Associate Enterprise Architect

Lloyds Banking Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading banking and financial services firm in the UK is seeking an Associate Enterprise Architect to shape their technology landscape. The role involves collaborating with stakeholders, supporting architectural strategy, and researching emerging technologies. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and experience with architecture frameworks like TOGAF. This position offers a hybrid work pattern and competitive benefits including a pension contribution and annual bonuses.

Benefits

Up to 15% pension contribution

Annual bonus award

Share schemes

Flexible benefits

28 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience with architecture frameworks like TOGAF or Zachman.
• Knowledge of modern technologies including cloud platforms, APIs, and data strategies.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build trusted relationships.

Responsibilities

• Support architectural strategy across platforms and products.
• Collaborate with stakeholders on technology decisions.
• Research emerging technologies to foster innovation.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture experience

Strong communication

Cloud platforms knowledge

APIs and microservices expertise

Data strategies

Cybersecurity

Technology sustainability

Job description

JOB TITLE: Associate Enterprise Architect

LOCATIONS: Leeds, Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh and Halifax

SALARY: £48,000 - £53,000

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

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

We're looking for passionate and collaborative Associate Enterprise Architects to help 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

Architecture & Technology

Enterprise Architecture experience with good working knowledge of architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF, Zachman, etc.) and exposure to a range of modern technologies including some 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

Collaboration & Communication

• Strong communication and storytelling skills
• Ability to build trusted relationships across engineering, product, and business teams

Continuous Improvement

• 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.

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
• 28 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!