Senior Network Architect: Secure, Scalable Hybrid Networking

Lloyds Banking Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

A generous pension contribution up to

Annual performance-related bonus

Share schemes including free shares

Discounted shopping

30 days' holiday

Wellbeing initiatives

Parental leave policies

Job summary

Senior Network Architect role at Lloyds Banking Group sits in Core Infrastructure, shaping network, security and delivery patterns across data centres, offices and cloud integrations. You’ll partner with engineering, cyber security, enterprise architecture and suppliers to turn complex needs into practical designs that keep platforms connected and protected.

The role demands deep network architecture knowledge, strong judgement and leadership, with experience in regulated environments and in

Qualifications

• 5+ years in network architecture within a regulated environment
• 3+ years designing or assuring network traffic flow controls (segmentation, ACLs, firewalls, NDR)
• 3+ years producing architecture artefacts (high level designs, options papers, ARRs)
• Strong communication and leadership across architecture, engineering, cyber security and delivery teams
• Hybrid/public cloud connectivity between on‑prem and cloud services

Responsibilities

• Participate in solution architecture for Bank network across data centres, offices, branches and external services
• Develop reusable connectivity patterns and assist migration approaches for major transformations
• Bridge architecture decisions with deployment, operations and security considerations
• Collaborate across architecture, delivery and engineering teams to ensure resilient, secure designs
• Support network and security change in a large-scale technology environment

Skills

Network architecture

Security design

Leadership

Collaboration

Communication

Tools

Cisco technology

Software Defined Networking

Job description

Senior Network Architect role at Lloyds Banking Group sits in Core Infrastructure, shaping network, security and delivery patterns across data centres, offices and cloud integrations. You’ll partner with engineering, cyber security, enterprise architecture and suppliers to turn complex needs into practical designs that keep platforms connected and protected.

The role demands deep network architecture knowledge, strong judgement and leadership, with experience in regulated environments and in