Job Title: Technical SpecialistContract Type: PermanentLocation: EdinburghWorking style: Hybrid 50% home/office basedClosing date: 16th September 2025We are currently seeking a highly skilled and motivated Technical Specialist to join our team at Royal London. As a Technical Specialist, you will play a crucial role in designing, engineering, and ensuring the smooth operation of our applications. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with a strong technical background and a passion for problem-solving to contribute to the growth and success of our organisation.This is a progressive role, joining the pensions engineering teams, delivering scalable solutions to both our customers and employees. You will have the opportunity to work on a variety of initiatives, across pensions, working with stakeholders across the group.This role contributes to our values of strengthening our customers mutual choice, by providing sustainable technology solutions to our customers.About the roleProvides deep technical consultancy on full stack Azure cloud development utilising .Net C#, and Angular. Leading application design and development from high level designs which support the business requirements.Collaborate with pensions squads, in resolving complex technical problems and investigating the root cause of incident/ problems and recommending solutions.Provide, technical feedback and impact assessments to internal teams and other departments involved in setting up technical standards and/or documentation. As well as participate in the development and review of standards, documentation, and methods of working in the relevant area of expertise.Considers a broad range of options and applies sound judgement to develop solutions within their specific specialism. Influences direction for their specialism at a senior level.Provides advice on technical aspects of system development and integration and ensures that relevant technical strategies, policies, standards, and practices are applied correctly.Participates in peer reviews of deliverables and carries out formal and informal reviews of technical designs, standards, documentation and/or implementations.About youYou will have deep technical knowledge of Azure cloud, .Net C# and Angular, current pensions developments, and most commonly available products.Ability to apply specialist knowledge to solve complex problems.Will have sound, broad knowledge of IT.Be an expert in engineering techniques and methods. In-depth knowledge of pensions architecture, design and development best practices.Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise and multitask in a fast-paced environment.Experience of successfully leading technical evaluations and engineering delivery.Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.About Royal LondonWe’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.Our to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.We've always 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 -Inclusion, diversity and belonging.We’re an employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background.
