Overview
We're looking for multiple Enterprise Architects across our bank to shape the strategic direction of our technology landscape, ensuring solutions are aligned with our architectural vision and business strategy. You'll play a key role in major transformation programmes, supporting the creation of roadmaps, guardrails, and patterns that underpin our technology strategy.
Responsibilities
* Contribute to architectural decisions and support the Architecture Lead in defining and delivering technology strategy.
* Help create and maintain architecture roadmaps, guardrails, and patterns, collaborating with colleagues across the business.
* Prepare architectural artefacts and documentation to support governance and compliance.
* Build strong relationships with business, engineering, and CTO stakeholders.
* Maintain up-to-date technical skills and stay informed about emerging technologies and industry trends.
* Conduct external research to inform business design and enable corporate strategy.
* Collaborate with a team of architects to ensure alignment with group and technology strategy.
* Work in an agile way, participating in agile ceremonies and supporting iterative delivery.
Qualifications
* Strong Enterprise Architecture experience with good working knowledge of architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman) and exposure to a range of modern technologies including:
* Cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure) and hybrid hosting architectures
* APIs, microservices, and modular applications
* Data strategies (data lifecycle, ETL, data modelling, governance)
* Cybersecurity
* Technology sustainability
* Payments, digital transformation, retail banking
* Strong communication and storytelling skills
* Ability to build trusted relationships across engineering, product, and business teams
Benefits
* Up to 15% pension contribution
* Annual bonus award (subject to Group performance)
* Share schemes, including free shares
* Flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle
* 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays
* Wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave
At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we're building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive team that reflects modern society. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and offer reasonable adjustments for candidates who need them. Our benefits include:
* Up to 15% pension contribution
* Annual bonus award (subject to Group performance)
* Share schemes, including free shares
* Flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle
* 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays
* Wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave
If you're excited by the thought of joining our team, we'd love to hear from you!
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