Senior Enterprise Architect (Markets and Investments)

London Source: WhatJobs

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Overview

In this role you will lead the Enterprise Architecture for Markets, shaping the future target architecture and guiding cross‑functional teams to deliver strategic roadmaps. You will partner with business and platform teams to ensure technology aligns with market priorities, enabling strong client offerings. You will work in an agile environment to tackle high‑impact challenges and drive architecture decisions that support Lloyds Banking Group’s mission to help Britain prosper. This is a leadership role with emphasis on collaboration, stakeholder influence, and delivering architecturally significant outcomes.

Pay / Benefits

Generous pension contribution up to 15%
Annual bonus subject to group performance
Share schemes including free shares
Discounted shopping benefits
30 days holiday plus bank holidays
Wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies

Responsibilities

Lead and own architectural decisions within the Markets domain and manage a small team
Guide and support Markets teams in developing and delivering strategic roadmaps
Represent the voice of the business with Group Enabling Platforms to align delivery with priorities
Build trusted cross‑functional relationships across platforms, functions, and third‑party vendors
Shape business propositions, vendor products, and partnerships to support commercial clients
Work in an agile environment on complex, high‑impact challenges
Provide leadership, problem solving, and clarity in technical and business decision making
Contribute to setting architectural direction and ensuring delivery of impactful outcomes

Key requirements

Breadth of experience in architecture, preferably with Markets/Investment Banking exposure
High level understanding of cloud architecture (Azure; AWS or GCP experience desirable)
Proven track record shaping and leading architectural outcomes in large organisations
Knowledge across domain‑driven design, API and event‑based architectures, microservices, and DevOps/CI‑CD
Understanding of modern data paradigms, cyber security, resilience by design, and sustainability
Awareness of emerging technologies such as GenAI and potential business applications
Strong storytelling and communication skills to present recommendations
Experience in established organisations with large customer bases and consideration of non‑functional requirements
Ability to collaborate effectively with partners and stakeholders
Leadership experience and a culture of continuous improvement