Senior Solution Architect, Lloyds
£90.4-106.4k
+ Annual bonus award subject to Group performance and Share schemes including free shares
2 days a week in office
Retail and commercial bank
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Retail and commercial bank
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
£90.4-106.4k
+ Annual bonus award subject to Group performance and Share schemes including free shares
2 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To support families and businesses, helping them to take the next step, whatever that may be.
Role
Who you are
- Strong software engineering and architecture background, with experience across the full solution development lifecycle—from inception through to production
- Proven experience designing complex, cross-platform solutions in a large-scale agile environment
- Strong understanding of modern cloud-native architectures, microservices, and API design
- Experience with architectural governance, risk management, and technical debt mitigation
- Experience with Public and Private Cloud Solutions, ideally including Google Cloud Platform and OpenShift Container Platform
- Strong understanding of modern cloud-native architectures, microservices, and secure, scalable solution design
- Excellent partner collaboration skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience delivering Digital Transformation Solutions, with a deep understanding of system design decisions and their impact on scalability, resilience, and supportability
Desirable
- Experience with data modelling and understanding of Data Architecture
- Exposure to mainframe systems and integration
- Familiarity with Docker and container orchestration tools such as Kubernetes
- Understanding of authentication and authorisation concepts, including experience designing and implementing zero trust models
- Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks and resilience-by-design principles
What the job involves
- HOURS: Full time - 35 hours per week
- We’re looking for a Senior Solution Architect to join our dynamic architecture community across multiple platforms in the bank
- This is a pivotal leadership role where you’ll shape complex, cross-platform solution designs that deliver real value to our customers
- You’ll work at the heart of our agile delivery model, collaborating with product owners, engineers, and enterprise architects to ensure our solutions are resilient, scalable, and aligned with our technology strategy
- Lead the design of complex, end-to-end solution architectures across teams, labs, and platforms
- Shape the solution architecture forward look to inform product roadmaps and technical planning
- Collaborate with engineering, product, and architecture teams to align designs with strategic goals
- Ensure solutions meet non-functional requirements including resilience, security, and scalability
- Drive innovation and continuous improvement in solution design and delivery
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams
- Participate in agile ceremonies and deliver iteratively, ensuring continuous feedback and value
Application process
- End Date: October 31, 2025
Our take
Lloyds Bank, part of Lloyds Banking Group, began operations back in 1765 and is nowadays one of the UK’s leading retail and commercial banks. As with many leading banks, the company has dealt with its share of controversy – including for its handling of PPI complaints in 2015, and the 2009 European Commission ruling that forced it to part ways with TSB – but it has nonetheless stood the test of time and worked to build back its public reputation in the wake of these setbacks.
Of the company’s 26 million customers, over 18 million of them are online, making it the largest UK digital bank. As part of its ongoing digital transformation, the company is seeking to put the cloud at the front of its services and systems, and has cited intentions to invest heavily in overhauling its current technology infrastructure. All this seeks to serve the modern banking customer, and to compete with the fast-increasing number of alternative banking options appearing on the market.
Recently, Lloyds Bank has shown great interest in facilitating innovation in the industry, joining as a partner on FinTech Action Labs (a FinTech accelerator programme) to bring its industry expertise to early-stage FinTechs. As well as investment in digital transformation and AI, the company is enhancing its wealth product and corporate banking offerings, as well as expanding its partnerships with digital banking companies.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-1% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Flex cash: This is 4% of your basic salary and can be used to spend on the benefits of your choice, or you can choose to take it as a cash top up in your monthly salary.
- A generous holiday allowance: You’ll be eligible for a minimum of 22 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), rising to 30 days based on length of service and grade.
- A flexible way of working: Whether you want flexibility over your location or when you log on, together we can create an approach that works for you and for the business.
- Family leave: Up to 63 weeks of maternity or adoption leave. Statutory maternity or adoption pay is available for 39 weeks, and 20 weeks will be enhanced to the equivalent of full pay. Partners can have six weeks of fully paid paternity leave.
- Health insurance: Our company funded Private Medical Benefit provides all colleagues with access to good quality medical care, including accommodation, nursing care and specialist advice.
- Colleague Offers: Get discounts on everything from electrical items to cinema tickets and weekly food shopping. You can share this benefit with up to ten family members or friends.
- Financial products: Take advantage of our great financial products, some at a discounted rate, including current accounts, home and car insurance and loans.
- Share plans: Participate in Sharematch and receive matching shares of up to £45 a month from the company, and you can choose to participate in Sharesave, our combined savings and share option plan.
- Pension: We offer a generous pension plan, with all joiners being automatically enrolled in our 'Your Tomorrow' scheme. You can decide how much you save and get a say in where your contributions are invested.
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
Leadership
Charlie Nunn
(Group Chief Executive, not founder)Spent nine years at HSBC, including as Group Head of Wealth Management and Digital, and as CEO of Wealth and Personal Banking.
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