Lead Architect - Enterprise Payment Capability

Salary: £38,000 - 55,000 per year

Requirements:

• We need extensive experience of Enterprise Architecture, ideally within financial services.
• We need an excellent understanding of architecture, associated strategies and frameworks.
• We need extensive experience shaping enterprise architecture and technology solutions for payment capabilities in financial services organisations.
• We need experience aligning regulatory obligations, operational resilience requirements and business growth objectives.
• We need well developed interpersonal, analytical, planning and organising skills.
• We need strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• We need the ability to work on our own initiative.
• We need to be educated to degree level or equivalent.
• We need architecture certification, for example TOGAF.
• We need significant relevant strategy and enterprise architecture experience, preferably gained in the financial services industry.
• We need previous experience influencing and consulting with senior business leaders.
• It would be helpful if we can think and talk to abstract, logical or theoretical concepts in a strategic and business context.

Responsibilities:

• We will act as a subject matter expert and engage positively with key business leader stakeholders.
• We will represent our CBS Technology team internally and externally where required.
• We will collaborate with Business Owners and Sponsors to translate enterprise strategy into our portfolio.
• We will shape portfolio strategic themes, portfolio vision and guardrails.
• We will establish the portfolio technology strategy and roadmap.
• We will help the portfolio and value streams adhere to budget guardrails.
• We will drive the architectural design for solutions in the portfolio.
• We will conduct research and identify prototyping needs.
• We will assess the applicability, scope and maturity of innovative new technologies.
• We will define cross-cutting Enabler Epics spanning multiple value streams and Programme Increments.
• We will write committee papers and build working relationships with stakeholders at all levels, especially business leaders.
• We will travel to other sites for key meetings and collaborative working as business demand requires.

Technologies:

• TOGAF
• Architect

More:

We are the second largest Building Society in the UK and the 8th largest lender, with a strong track record in Savings and Mortgages. Our organisation has grown significantly over the past decade and now has over 2,500 employees and 1.8 million members. We are a Which? recommended savings provider and proud to be rated as a Great Place to Work. This permanent P3 Lead Professional / Technical role sits within our Enterprise Architecture team in the IT Architecture job family. The role is full time at 35 hours, with a team-led hybrid working approach of 2 to 3 days per week in our Coventry and/or Manchester office. The role can be based in Coventry or Manchester, and includes travel to other sites when needed. We offer flexibility where possible and are a Disability Confident Committed Employer, with interview or assessment offered to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria.

last updated 36 week of 2026