Enterprise Architect

Time left to apply End Date: January 22, 2025 (11 days left to apply)

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office site

About this opportunity:

An excellent opportunity for an Enterprise Architect to join our Chief Technology Strategy Office (CTSO) and help drive our mission of seamlessly embedding technology into the DNA of the business, unlocking innovation and influencing the technology enabled future of our Group. The team is accountable on behalf of the CTO for the technology strategy ensuring it is clearly defined, communicated, delivered, and interconnected with the Group Strategy.

Here's where you’ll make a difference:

• Support the continual evolution of the Group’s Technology Strategy
• Ensure strategic business and technology outcomes are achieved through architectural models and designs as part of the Group’s Technology Strategy
• Formulate executive content to align decision making on the Bank’s technology vision
• Own and drive high profile initiatives to completion across a wide variety of technology and business domains
• Build out the CTO’s vision and brand as we embark on the next chapter of our strategy
• Identify key project collaborators and develop an appropriate engagement plan for both internal and external audiences
• Provide an environment that supports colleagues’ autonomy to implement business strategy, while remaining personally accountable for delivering on promises

What you’ll need:

• Proven background in enterprise architecture with an understanding of architecture principles and frameworks
• Good understanding of modern technology from applications to infrastructure (e.g. containerised micro-services, cloud, API etc.)
• Recent experience of translating architecture models and roadmaps into packages of work that drive organisational change (including strategic core programmes), to improve business outcomes
• Strong intuition for technology and its value to businesses – understanding mechanisms for implementing technology into business planning and execution
• An in-depth understanding of systems development, change life cycles, best practices and approaches
• Track record of problem solving and navigating complexity while thinking strategically on the bigger picture
• Ability to translate business strategy and architecture objectives into delivery work packages which can be used to plan and direct investment
• Ability to pragmatically balance the demands of delivery projects with the need to maintain the integrity of the target architecture interests of the CTO
• Awareness of the Regulatory environment - can identify and anticipate future regulatory requirements and their implications

About working for us:

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

We’re disability confident. So if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Want to do amazing work, that’s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses, and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.

We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.

About Us

For over 320 years we’ve been making a difference to the lives of customers, businesses, and communities. With us, you’ll be helping Britain prosper.

You’ll be part of an ever-changing industry, playing a key role in shaping the financial services of the future whilst supporting our customers’ changing needs.