Engineering Lead

at  Lloyds Banking Group

End Date
Friday 28 June 2024
Salary Range
£86,964 - £102,310
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Job Description Summary
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Data/Software Engineering leader to work within the Personalised Experiences and Communications Platform to join product engineering multi-functional teams. As a head of data your responsibilities will be delivering the highest quality data capability, drawing upon your engineering expertise, whilst being open minded to the opportunities the cloud provides.
Job Description
JOB TITLE: Engineering Lead, Personalised Communications & Experiences Platform

SALARY: £86,964 - £102,310

LOCATION(S): Bristol
HOURS: [Full-time]
WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week currently, or 40% of our time, at our Bristol Office
About this opportunity…
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Data/Software Engineering leader to work within the Personalised Experiences and Communications Platform to join product engineering multi-functional teams. As a head of data your responsibilities will be delivering the highest quality data capability, drawing upon your engineering expertise, whilst being open minded to the opportunities the cloud provides.

You can expect to be doing…

• Lead the software engineering teams in delivering high-quality software applications and systems that leverage AI and machine learning to provide personalised experiences for our twenty-six million customers and users.
• Collaborate with the head of engineering, product managers, architects, and other stakeholders to define and execute the software engineering squads’ roadmap, scope, and work.
• Mentor and coach, the software engineering squad, developing their skills and career growth.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve technical issues and challenges that arise during the software development lifecycle.
• Deliver technical solutions that can be utilised across multiple entities across the group.
• Define consumption and integration patterns and data models and contracts.
• Create automation tools for data reconciliation and curation.
• Drive the culture of delivering highly secured and high-quality software.
• Identify and eliminate recurring issues by automating processes.
• Help in adopting best engineering practices like Test Driven Development, code reviews, Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery.
• Be a great teammate who can build relationships and collaborate efficiently with other teams across a variety of domains.
• Champion culture of inclusivity and diversity

We are on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we are shaping finance for good. We are focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a wonderful place for everyone. Including you.
We understand no one can be an expert in every aspect of data/software Engineering. However, if you have coding or scripting knowledge / experience with a data engineering background, we would like to hear from you.

Specifically, we are looking for people who have….

• Hands-on proven experience of delivering systems design, software development, testing and operational stability.
• Proven experience and knowledge of automation and CI/CD
• Proficiency in relevant programming languages, frameworks, and technologies, such as Python, Java, Rust, JavaScript, React, Angular, TensorFlow, PyTorch.
• Experience in working with large-scale data sets, data pipelines, and cloud platforms, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Experience in using distributed systems and event driven architecture.
• Practical experience of Cloud native solutions
• Advanced knowledge of containers (Docker, Kubernetes) and experience with cloud platforms such as GCP, Azure or AWS.
• Strong experience working with Kafka technologies.
• Computer science fundamentals: a clear understanding of data structures, algorithms, software design, design patterns and core programming concepts.
• Good understating of cloud storage, networking, and resource provisioning
• Experience of hiring and recognising and developing talents.

It would be great if you had…

• Certification in GCP “Cloud Architect”, “Cloud Developer”, “Professional Data Engineer”
• Certification in Apache Kafka (CCDAK)
• Strong experience in data analysis
• Proficiency across the data lifecycle

Our focus is to ensure we are inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture. We 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. And it is why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We are disability confident. So, if you would like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares.
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping.
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow, and thrive? Apply today and find out more.
Join our journey.
At Lloyds Banking Group, we’re driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you’ll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you’ll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
We keep your data safe. So, we’ll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We’ll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.
We’re focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference

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