Senior Enterprise Architect

London

Full time

Posted Today

152933

End Date

Monday 18 May 2026

Salary Range

£104,686 - £123,160

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Flexible Working Options

Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Senior Enterprise Architect

SALARY: £105,000 - £123,100

LOCATION: London

HOURS: Full time

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites

About the opportunity

We are seeking a technically accomplished and strategically driven Senior Enterprise Architect to join the Technology Strategy & Insights team which acts as an internal consultancy . This role is central to shaping and delivering the Group's Technology Strategy, with a strong emphasis on architectural leadership, engineering depth, and strategic foresight.

You would define and drive architectural direction across multiple domains, ensuring it is grounded in internal drivers and responsive to external trends. Operating in a fast-paced, complex technology environment, you'll influence executive decision-making and help steer the Group's transformation agenda.

Key Responsibilities

• Architectural Strategy & Leadership - define and evolve enterprise architecture strategies that underpin the Group's technology north star. Develop architecture roadmaps, guardrails, and patterns that enable simplification, modernisation, and composability.
• Technical Direction & Engineering Depth - lead the formulation of technical direction across cloud, data, infrastructure, and application domains. Apply deep knowledge of cloud-native architectures (Azure, GCP, AWS), microservices, API gateways, CI/CD, and containerisation to guide solution design and delivery.
• Emerging Technology & Industry Insight - monitor and assess emerging technologies (AI, ML, blockchain) and industry trends to inform strategic decisions and future-proof the Group's technology landscape.
• Strategic Influence & Executive Engagement - engage with senior members across CTO, GEC, and IT Board to shape investment decisions and ensure architectural coherence across programmes. Translate complex technical detail into executive-level narratives and strategic recommendations.
• External Engagement & Thought Leadership - represent the CTO vision in external forums, contributing to industry dialogue and reinforcing the Group's position as a digital leader.

About You

• Proven experience in enterprise architecture and engineering within large-scale, complex organisations.
• Strong understanding of modern architecture principles, software design patterns, and scalable solution delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to lead strategic technology initiatives and influence senior members.
• Deep technical expertise across cloud platforms, infrastructure, security, and application architecture.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a proven ability to influence and drive strategy across diverse groups.
• Ability to synthesise complex technical detail into executive-level narratives and strategic recommendations.
• Commercial acumen and strategic thinking, with a track record of delivering value through technology.
• Awareness of regulatory environments and ability to anticipate implications for architectural decisions.

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 were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We're disability confident. So if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual performance-related bonus

• 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

Ready to start growing with purpose? Apply today

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.