Senior Solutions Architect

We're looking to recruit a Lead Solution Architect to drive the development and maintenance of reliable, scalable and functionally rich software solutions for our clients and colleagues alike. As we build our own solutions by integrating third party vendor applications and inhouse smart builds; we need solution architects with a specific set of skills and experiences in a digital development environment. You'll be instrumental to the strategy to simplify, modernise and de-risk the Gem platform technology landscape, enabling the Bank of the Future and ultimately driving value for customers and shareholders.

• Contribute to setting the strategic direction for application development within the Lab.
• Ensure solutions are designed and built in a way that is consistent with the core LBG architectural frameworks, patterns and practices that exist across the wider engineering community.
• Be aware of industry innovation, and gain exposure to the knowledge required to provide solutions for complex business problems where no precedent may exist.
• Work closely with business and enterprise design colleagues to ensure alignment with the group's wider architectural strategy.
• Providing direction for our Lab engineers, blending domain knowledge and deep technical expertise, and coaching cross-disciplinary feature teams to deliver high quality maintainable software.
• You'll also know and understand how to keep our customers safe, through a strong working knowledge of software and infrastructure security controls.
  
  You'll have experience of designing solutions for demanding stakeholders, demonstrating diligence, insight and willingness to challenge.
• Proven experience on IT Solutions within Banking/Financial Services; preferable Core Banking, Payments or banking channels
• Strong experience in technologies namely SAP HANA, Banking Services, Payment Engine, ABAP, Basis/NetWeaver, Java Spring Boot
• Proficiency in producing High Level, Low level designs, Solution options
• Strong understanding of building applications through containerised microservices-based architectures, with a working-to-strong understanding of cloud methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of infrastructure and security architecture practices and concerns.
• Have played an active part in architecture and design governance, working experience of The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) or equivalent.
• Working experience in Enterprise application Integration involving complex integration including 3rd party solutions, experience in Enterprise application Integration
  
  We're on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we're shaping finance for good. We're focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you!, The 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. We provide client customers with the support they need to help them grow, manage risk and enhance efficiency.
You'll work in the Gem Lab within the Cash Management & Payments Platform. Formed in 2021, the core purpose of the Gem Lab is to deliver significant income growth and transform our client customer proposition. Cash Management & Payments (CM&P) new platform within the Gem Lab to improve client customer experiences for years to come. The objective is to put the Commercial Bank at the heart of the digitisation agenda for some of our largest corporate clients., Our focus is to ensure we're 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's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We're disability confident. So, if you'd 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 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.
Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive? Apply today and find out more! 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.