Senior Enterprise Architect (Markets and Investments)
End Date Friday 23 October 2026 Salary Range £92,701 - £109,060 We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options Flexible Working Options Hybrid Working, Job Share Job Description Summary . Job Description JOB TITLE: Senior Enterprise Architect (Markets / Investment Banking) LOCATION: London, Edinburgh or Bristol HOURS: Full-Time WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in London, Edinburgh or Bristol office sites About us Our Markets business is growing fast, and this is an exciting opportunity for an Enterprise Architect to shape our future target architecture.
You will help solve meaningful business challenges by applying modern technology and building strong partnerships across the organisation. You will support the Markets platform by designing clear and actionable architectures that strengthen Lloyds Banking Group’s client offerings and contribute to our mission of Helping Britain Prosper.
This is a collaborative role where your ideas and expertise will influence both business outcomes and technology direction. About the role As the lead Enterprise Architect you will lead a small team and be accountable for all architectural decisions within your area. You will guide, challenge, and support the Markets teams as they develop and deliver strategic roadmaps.
You will also represent the voice of the business when working with Group Enabling Platforms to ensure technology delivery aligns with business priorities. You will build trusted relationships across platforms, functions, and third‑party vendors. Your insight into Markets / Investment banking will help shape business propositions, vendor products and industry partnerships so they better support our Commercial clients.
You will work in an agile environment on complex and high‑impact challenges. The role calls for leadership, problem solving, and the ability to bring clarity to technical and business decisions. Enterprise Architecture at Lloyds Banking Group plays a key role in setting direction and ensuring that architecturally significant outcomes are delivered.
What you’ll need Strong experience in Markets / Investment Banking, with a strong understanding of front-to-back trading technology. Experience of Enterprise Architecture ideally in Markets/ Investment Banking Experience shaping current, target and transition architectures, with clear roadmaps and practical technology strategies.
Broad architecture knowledge across business, applications, data, infrastructure and security, including market and reference data. Experience leading architecture governance and design decisions for a business facing architecture team An understanding of resilience, disaster recovery, automation, observability and production readiness, alongside DevSecOps, CI/CD and automated testing.
Strong stakeholder skills, with the ability to influence senior Technology, Risk and Business leaders and turn complex requirements into clear direction About working for us Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.
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. We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns.
And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme. We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.
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, 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.
Should you wish to contact us for any reason, please email us at: careers@lloydsbanking.com For more Flexible Working Options please use the free text search, e.g. job sharing, variable hours, to identify relevant matches.
