Solutions Design Engineer

We have a fantastic and interesting opportunity to join Santander as a Solutions Design Engineer within our Corporate Digital team.

The Corporate Digital team is part of the overall Corporate CIO function and is responsible for delivery and application maintenance of the above digital platforms. Your role sits within this team and reporting into Head of Corporate Internet Services.

As a Solution Design Expert, you will be a key interface working with the business sponsors and their delegates for the above Channels, liaising with Product Owners and Corporate Management teams within International & Transaction Banking business.

The difference you'll make:

• Working collaboratively to provide innovative solutions catering to the business needs and taking into account the delivery priorities such as cost, time to market and strategic drivers


• Focussing on design and/or architect technical solutions that meet the specific needs and requirements of a project or business initiative


• Working closely with stakeholders such as business analysts, project managers and clients to understand the objectives, constraints and desired outcomes of the solution


• Driving key strategic initiatives within the Corporate space, as well as managing an extensive portfolio of Product innovation, tracking Corporate assets remediation and regulatory driven change


• Managing of approximately 5-10 consultants split between UK and offshore teams
  
  Proven experience as an IT Solution Consultant in a Banking and/or Finance sector


• Experience in understanding client needs and providing technical solutions


• Understanding of architecture principles and different technologies such as Mainframe, Java, Angular, React Native Frameworks and other cloud based technologies


• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, comfortable challenging, constructively and influencing stakeholders across all divisions of Santander


• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently


• Proven experience acting as IT SME in any of the banking of functions


It would also be nice for you to have:

• Certification in CCBA/CBAP or equivalent


• Understanding of SDLC Lifecycle and project management fundamentals


• Understanding of estimation techniques


• People management experience, as you will be leading and developing a team of people


What else you need to know:

This role is based in Milton Keynes.

We want our people to thrive at work and home, and also be able to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and our expected level of attendance in an office is at least 12 days per month (pro-rata for part-time roles).

At Santander we're creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.

As well as a competitive salary, you'll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.

• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus.


• We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don't contribute yourself. We'll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer.


• 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year.


• £6,000 car allowance per year.


• Company funded individual private medical insurance.


• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, healthcare cash plan and health assessments.


• Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover.


• Share in Santander's success by investing in our share plans.


• As a Santander UK employee, you are able to request staff versions of our products like our Edge Current Accounts and Credit Cards with no fees, as well as apply to many other deals and discounts in Santander products and services.