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About the Role

We are seeking an accomplished and visionary Solution Architect to join our dynamic API Lab team. In this pivotal role, you will be accountable for all architectural decisions related to our Marketplace platform, guiding its strategic development and ensuring technology delivery aligns seamlessly with business priorities. You will contribute in a high-performing team, driving innovation within an agile environment to tackle complex and high-impact challenges. This role requires strong deep technical expertise, and the ability to influence across all levels of the organization and with external partners. You will play a key role in setting direction and ensuring the successful delivery of architecturally significant outcomes for our API driven initiatives.

Responsibilities

Accountable for all architectural decisions within the API Lab's Marketplace platform, leading and mentoring a small team of architects.
Guide, challenge, and support product and engineering teams in developing and delivering robust and future-proof strategic roadmaps for the Marketplace.
Act as a key liaison between business stakeholders and technology teams, ensuring solution delivery aligns perfectly with business needs and priorities for the Marketplace.
Build and nurture trusted relationships across platforms, functions, and third-party vendors.
Leverage your insights to shape innovative business propositions, influence vendor products, and foster strategic industry partnerships to enhance our Marketplace offering.
Drive architectural outcomes for a mid to large organization, actively participating in and influencing architectural forums and design reviews.
Lead the design and share implementation plan of cloud-native and hybrid cloud solutions, with a strong emphasis on GCP (Google Cloud Platform) and its associated resources.
Champion and implement robust REST API design principles and best practices for the Marketplace and broader API ecosystem, ensuring secure, scalable, and performant integrations.
Maintain a keen awareness of emerging technologies, including GenAI, understanding their maturity, potential business applications, and alignment with our long-term strategy for the Marketplace.
Foster a culture of continuous improvement and drive innovation within your domain and across the API Lab.
Design systems with a strong appreciation for non-functional considerations (e.g., performance, scalability, security, resilience, sustainability) relevant to established, complex organizations with large customer bases.

Requirements

Proven breadth of experience in solution architecture, specifically within an API-first environment or digital platform context, with a focus on Marketplace platforms or similar multi-tenant systems.
Deep knowledge and hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and its associated services (e.g., Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub, BigQuery, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage, Apigee).
Experience with Azure or AWS is desirable but GCP is paramount.
Ability to clearly articulate cloud concepts and guide implementation.
Strong expertise in designing, developing, and managing RESTful APIs, including API security, versioning, documentation (e.g., OpenAPI/Swagger), and API gateway solutions (e.g., Apigee).
Extensive experience designing, developing, governing, and scaling enterprise API ecosystems.
Strong expertise in RESTful API architecture, API security, authentication and authorization patterns (OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, mTLS), API versioning, lifecycle management, developer portals, API products, subscription management, API analytics, Smart Docs, sandbox environments, certificate management, and API gateway architectures.
Proven experience architecting and implementing enterprise API management solutions using leading platforms such as Apigee, IBM API Connect, Kong Konnect/Gateway, and Azure API Management.
Deep understanding of API gateway patterns, developer onboarding journeys, API productization, traffic management, policy enforcement, security controls, monetization capabilities, and multi-cloud API ecosystem architecture.
Ability to evaluate, influence, and define enterprise API platform strategies aligned to business and technology objectives.
Solid technology knowledge across key areas such as: Domain-Driven Design (DDD), API and Event-Based Architectures, Microservices, Event-Driven Design, Hybrid Cloud Deployment Models, DevOps and CI/CD practices, Modern Data Paradigms, Cyber Security principles and "Security by Design", Resilience by Design, Sustainability in technology architecture.
A strong team player with an open, collaborative, approachable, and friendly style.
Proven ability to build strong relationships at all levels, break down barriers, and influence stakeholders effectively.
Ability to use strong storytelling skills, both written and verbal, when presenting complex technical recommendations and strategies in line with business priorities.
Proven success in establishing a culture of continuous improvement and driving innovation.
Experience working in established, complex organizations with large customer bases, demonstrating a strong appreciation for non-functional considerations and how to design systems accordingly.

Skills

GCP Cloud Expertise
REST API Mastery
API Management Platform Experience
Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
API and Event-Based Architectures
Microservices
Event-Driven Design
Hybrid Cloud Deployment Models
DevOps and CI/CD practices
Modern Data Paradigms
Cyber Security principles
Resilience by Design
Sustainability in technology architecture
Communication
Stakeholder Engagement
Solution Architecture
Cloud Architecture (GCP Focus)

Location

London
Edinburgh

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Extensive Solution Architecture Experience

Benefits

A comprehensive benefits package
A commitment to work-life balance
Access to continuous learning and professional development opportunities

About the Company

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're helping Britain prosper by transforming the way technology enables our customers, colleagues, and businesses.
Through strategic investment in digital platforms, cloud technologies, and modern engineering practices, we're creating scalable, secure, and resilient services that power some of the UK's most important financial journeys.
Within Lloyds Banking Group, the API Lab sits at the heart of our API and Digital Services Platform.
Our mission is to enable teams across the Group to discover, build, deploy, and reuse high-quality APIs safely and at scale.
We provide the products, standards, and services that underpin our API ecosystem, helping engineering teams accelerate delivery whilst meeting enterprise standards for security, resilience, and governance.
The API Lab is a key enabler of the Group's move towards a more federated operating model, empowering platforms to innovate independently while maintaining consistency and quality across the organisation.
The API Marketplace Team is responsible for one of the API Lab's flagship products: the API Marketplace.
Acting as the front door for API discovery and consumption across the Group, the Marketplace enables colleagues to discover, reuse, and subscribe to APIs exposed on Lloyds Banking Group's strategic gateways across both private and public cloud environments.
Our vision is to create a world-class digital marketplace that drives API reuse, reduces duplication, accelerates time to market, and empowers teams through self-service capabilities and federated ownership.
We are continually evolving the platform through innovations in discoverability, automation, cloud-native architecture, AI-enabled experiences, and improved developer journeys, making it easier than ever for teams to connect, collaborate, and deliver customer value.
Joining our team means working at the forefront of API strategy, cloud architecture, platform engineering, and digital transformation—helping shape how thousands of colleagues build and consume services across one of the UK's largest financial institutions.