Cloud-Native Payment Solutions Architect (Hybrid)

Lloyds Bank plc; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Edinburgh is seeking a skilled Solution Architect to join its Payment Services Platform. This role emphasizes designing scalable, secure cloud-native solutions utilizing Java, Spring Framework, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Candidates should have substantial experience in enterprise-scale environments, microservices, and CI/CD practices. The position supports hybrid working, ensuring a blend of in-office and remote engagement, along with a comprehensive benefits package including a generous pension and annual bonus.

Benefits

Pension contribution up to 15%

Annual bonus award

Share schemes

30 days’ holiday

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in architecting greenfield development projects.
• Understanding of GCP architecture, services, and deployment models.
• Hands-on experience in legacy application migration.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable and resilient solutions using Java and GCP.
• Lead technical design sessions and architecture reviews.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to translate business requirements.

Skills

Java

Spring Framework

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Quarkus

React JS

Typescript

Selenium

Playwright

Microservices

Kafka Streams

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Education

Proven experience as a Solution Architect

Tools

Terraform

Deployment Manager

Job description

A leading financial institution in Edinburgh is seeking a skilled Solution Architect to join its Payment Services Platform. This role emphasizes designing scalable, secure cloud-native solutions utilizing Java, Spring Framework, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Candidates should have substantial experience in enterprise-scale environments, microservices, and CI/CD practices. The position supports hybrid working, ensuring a blend of in-office and remote engagement, along with a comprehensive benefits package including a generous pension and annual bonus.