In this role you shape and own solution architectures for the API Lab, aligning with the technology strategy to accelerate delivery across multiple products and teams. You’ll partner with Product Owners, engineering leads, and enterprise architects to set roadmaps and drive platform-wide decisions. You’ll champion modern engineering practices while ensuring security, resilience and governance. This is a chance to contribute to a scalable, developer-centric API ecosystem at scale within a leading UK bank.
Pay / Benefits
Generous pension contribution up to 15%
Annual performance-related bonus
Share schemes including free shares
Discounted shopping benefits
30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
Wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies
Responsibilities
Define and own solution architecture across the API Lab portfolio
Develop strategic architecture roadmaps aligned with business priorities and enterprise technology strategy
Drive architectural consistency across products, teams and engineering domains
Influence platform-wide decisions impacting thousands of developers
Shape long-term investment priorities and technology direction
Promote cloud-native design principles and modern engineering practices
Partner with Product Owners and Engineering Leads to align strategy, architecture, and delivery
Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders
Champion innovation while ensuring secure, resilient, and compliant solutions
Key requirements
Significant experience in Solution Architecture within large-scale enterprise environments
Proven track record delivering complex platform and digital transformation initiatives
Experience defining architecture strategy across multiple products and technology domains
Deep expertise in enterprise API ecosystems
Strong understanding of API operating models, governance, and lifecycle management
Experience influencing senior business and technology stakeholders
Strong knowledge of Architecture & Design (e.g. TOGAF, Domain-Driven Design)
Strong knowledge and practical experience of: GCP, Harness, Apigee, KONG, Developer Portal, API Ecosystem, Security, SRE
Influence and stakeholder management
Collaborative mindset across cross-functional teams
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