Solution Architect

Job Description

End Date Friday 01 December 2023 Salary Range £85,255 - £100,300 We support agile working – click here for more information on agile working options.Agile Working Options Hybrid Working Job Description Summary . Job DescriptionJob Title: Solution ArchitectSalary: £85,255 - £100,300Location: BristolHours: (Full time / Part Time)Working Pattern: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in office.About usIf you think all banks are the same, you’d be wrong. We’re an innovative, fast-changing business that’s shaping finance as a force for good. A bank that’s empowering its people to innovate, explore possibilities and grow with purpose.About this opportunityPersonalised Experiences and Communications (PEC) is a business platform that sits within Consumer Relationships and plays a critical role in supporting the achievement of the Group strategic view by working closely & collaboratively across the Platformleadership team to grow by protecting and deepening customer relationships. PEC enables & delivers personalised customer communications & experiences across all channels, media and business areas supporting the Customer Relationship Growth strategy to deepenrelationships with our customers across both the retail & commercial bank. This includes the data, analytics, and technology to unlock the value of differentiating our branded channel experiences, proposition, price and communication; as well as paper-freesustainable ambitions.This exciting opportunity is within the Personalised Experiences and Communications (PEC)platformfor a Solution Architect. As the Solution Architect you will have responsibility of the following.

• Youll lead, direct and shape approaches to solving technical challenges and translating business requirements into technical solutions.
• Youllwork in a highly collaborative way to drive efforts to create, build, support and improve our software working closely with the product and engineering teams with lots of exciting new challenges.
• Youll be a core contributor to ensure good quality and engineering practices are followed in accordance with engineering transformation strategy.

What we need from youAn ideal Solution Architect will need to be able to display broad and deep technical experience with a passion for engineering excellence. We are looking for a dynamic and adaptable individual, able to use and learn new skills in varying circumstances. Youllbe curious about technology and understanding how things work and influence positively - demonstrating the right values and behaviours and encouraging this in team members.

• Strong experience of solution design, security & resilience patterns
• Strong knowledge of microservices, containerisation, cloud native and event-driven design concepts
• Strong understanding of API standards, security and gateway patterns
• Strong understanding of data technologies – SQL/NoSQL, Big Data
• Knowledge of cloud architecture, in particular GCP
• Knowledge of monolith to microservice patterns
• Strong experience & knowledge of some key LBG development technologies (e.g. JavaScript, Java Spring Boot, Python)

And any experience of these would be really useful

• Experience in the Banking & Finance industry
• Preferable experience with Python and Big Data technologies including ML
• Exposure to open-source technologies and frameworks
• Experience in agile / iterative design working practices
• Come from an engineering background.

About working for usOur focus is to ensure were 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 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, were 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 youll have a key role to play in shaping the financialservices of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means youll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We keep your data safe. So, well 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