iPaaS capabilities by:Designing,buildingandmaintainingplatform capabilities that enable teams to deliver integration services at pace, including reusable patterns,frameworksand implementation assetsSupporting theday todayrunning of the platform and related services, ensuring deployed services are resilient,compliantand secureResponding to incidents and requests, ensuring we manage our services within SLADeploying new cloud services and infrastructure via CI/CD pipelines, in a resilient,cost effectivefashionUsing Terraform and approved patterns to provision and manage platform environments consistentlyLeading the design and development of complex solutions, and carrying out impact assessments of complex changesEnsuring documentation and agreed designs are produced in advance and to agreed standards, and that quality gates are metWorking closely withArchitects,Testers, Engineers, Analysts and Stakeholders to deliver high quality solutionsContributing to and leading software development practice by sharing ideas and experienceDeveloping our people & capabilitiesWe recogniseWe recognise that no candidate will meet every single requirement listed, and we warmly encourage you to apply regardless. We’re committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace, and your unique experiences and perspective could be a valuable addition to our team.About Royal LondonWe’rethe UK’s largest mutual life,pensionsand investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible,enjoyableand fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values;Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.We'vealways been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here –Our Benefits.Inclusion, diversity and belongingWe’rean Inclusive employer. We celebrate and valuedifferent backgroundsand cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background. #J-18808-Ljbffr