Lead Solution Architect

Job Description

End Date Saturday 07 January 2023 Salary Range £81,928 - £102,410 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 . Job DescriptionLead Solutions ArchitectLondon or Edinburgh based role(please only apply if able to work in this location at least 1 day per week).Salary & Benefits: London: £81,928 - £102,410 annual base salaryEdinburgh: £70,784 - £88,480 annual base salary On the top of the annual guaranteed salary, we also offer annual personal bonus, up to 15% employer pension contribution, 4% flexible cash pot, private medical insurance, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays. We also provide our colleagues with number of freehealth and well-being offerings including life events & stages, disability support and generous parental / adoption leave policies.*** Annual salary increase and improved Rewards Package has been confirmed for 2023 ***Who is Lloyds Banking GroupAt Lloyds Banking Group were committed to transforming and redefining The UKs largest Digital Bank for our 18 million digital customers we have across our brands including Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland.LBG is on a mission to build the bank of the future, and we need your help to do it! Continuing our extensive transformation programme, were redefining what a bank is from the inside out. Our technology, our culture, and our mind-set is changing to craft atrue engineering-led organisation.Commercial Banking division has a rich heritage of supporting businesses and the economic prosperity of the nation, primarily focused on UK businesses and those with strong links to the UK.About the role Were creating exciting opportunities within the Working Capital Lab to improve customer experiences for our Commercial Banking clients for years to come.With our business evolving to more modern and flexible ways of working, we want driven, dynamic and innovative individuals to join us on this journey. Working alongside our partners in the Commercial Bank will put you at the heart of the digitisation agendafor both clients and colleagues.Were looking for someone who is passionate, inspiring and customer-obsessed, ensuring that the team are always focused on the priorities that will deliver the best outcomes for our customers and colleagues.Were hugely proud of the relationships we hold with our clients and key partners as trusted delivery providers. This is key to our success.Our culture brings together experienced, hardworking, people from a diverse group of backgrounds that enjoy a collaborative and innovative environment that supports flexible and agile working, always learning and improving ourselves and sharing knowledge.What will I be responsible forAs our Lead Solution Architect within the lab you would have a responsibility for guiding our solution architecture team and shaping the strategic roadmap for the lab and our application / infrastructure estate. As chapter lead youll be responsible forthe line management of our architects and helping them grow and develop the right skills and capabilities for the future. Working alongside our Enterprise Architects and Engineers youll also engage in hands on design activity for key initiatives and teams,ensuring the right solutions are put in place to modernise and future proof our estate.As well as guiding and communicating our enterprise Vision through Solution Design, youll play a significant part in keeping our customers safe, through smart, pragmatic design choices that can be built, modified, and operated in a fast-paced agile environment.Your contribution will be instrumental to our strategy of simplifying, modernising, and de-risking the Working Capital technology landscape, enabling the Bank of the Future and ultimately driving value for customers and shareholders. This is a key role atthe financial heart of LBG, underpinning the long-term sustainability and integrity of the organisation.Encouraging the right culture is key and youll embrace a Fail Fast, Learn Faster approach. Experimenting new ways of engineering and adopting a test and learn approach, with a focus on learning and continuous improvement.Essential skills and experience:

• Experience designing innovative solutions in an increasingly digital world - understanding how modern software applications are built and delivered is key.
• Experience of designing solutions for demanding Business colleagues, demonstrating diligence, insight and willingness to challenge - this leadership role will provide direction for our Lab architects and engineers, blending domain knowledge, deep technicalexpertise, and coaching cross-disciplinary feature teams to deliver high quality maintainable software.
• Good knowledge of infrastructure and security architecture practices and concerns.
• Have played an active part in architecture and design governance.
• Excellent communication skills to effectively translate sophisticated concepts into easily understandable language supported by good social skills to lead groups and negotiate and build consensus.
• Proven track record of assessing business needs and translating them into relevant solutions.
• Experience in delivering change involving 3rd parties, collaborating and working together to achieve a shared goal.

Desirable skills and experience:

Ideally youll have previous career experience in Software Engineering however this is not essential.

Sound understanding of Cloud methodologies and experience designing applications through containerised microservices-based architectures.TOGAF or equivalent qualification / exp