Solutions Architect

End Date

Tuesday 23 July 2024

Salary Range

£100,657 - £118,420

We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options

Flexible Working Options

Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary

Personalised 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 Platform leadership 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 deepen relationships 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-free sustainable ambitions.

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Solutions Architect – Personalised Experiences & Communications Platform

SALARY: £100,657 - £118,420

LOCATION(S): London

HOURS: [Full-time]

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week currently, or 40% of our time, at our London Office.

About this opportunity…

This exciting opportunity is within the Personalised Experiences and Communications (PEC) platform for a Solutions Architect. As the Solutions Architect you will have responsibility of the following:

• You'll lead, direct and shape approaches to solving technical challenges and translating business requirements into technical solutions.

• You'll work 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.

• You'll be a core contributor to ensure good quality and engineering practices are followed in accordance with engineering transformation strategy. 

About us…

Like the modern Britain we serve, we’re evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We’re growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too…

Here's where you’ll make a difference…

An ideal Solutions 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. You'll be curious about technology and understanding how things work and influence positively - demonstrating the right values and behaviours and encouraging this in team members. 

What you’ll need...

• 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).

It would be great if you also had…

• Experience in the Banking & Finance industry. 

• Experience with Python and Big Data technologies including ML. 

• Exposure to open-source technologies and frameworks. 

• Experience in agile / iterative design working practices. 

Our focus is to ensure we are 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 is why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We are disability confident. So, if you would 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 for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow, and thrive? Apply today and find out more.

Join our journey.

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.