Senior Enterprise Architect

Lloyds Banking Group; Halifax; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organization in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Senior Enterprise Architect to lead the strategic direction of its technology landscape. This hybrid role requires deep expertise in enterprise architecture frameworks, cloud platforms, and a strong track record in technology transformation. The candidate will mentor architecture teams and influence senior decision-making while ensuring solutions align with the company's business strategy. The position offers a competitive salary range and benefits including a pension contribution and annual bonus.

Benefits

Up to 15% pension contribution

Annual bonus award

Share schemes

Flexible benefits

30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Proven ability to set architectural vision and influence at senior levels.
• Experience leading and mentoring architecture teams.
• Strong background in driving technology strategy and transformation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the definition and delivery of technology strategy.
• Set and maintain architecture roadmaps, guardrails, and patterns.
• Provide strategic oversight and governance for major transformation initiatives.
• Mentor and develop a team of architects.
• Build and maintain strong relationships across business, engineering, and technology teams.

Skills

Enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman)

Cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure)

API design

Microservices

Data strategies

Leadership and mentoring

Technology strategy

Job description

End Date

Sunday 25 January 2026

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

Flexible Working Options

Hybrid Working

Job Description Summary

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Job Description

LOCATIONS

Edinburgh, Bristol, Manchester, Leeds or Halifax

SALARY

£90,400 - £106,400

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 seeking experienced Senior Enterprise Architects to lead the strategic direction of our technology landscape. In this pivotal role, you’ll shape and influence architectural vision, drive major transformation programmes, and ensure our solutions align with business strategy and future needs. You’ll provide thought leadership, mentor other architects, and play a key part in setting technology direction across the bank.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Lead the definition and delivery of technology strategy, working closely with senior stakeholders and the Architecture Lead.
• Set and maintain architecture roadmaps, guardrails, and patterns, ensuring alignment with business and technology goals.
• Provide strategic oversight and governance for major transformation initiatives.
• Mentor and develop a team of architects, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Represent architecture in executive forums, influencing decision‑making at the highest levels.
• Build and maintain strong relationships across business, engineering, and technology teams.
• Stay ahead of emerging technologies and industry trends, bringing innovative thinking to the organisation.
• Champion agile ways of working and support iterative delivery.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED…

• Deep studenti expertise in enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman, etc.)
• Strategic experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure), hybrid hosting, and modern architectures
• Strong background in API design, microservices, modular applications, and data strategies
• Proven ability to set architectural vision and influence at senior levels
• Experience leading and mentoring architecture teams
• Strong track record of driving technology strategy and transformation

Any of the following would be a bonus…

• Deep industry insight into banking or financial services, with an understanding of regulatory and market dynamics
• Expertise in resilience andاظ continuity, including disaster recovery and business/service continuity planning
• Payments experience, covering modern payment platforms, schemes, and integration strategies
• Strong data capabilities, particularly in data architecture and ETL processes

ABOUT WORKING FOR US

We frontera 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 shaping the future of technology at our bank, 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 Comprative 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/PT where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.