Solution Architect

Job Description

End Date Friday 10 February 2023 Salary Range £52,912 - £66,140 We support agile workingclick here for more information on agile working options.Agile Working Options Other Agile Working Arrangements / Open to Discussion Job Description Summary Want to join a team that is going through an exciting transformation, where youll influence our future using your Solution Architecture skillsThis role is all about creating a cooperative, innovative, and dynamic partnership across architecture, engineering, and business communities so were looking for a real team player.Were creating an environment for positive learning and self-development for Solution Architects so you can be your best every day.Well provide you with a diverse and energising environment that focuses on equal opportunity and supports career progression. A role within our team will provide you with the chance to work flexibly and collaboratively, while guiding us towards our technologystrategy. Well take your personal and professional development very seriously and enable you to make a positive difference to the overall teams mission. Job DescriptionHere at Lloyds Banking Group, were transforming the way we do Design and Engineering. Were building multi-functional teams and giving them freedom to bring technology to the forefront of our business. This will help us both enhance and create new productsand services to help us really make a difference to our customers.As a Solution Architect within Insurance, Pensions and Investments youll take ownership for defining and reshaping our technology strategy to achieve customer and business outcomes. Were on a journey towards contemporary architectures delivered throughPublic and Private Cloud and are doing this through a mix of build and buy approaches. Youll be working with Engineering Leads, Enterprise Architects and Business Architects to ensure were building the right thing, in the right way.SkillsWe provide an environment that supports learning and development. Candidates should be able to demonstrate a range of the core characteristics and capabilities and have the aptitude and enthusiasm to grow.Core Characteristics:

• Creative and innovative, with ability to think outside the box to solve problems and assess impacts in a complex and inter-dependent systems architecture
• Ability to Keep it real to ensure strategic thinking can be translated into deliverable solutions
• Great communication skills to promote and syndicate designs, and explain the complex in a simple and engaging manner accessible to both business and IT audiences
• Strong negotiation and facilitation skills with the ability to listen and display emotional intelligence when navigating conflicting views.
• Ability to show sound analytical capabilities and judgement when evaluating and identifying options considering requirements, constraints, strategy, risks and gaining consensus from stakeholders and governance panels.
• Good technical writing skills, able to document complex designs or concepts both clearly and accurately
• Ability to consider the big picture when making design decisions in terms of breadth of architecture, impacts, transition paths and both short, and long-term goals.
• A keen interest in technology either at logical or physical level, and a desire to keep up to date with new technologies and tech trends
• Experience of working on complex logical or physical technical designs in a regulated environment

Desired Experience:Dont worry if you dont tick all these boxes; weve got a number of opportunities in a very varied architecture which require a diverse set of skills. Were open minded and keen to invest in enthusiastic, curious, and positive people!

• Experience working as a Solution Architect, or in another senior analyst or engineering role
• Expertise in a specific discipline such as data, security, or infrastructure
• Domain expertise in cross-functional enterprise capabilities, for example:
• Customer
• Risk and financial crime
• Finance and payments
• Data provision, or data management
• Domain knowledge from platform, technology, or business perspective:
• Pensions and Investments
• Life Insurance
• Home and Motor Insurance
• Digital and Mobile banking
• Familiarity with Agile methodology and of working as part of an Agile multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge of contemporary architecture application approaches (Cloud, microservices, API and event driven architectures)
• TOGAF qualifications or working towards qualification

What we offer you in returnAs a team were invested in your continual development. Thats why weve fostered a collaborative learning environment that supports your career goals and encourages knowledge-sharing. Our inclusive culture offers you flexibility to try new things whilehelping you build the future you want.Currently most of the team is working remotely, and we intend to continue with a hybrid approach into the future. We also appreciate normal office hours can sometimes be a challenge, and whilst we cant always adopt every flexible working request, they willalways be considered.Youll also receive a package that includes

• Discretionary bonus
• Cash sum of 4% which you can exchange for a variety of benefits or simply take the cash
• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension, where well give up to a max of 15%
• Share plans
• 30 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

And finallyWe pride ourselves on being hard-working, outcome-focused, and passionate about making a difference. Were focused on creating a values-led culture, and our approach to inclusion and diversity means that we can all make a real difference, together.Our continued commitment to helping Britain recover means that as a colleague you can make a difference to customers, businesses, and communities.Together we have a key role to play in shaping the bank of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means youll continue to have opportunities to learn, grow and develop.Are you interested in joining us Apply today, wed love to hear from you... At Lloyds Banking Group, were driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focus