LOCATIONS: Edinburgh, Bristol, Manchester, Leeds or Halifax

HOURS: Full time, 35 hours per week

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites

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.

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 current with 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.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Strong Enterprise Architecture experience with good working knowledge of architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF, Zachman, etc.) and exposure to a range of modern technologies including a combination of the below:
• 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
• Passion for exploring emerging technologies and assessing their potential impact on the business.

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. 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
• Wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave