Lead Architect - Commerical Banking - Lloyds Banking Group｜Meet.jobs

Lloyds Banking Group is the UK's leading Retail and Commercial Bank, and has a challenging and key opportunity for a Senior Architect to join the Enterprise Architecture & Design team which supports the Commercial Banking business. 

Commercial Banking provides a range of lending, deposits and transaction banking services to UK businesses. This client-focused framework is supported by product expertise in the Capital Markets and Financial Markets businesses, private equity through Lloyds Development Capital, and client banking products in our Transaction Banking business. 

This is a role that matters as a Lead Architect. Reporting directly into the Head of Architecture for Commercial Bank you will be responsible for helping develop technology strategy and architecture for the Commercial Bank business. 

The role involves collaboration with a broad range of specialists across the business, Application Development, Enterprise Architecture, and Infrastructure teams, and includes the definition of technology roadmaps and strategies for the target architecture landscape as well as driving technology innovation within Commercial Bank. 

This is a varied position with a focus on developing the overall technology strategy, roadmaps, standards and patterns. 

The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience working within an Investment Banking, Trading or Transaction Banking environment with extensive knowledge of financial markets and a strong technical background with expertise in at least one technical discipline such as Application Development, Data Architecture or Integration. 

You will also have a demonstrable understanding of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) coupled with a proven track record for defining strategy and architecture, and securing senior Business and IT Management buy-in for target architecture roadmaps. 

Additionally you will be able to demonstrate technology innovation in your career to date and will have experience of driving solution design through to implementation. 

In return, we’ll recognise and reward your performance, provide opportunity to raise your profile and support your own personal development.

 

Our vision of being the best bank for customers is dependent on every colleague committing to and demonstrating our core value of "putting customers first". In joining us you'll have a role that matters and will contribute towards the Group achieving our vision through your day-today actions being performed in line with our Codes of Responsibility and Group Policies. By individually and collectively committing to our Group values and codes, we will be able to make a difference together and help Britain prosper.

We're also committed to employing a diverse and inclusive workforce, reflective of the customers and communities we serve – where all our colleagues can be themselves and succeed on merit.

We're proud to have received the following industry recognition: 'Stonewall Top Private Sector Employer', 'Top10 Employer for Working Families', 'The Times Top 50 Employer for Women' and both 'Gold Standard' and "Best Workplace Adjustments Process" from the Business Disability Forum – each demonstrating our commitment to the principles of agile working and inclusion for all.

So if this sounds like a culture that you'd like to be a part of then be assured that we'll welcome your application.