Enterprise Architect

lloyds banking group; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 71,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services organization is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to shape the strategic direction of its technology landscape. Responsibilities include contributing to architectural decisions and collaborating with teams across the business. The ideal candidate will have strong Enterprise Architecture experience and knowledge of architecture frameworks, with exposure to cloud technologies such as GCP, AWS, and Azure. This role offers hybrid working options and competitive benefits.

Benefits

Up to 15% pension contribution

Annual bonus award

Share schemes

Flexible benefits

30 days holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Strong Enterprise Architecture experience with good working knowledge of architecture frameworks.
• Exposure to cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS, and Azure.
• Ability to build trusted relationships across engineering, product, and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to architectural decisions and support the Architecture Lead in defining technology strategy.
• Help create and maintain architecture roadmaps and governance.
• Build strong relationships with business and engineering stakeholders.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture experience

Knowledge of architecture frameworks

Strong communication skills

Exposure to cloud platforms

Experience with APIs and microservices

Tools

GCP

AWS

Azure

Job description

Job Information

End Date Monday 08 September 2025

We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options

Flexible Working Options

Hybrid Working

Overview

Job Description Summary

Job Description

LOCATIONS: Edinburgh, Bristol, Manchester, Leeds or Halifax

SALARY: £71,000–£78,800

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 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.

What You’ll Do

• 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.

What We’ll Need

Architecture & Technology

• 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

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
• 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!

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.