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You'll help shape the architecture behind a vast hybrid technology estate, influencing how cloud, data centre, security and network services evolve to support millions of customers and thousands of colleagues every day!\nAs a Lead Network Architect, you’ll sit within Core Infrastructure and help design the network, security and infrastructure delivery patterns that keep our platforms connected, protected and ready for change. Our team works closely with engineering, cyber security, enterprise architecture, platform teams and suppliers to turn complex business needs into practical designs that support the Bank and its customers.\nWhat you’ll be doing:\nYou’ll lead solution architecture activities for the Bank network connecting data centres, hosting locations, offices, branches and external services making sure our designs are resilient, secure and aligned to enterprise standards. You’ll define reusable connectivity patterns, guide migration approaches for major transformation activity and help teams reach well-grounded conclusions regarding the solutions that form the Bank's network services including routing, domain name services, load balancing, network traffic flow control and application deployment.\nYou’ll also bring people together across architecture, delivery and engineering, building trusted relationships and helping colleagues navigate ambiguity. That means connecting strategic architecture decisions with how network and security change is designed, assured, deployed and operated, while keeping risk, compliance and operational readiness front of mind\nYou’ll be joining a collaborative team that values curiosity, clear thinking and shared learning. There’ll be opportunities to grow your architecture skills, work on high profile infrastructure change and help shape how network architecture capability develops across the wider function.\nWhy join us?\nWe’re transforming at pace. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to change the way we meet the needs of our 28 million customers. We’re growing, and we’d love you to be part of the journey.\nWhat we’re looking for:\nWe're looking for someone who can combine deep networking expertise with strong architectural judgement, influencing skills and a pragmatic approach to delivering secure, resilient and scalable technology solutions across a complex enterprise environment.\nDemonstrable experience crafting network architectures across large-scale, regulated organisations, with a solid focus on resilience, security, availability and operational sustainability.\nBroad knowledge of modern networking technologies spanning data centre, cloud, campus, office, branch, wide area, internet and partner connectivity domains. This should include software-defined networking, hybrid and multi-cloud networking, network automation, and contemporary connectivity and security technologies from leading vendors such as Cisco and others.\nAbility to design, govern and assure network control architectures, including traffic segmentation, access control, firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention, network detection and response, encryption, policy enforcement, Observablity and security control mapping.\nExperience producing and assuring architecture work including target state architectures, option assessments, high and low-level developments, architecture decision records, standards, patterns and governance submissions.\nCollaboration and communication skills, with the ability to bring together architecture, systems design, cyber defence, platform, delivery and service teams to make informed decisions, resolve complex challenges and drive successful outcomes.\nA track record of balancing strategic direction with practical delivery, helping organisations evolve their network capabilities whilst maintaining secure and reliable services.\nLine management skills including mentoring and management of an architecture / engineering team.\nWe know that great talent comes from many backgrounds. Whilst this job advert may reference specific years of experience, we recognise that skills are developed in many ways, so if you have relevant, transferable experience, we encourage you to apply.\nThis is a place for you\nOur 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.\nWe 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.\nWe 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.\nWe provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.\nWe also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:\nA generous pension contribution of up to 15%\nAn annual performance-related bonus\nShare schemes including free shares\nBenefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping\n30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top\nA range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies\nReady to do the best work of your career? Apply today\nAt Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. 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