Associate Enterprise Architect

**End Date**Thursday 04 December 2025**Flexible Working Options**Hybrid Working**Job Description Summary**-**Job Description****JOB TITLE:** Associate Enterprise Architect**LOCATIONS:** Leeds, Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh and Halifax**SALARY:** £48,000 - £53,000**HOURS:** Full time, 35 hours per week**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’re looking for passionate and collaborative Associate Enterprise Architects to help shape the future of our technology landscape. In this role, you’ll support the strategic direction of our architecture by contributing to roadmaps and patterns that guide our transformation journey. Working closely with senior architects and stakeholders across the business, you’ll play a key part in ensuring our solutions align with both our architectural vision and business strategy.**WHAT YOU’LL DO*** Support architectural strategy across platforms and products, aligned with tech and business goals.* Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure technology decisions drive strategic outcomes.* Assist in creating architectural documentation for governance and compliance.* Contribute to agile delivery with architectural insight from concept to implementation.* Research emerging technologies to inform design and foster innovation.* Participate in governance and change initiatives to uphold architectural standards.* Invest in your development and support a culture of learning and knowledge sharing.**WHAT WE’LL NEED****Architecture & Technology**Enterprise Architecture experience with good working knowledge of architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF, Zachman, etc.) and exposure to a range of modern technologies including some of the below:* **Cloud platforms** (GCP, AWS, Azure) and hybrid hosting architectures* **APIs, microservices, and modular applications*** **Data strategies** (data lifecycle, ETL, data modelling, governance)* **Cybersecurity*** **Technology sustainability*** **Payments, digital transformation, retail banking****Collaboration & Communication*** Strong communication and storytelling skills* Ability to build trusted relationships across engineering, product, and business teams**Continuous Improvement*** Commitment to continuous learning and staying current with tech trends* Willingness to drive process improvements and adopt best practices**ABOUT WORKING FOR US**We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team that reflects modern society. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and offer reasonable adjustments for candidates who need them. Our benefits include:* Up to 15% pension contribution* Annual bonus award (subject to Group performance)* Share schemes, including free shares* Flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle* 28 days’ holiday plus bank holidays* Wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leaveIf you’re excited by the thought of joining our team, we’d love to hear from you**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.**With 320 years under our belt, we're used to change, and today is no different. Join us and help drive this change, shaping the future of finance whilst working at pace to deliver for our customers.Here, you'll do the best work of your career. Your impact will be amplified by our scale as you learn and develop, gaining skills for the future.
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