Overview

Job Title: Data Solution Architect

Location: Bristol or London

Hours: Full time

Working pattern: Hybrid — spending at least two days per week, or 40% of your time, at our Bristol or London office.

What you'll be doing

• Architect and deliver cloud-native data solutions on GCP to support systems of insight and engagement
• Own the migration of legacy platforms (Teradata, SQL Server) to GCP-native tooling
• Design and implement reusable data products for analytics, reporting and client engagement
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate strategic objectives into technical architecture and delivery roadmaps
• Define and implement data governance standards including metadata management and access controls
• Support DevOps practices using tools like Terraform, GitLab and Cloud Build

Why Lloyds Banking Group

Like the modern Britain we serve, we’re evolving. We’re investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the changing needs of our 26 million customers. We’re growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too.

What you’ll need

• Confirmed experience as a Data Solution Architect with hands-on expertise in GCP and/or Azure
• Strong proficiency in GCP services including BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Cloud Composer and Looker
• Experience migrating data from legacy platforms to cloud-native environments
• Expertise in data modelling, pipeline development and real-time data streaming
• Familiarity with event-driven architecture, API integration and microservices
• Knowledge of CI/CD practices and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform and GitLab

About working for us

Our ambition is to be the top tier UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion, supporting our customers, colleagues and communities. We are committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.

We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.

Benefits

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
• Discounted shopping and lifestyle benefits
• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top

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Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive? Apply today and find out more.