Senior Solution Architect

Job Title: Senior Solution Architect     
Location: London or Edinburgh
Salary: £78,849 - £93,390 (depending on location)
Hours:  Full time
Working Pattern: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in office a week.

About us

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!

About this opportunity

We want an experienced Senior Solution Architect to join the Digital Channels Lab within the Client Servicing & Engagement Platform. This group develops modern, resilient & seamless experiences for Business and Commercial Banking Clients.

Empowered to deliver impactful technology solutions, influencing strategic architecture, and assisting teams in delivering high-quality digital services in Google Cloud leveraging Microservices based Architecture. Responsibilities include leading logon transformation with cutting edge authentication solutions, servicing journey modernisation, designing new Mobile app framework building foundation for Commercial Banking Mobile app strategy, and building Agentic AI solutions for Help & Support.

What you’ll do?
 

• Produce high-quality solution design for Digital Channels outcomes and epics.

• Analyse feasibility and strategic alignment of proposals for complex products or services.

• Ensure all designs meet quality, resilience and technical standards.

• Identify and recommend improvements to compliance processes, systems and procedures.

• Gravitas and impact. You’ll use strong storytelling skills, both written and verbally, in how you present your recommendations in line with priorities.  You can back up your opinions with facts and well-reasoned thinking

• Use risk management systems to ensure risks are understood and managed effectively.

• Deliver prescribed outcomes within established frameworks and systems.

• Support change initiatives, contributing to planning, estimating and risk mitigation.

• Develop and deliver solutions in line with platform objectives.

• Explore business issues and requirements to uncover causes, impacts and constraints.

• Communicate architectural options and decisions clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

• Provide mentorship and specialist guidance across engineering and architecture teams.

• Contribute to the broader Solution Architecture community and platform governance.

What you’ll need
 

• Experience crafting technology solutions within large-scale digital or cloud-modernisation environments.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving and architectural evaluation skills.

• Ability to influence decisions and collaborate effectively across multi-disciplinary teams.

• Experience in Gen AI solutions with preferred exposure to Agentic AI implementations.

• Clear and impactful communication skills suitable for diverse collaborators.

• Experience in OAuth2 implementations with a point of view on emerging areas like Digital assets and Digital identity

• Understanding of architecture governance, risk management, and modern engineering practices.

• A customer-focused approach and dedication to delivering high-quality digital services.

• Ability to balance near-term delivery needs with long-term architectural direction.

• Passion for modernising technology estates and improving engineering outcomes.

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-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.

• 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.