Lead Architect; Investments & Pensions

Position: Lead Architect (Investments & Pensions)

End Date

Sunday 01 February 2026

Salary Range

£126,523 - £148,850

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

Flexible Working Options

Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary

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Job Description

JOB TITLE: Lead Architect – Investments & Pensions

SALARY: £126,523 - £148,850

LOCATION: Edinburgh or Leeds

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

About this Opportunity

An excellent opportunity for an experienced Lead Architect for our Chief Technology Office (CTO) Insurance, Pensions & Investments (IP&I) team. In this pivotal role, you’ll define, uphold, and communicate the Technology Strategy to support the Group’s vision and strategic goals. With a clear focus on the capabilities needed for long‑term success, you’ll align our Technology agenda with the Group’s overarching strategy.

This opportunity is specifically aligned to our Insurance, Pensions & Investments Business Unit, an essential part of the Group’s growth strategy. Our mission here is to financially empower the UK by deepening relationships with customers, future‑future‑proofing their finances, and protecting them from the unexpected. This includes various products like General and Protection Insurance, direct‑to‑customer services, advisor‑led and employer pensions, annuities, and investment products.

We’re looking for a candidate who can combine a mix of business acumen, technical prowess, architectural expertise, and personal skills to support CTO and IP&I from an architectural perspective. Here’s where you’ll make a difference.

• Propose and drive the strategic direction of architecture for Pensions & Investments
• Act as a trusted advisor and internal consultant to Technology and Business Platform Leads
• Combine corporate governance, business control, and developing business solutions
• Utilise technical skills in Public and Private Cloud, APIs, Traditional hosting, and event‑driven architectures
• Create feasibility assessments and roadmaps
• Embody an agile and digital mindset while demonstrating strong communication and leadership skills

Why Lloyds Banking Group. If you think all banks are the same, you’d be wrong. We’re an innovative, fast‑changing business that’s shaping finance as a force for good. A bank that’s empowering its people to innovate, explore possibilities and grow with purpose. What you’ll need.

• A proven track record in a Chief/Lead Architect role, having successfully set the architecture vision and strategy, is essential
• Gravitas and impact to operate at a director level. You’ll use strong storytelling skills, both written and verbally, in how you present your communication recommendations in line with priorities.
• Experience in business skills such as corporate governance, business control, solution development, and design
• Detailed technology knowledge across various topics including (but not limited to) domain driven models, microservices, event‑driven design, hybrid cloud deployment models, cloud service provider technologies, CRM, business process management, Dev Ops, CI/CD, modern data paradigms, cyber security, resilience by design and sustainability.
• You’ve worked in established complex organisations with large customer bases so have a good appreciation of the non‑functional considerations and crafting systems accordingly.
• Architectural expertise, including feasibility assessments and road‑mapping
• Personal strengths: agile mindset, digital approach, strong communication, leadership, and alignment with company values

About working for us. 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‑represent‑ed groups. We’re disability confident. So if you’d like reasonable…