Job Description

Salary
49,492 to 58,226 (dependent on experience)
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Location
Poole, Dorset, England
Location description
Hybrid between home and Poole
Closing Date
28-09-2025
Reference
20197
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About us
Our purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. 24 hours a day, every day, RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue. We are known as a lifeboat and lifeguard service, famous for heroic acts of courage, but we're more than a rescue organisation. We influence, supervise and educate people too. Increasingly, we are helping people to stay safe on the water. To do this, our teams need a dedicated, professional, and talented team behind them, and that's where you come in. This is your chance to join that team and help save lives every day.
We are currently looking for a Solution Architect (Digital Transformation Target Architecture) to join us.
Some of the benefits

• Salary - 49,492 to 58,226 (dependent on experience)
• Flexible working
• 26 days' annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Outstanding pension scheme (contributions of up to 16% of basic salary)
• Life assurance
• Health and dental cash plan

Your role
The RNLI is on a strategic transformation journey to enhance our digital estate, streamline information flow, improve integrations, and establish a robust Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). As part of this initiative, we are looking for an experienced Architect to define a comprehensive, detailed target architecture that will underpin current and future business needs.
In this role you will strive to ensure that our systems best support our organisational goals, and that information flows smoothly between them to enable us to deliver an architecture that best supports our volunteers, and our goal of saving every one.
About you
To be considered as our new Lead Business Systems Analyst you will need:

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect, particularly in Integration Architecture.
• Strong background in data and applications.
• Specialist knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365, Workday and Azure SaaS services
• Experience in developing target architectures for digital transformation initiatives.
• Excellent coordination and communication skills to work effectively with solution architects and data teams

We are looking for someone who has a strong track record of designing and delivering enterprise-scale architecture in complex environments and is comfortable working across both strategic and hands-on levels. You will be confident engaging with technical and non-technical stakeholders, able to translate architectural thinking into actionable plans and committed to delivering value quickly. This role suits someone who thrives in a mission-driven organisation, can work at pace, and is motivated by the opportunity to shape the RNLI's digital future. If this sounds like you - apply today!
Safeguarding
The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person's health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).
Diversity at the RNLI
Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.

Skills Required