Associate Enterprise Architect – Lloyds Banking Group

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Locations

Leeds, Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh, Halifax

Hours and Working Pattern

Full time, 35 hours per week. Hybrid work style – at least two days per week (40%) at one of our office sites.

About the Opportunity

We're looking for passionate and collaborative Associate Enterprise Architects to shape the future of our technology landscape. In this role, you'll support the strategic direction of our architecture by contributing to roadmaps and patterns that guide our transformation journey. Working closely with senior architects and stakeholders across the business, you'll play a key part in ensuring our solutions align with both our architectural vision and business strategy.

What You'll Do

• Support architectural strategy across platforms and products, aligned with tech and business goals.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure technology decisions drive strategic outcomes.
• Assist in creating architectural documentation for governance and compliance.
• Contribute to agile delivery with architectural insight from concept to implementation.
• Research emerging technologies to inform design and foster innovation.
• Participate in governance and change initiatives to uphold architectural standards.
• Invest in your development and support a culture of learning and knowledge sharing.

What We’ll Need

• Enterprise Architecture experience with good working knowledge of architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman).
• Exposure to 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.
• Commitment to continuous learning and staying current with tech trends.
• Willingness to drive process improvements and adopt best practices.

About Working for Us

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.

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
• Wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Information Technology

Industries

Banking