Senior Enterprise Architect – Cloud, Infrastructure & Engineering Architecture
Lloyds Banking Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Leeds • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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💰 £90,440 - £106,400 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
CloudMicroservices
About the role
- Define and evolve cloud and platform strategies that align with Group priorities
- Lead transformation initiatives to deliver secure, scalable platforms across public and private cloud
- Create clear architecture roadmaps and standards, providing governance and technical leadership
- Build trusted relationships with senior leaders and technical teams to influence decisions
- Champion modern engineering practices including microservices, DevOps, and event-driven design
- Drive innovation and continuous improvement while mentoring colleagues and sharing expertise
Requirements
- Strong communication and storytelling skills to engage senior stakeholders
- Deep knowledge of architecture principles and modern technologies, with a solid understanding of both traditional on-premise and cloud-native technologies.
- Proven application-level architecture and engineering experience, focused on Cloud Native solutions with modern development languages.
- A desire to maintain, balance and deepen your technical and engineering skills alongside your architectural capabilities.
- Awareness of emerging tech like Gen AI and Quantum, with the ability to assess business impact and architectural implications.
- A track record of driving innovation and continuous improvement in complex environments
- Experience in large, regulated organisations (financial services preferred)
Benefits
- Up to 15% pension contribution
- Annual performance bonus
- Share schemes including free shares
- Flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle
- 30 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays
- Wellbeing initiatives and family-friendly policies
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
cloud strategiesplatform strategiesarchitecture principlescloud-native technologiesapplication-level architecturemicroservicesDevOpsevent-driven designemerging technologiesquantum computing
Soft skills
communication skillsstorytelling skillsinfluencing decisionsmentoringdriving innovationcontinuous improvementbuilding relationshipstechnical leadership