Lead IT Architect: Risk & Compliance, AI & Strategy

HSBC; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC Holdings plc is seeking an experienced IT Lead Architect to set and deliver architectural direction for the Risk & Compliance domain. You will drive target architectures, roadmaps, dependencies and governance, collaborating with business, engineering and governance teams to enable secure, scalable technology outcomes.

The role requires deep expertise in large regulated environments, cloud architecture, APIs, microservices and responsible AI governance, with strong stakeholder influence and

Qualifications

• Experience designing architecture in large, complex and regulated organisations.
• Define target architectures and create practical transition states, roadmaps and decision frameworks.
• Confidence presenting options, trade-offs, recommendations and exceptions in governance or Design Authority forums.
• Strong understanding of application, integration, data and cloud architecture, including APIs, event-driven design, microservices and CI/CD.
• Knowledge of security, resilience, privacy, records management, auditability and control-by-design.
• Experience applying Build vs Buy, reuse, simplification, technology rationalisation and Low-Code/No-Code principles.
• Working knowledge of responsible AI adoption, platform integration, data foundations, model or agent governance, monitoring and evidence.
• Strong influencing, collaboration, coaching and communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technology decisions clearly and drive decisions at pace.

Responsibilities

• Set and drive the architectural direction for the assigned Risk & Compliance value stream or domain.
• Develop and maintain target and transition architectures, including roadmaps, dependencies and decision points.
• Represent Architecture at governance and Design Authority forums, presenting options, trade-offs and recommendations.
• Identify, manage and elevate cross-programme architectural dependencies, risks and constraints.
• Ensure alignment with Group architecture strategy, standards and guardrails, including Build vs Buy, reuse and simplification.
• Provide architectural leadership for strategic initiatives, including Compass and the Risk & Compliance AI/GenAI agenda.
• Partner with engineering teams to translate architecture into deliverable solution designs, standards and non-functional requirements.
• Coach and challenge architects and engineers, improving solution quality and building consensus with technical and business stakeholders.

Skills

Architecture design

Target architectures

Governance presentations

Security & resilience

Cloud & APIs

CI/CD

Low-Code/No-Code

AI governance

Stakeholder influence

Tools

APIs

Event-driven design

Microservices

CI/CD tooling

Job description

HSBC Holdings plc is seeking an experienced IT Lead Architect to set and deliver architectural direction for the Risk & Compliance domain. You will drive target architectures, roadmaps, dependencies and governance, collaborating with business, engineering and governance teams to enable secure, scalable technology outcomes.

The role requires deep expertise in large regulated environments, cloud architecture, APIs, microservices and responsible AI governance, with strong stakeholder influence and