About the role

Solution Engineer

About the role:

Enter the purpose of the role. Why does it exist? The Solution Engineer provides hands-on technical capability to expected standards within a Solution Delivery Squad. They contribute to secure software development, delivery and continuous improvement within the team.

Key accountabilities & responsibilities

Enter the accountabilities of the role. What are the main things the role holder needs to do?

Technology

Contribute to the delivery of code to an appropriate level – proficient in at least 1 key technology area
Demonstrates an ability to work across multiple areas of an application
Adheres to best practice architecture, design, development, test and deployment principles.

Security and Quality

Demonstrate good understanding of modern security practices and standards.
Adhere to coding standards & our software delivery lifecycle to ensure the delivery of secure, quality systems.

People

Ensure continued relevancy of technical skills through demonstrable training and research
Seek out and provide regular feedback on performance and delivery
Build close relationships with team members and, if appropriate customers, obtaining feedback and understanding priorities
Demonstrate a contribution to the continuous improvement of the wider engineering community

Customer Focus

Demonstrate the ability to challenge in a respectful and open-minded manner.
Work with stakeholders to ensure the product is aligned to business goals

Delivering Value

Demonstrate an ability to implement technical solutions which meet the stakeholder needs and deliver tangible benefit to our business.
Demonstrate an ability to meet planning commitments
Ensure tasks are completed in a timely manner, providing updates to stakeholders as and when required.

Specialist skills & experience

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Knowledge/Experience

Relevant previous IT education and/or experience as a Software/Test Engineer
A strong understanding of Clean Code practices, SOLID Principles and Design Patterns.
Ability to work in a team and be self sufficient
Good inter-personal, collaboration and communication skills
Proven experience and knowledge of Agile practices, principles and theories

Technical skills

Proficient in key technologies and frameworks required by Solution Delivery pillar.
Good Communication, Collaboration and influencing skills

Behaviours/Mindset

Manages Ambiguity - Operates effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.
Cultivates Innovation – Creates new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
Collaborates - Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
Drives Engagement & Empowerment - Creates a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.
Strong situational awareness and adaptability – able to change approach and demeanour in real time to match the shift in demands of different situations and understand the cues that suggest a change in approach is needed.
Learning mindset - Actively seeks new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels.
Supports Nimble Learning – encourages and enables learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning opportunities. Encourages the team to experiment and take calculated risks in search of innovative solutions.
Drives Results - Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances.
Manages Conflict - Handles conflict situations effectively skilfully drawing upon a wide range of perspectives in order to find optimal solutions to challenging situations. Actively identifies areas of agreement, builds solid consensus around them, and leverages these to resolve issues.
Ensures Accountability - Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments.
Strategic Mindset - Sees ahead to future possibilities and translates them into breakthrough strategies.
Business Insight - Applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals.
Being Resilient - Rebounds from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.

Key interfaces

How does the role interact;

within the team
across teams
at senior levels
with external parties
Product Delivery Team/squad peers incl. 3rd party suppliers and remote workers
Domain Leads
Technical Platform teams
Peers within wider COO and other AXA entities

Structure

Line Manager

Job Title: Solutions Lead
Function: UK&I CIO
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Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) / Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)/ Legal Requirements

(Applicable to Approved Persons and Senior Managers)

See Annex 1

The responsibilities in relation to PRA/FCA regulations & any other legal entity or any other governance & compliance for this role are:

Not Applicable

Delegated Authorities

It is a requirement of the PRA and FCA that we have clear, documented and communicated Delegated Authorities. In this way we have clear control over who can perform what task. The Delegated Authorities to be perform under this role are:

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Role Profile Signatory Approval

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Annex 1 – Reference Checks

As AXA UK is regulated by the PRA and the FCA, we are required to check, amongst other things, that employees performing certain roles are of ‘good repute’. Good repute, in particular, requires us to check whether:

employees have any unspent criminal convictions
employees have been declared bankrupt (unless the bankruptcy has been discharged)

As such the following pre-employment checks are conducted and conducted on an ongoing basis:

Criminal Records Bureau
Credit Check
Self Certification (sample credit checks will be performed on these roles as a spot check)