Job Description

General information

Ref #

9369

Location

Edinburgh

Department

BAR - Engineering

Business Area

Engineering

Working time

Full-Time

Date Published

02-09-2025

Serving our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.

Salary

-

up to

85,000 depending on experience +annual bonus & benefits

Location

-

Edinburgh, Permanent

Office Attendance

- Our roles are hybrid with a requirement of 2 days per week in our Edinburgh office for this position.

Closing Date

- Applications close 16th September at 5pm

A chance to

thrive

We're looking for an experience

Solutions Architect

to join our Solutions & Infrastructure practice at Tesco Bank, part of Barclays Bank UK Plc.


You'll play a key role in shaping the future of our digital and telephony banking services, delivering innovative, strategically aligned solutions that make a real difference to our customers and colleagues.


Be part of an open, collaborative Architecture practice that values innovation and continuous learning.



If you're passionate about designing solutions that deliver real value and being part of a team driving change in a dynamic, customer-focused environment, this is the role for you.

What

you'll

be doing

You'll be embedded within Agile Release Trains (ARTs), working from inception through to delivery of features and enablers. You'll have end-to-end ownership of architecture and design, ensuring solutions are robust, scalable, and aligned to our strategic vision. Designing and delivering AWS cloud-hosted solutions, leveraging modern architecture patterns and tools. end-to-end solutions that are secure, scalable, and strategically aligned, with a strong focus on AWS cloud-hosted architectures and data platforms. Driving innovation and continuous improvement, leveraging emerging technologies and modern design approaches to solve complex business challenges. Working closely with senior leadership and wider organisation, influencing future ways of working, whilst aligning solutions with business goals and technology strategy.
We offer excellent development opportunities, from exposure to enterprise-level architecture to progression pathways within a growing organisation.

We need you to have

Broad experience in solution design and architecture governance, applied across multiple channels and product lines. Strong background in digital, security, data, and application architectures, including designing and integrating data lakes and data pipelines for data hydration and consumption in AWS. Strong knowledge of cloud architecture, preferably AWS, including modern data lake technologies and data integration patterns for ingestion, hydration, and consumption. Experience in architecture and design roles within financial services or other regulated industries, ideally in Agile at Scale environments. Proven leadership and coaching ability, championing collaborative and iterative design within Agile Release Trains and guiding multiple feature teams.

And if you have any of these, even better

Proven ability to innovate, using technology in new and exciting ways to deliver business value. Deep understanding of non-functional requirements, including operational resilience, security, and performance, alongside knowledge of design governance processes and patterns. A passion for solving complex business challenges, creating best-of-breed technology solutions that align with strategic goals, standards, and regulatory requirements. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, engaging confidently with senior leaders and collaborating across architecture, engineering, and business teams. Financial Services or regulated industry experience.

What's

in it for you

Prepare for your retirement with our colleague pension scheme. Private Medical Insurance (WL2+) and virtual GP Service 365 days a year. Performance related annual bonus. Indulge in a generous holiday allowance with a minimum of 7.2 weeks, with the opportunity to buy more. Embrace the benefits of our Colleague Clubcard, enjoy a 10% discount that increase to 15% every payday (worth up to 2K). As an added perk, we'll give you a second card to share with someone else. Benefit from our family-oriented initiatives, encompassing enhanced maternity leave pay, a shared parental leave policy, and a generous paid paternity leave. A place to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

Everyone's welcome

We want all our colleagues to always feel welcome and be themselves at Tesco Bank, part of Barclays Bank UK Plc. We're committed to building a more inclusive workplace and celebrating everything that makes colleagues unique, and value the richness and diversity this brings to our business. A more diverse business helps us deliver on our purpose to serve our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.



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How to apply

We value our people and diverse teams and believe the variety of backgrounds and experiences make us stronger to achieve our goals.


Our colleagues are working hybrid, taking time to meet with colleagues in our offices for moments that matter, such as team catch ups, planning meetings and more.

Why Tesco Bank?

Whether we're helping our customers or looking after our people, you'll find there's a warmth and friendliness to everything we do.


It means we put your wellbeing first and give you bags of support, training and development, so you can build the career that's right for you. It's about looking after each other with the same care that we give to our customers.


We've created an environment where everyone feels included, accepted and welcome. Which means you can bring your whole self to work every day and totally thrive at the same time.


Lovely.


Say hello to life in Tesco Bank.