Lead Engineer

JOB TITLE: Lead Engineer

LOCATION(S): The role is based in London with some travel to our other location, Bristol as the platform is spread across both hubs and a handful of locations in India. 

HOURS: Full-time

WORKING PATTERN: We work flexibly and operate a hybrid working pattern. You should expect to be in office at least two days per week with home-working available for the remaining days. 

About this opportunity

The Customer Data Services (CDS) platform operates within the CIO Enabling Services and our purpose is to ‘Enable the Bank to gain value from data by providing safe and efficient Group-wide data capabilities and services’. We work closely in partnership with our colleagues in the Chief Data & Analytics Office (CDAO). 

The CDS Platform is responsible for maintaining, transforming and innovating the infrastructure and software required to ensure that our customer data, API platforms and technological capabilities meet the bank's needs now and in the future. 

Our core technologies are: 

• Mainframe using COBOL 

• API platform using Java 

• Commercial customer management database using Java 

We maintain and develop a couple of database systems; DB2, IBM MDM and Oracle and various tooling for middleware management 

Our target is to start with a cloud first (private and public) approach in our hosting strategy and to transform our systems from a monolith to a microservice based system whilst decommissioning our legacy services and systems. For data and analytics our public cloud target is Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and the Lab’s scope includes building a customer system of engagement out there. 

The Lab at its core delivers scaled integration events of large scale acquisitions / divestments, e.g. with our colleagues in Insurance & Wealth; changes to the Customer master architecture to support change within value streams to integrate into our Customer Architecture e.g. APIs into the architecture or mainframe data structure within the OCIS database across all divisions within the Group and, modernising our technology and associated delivery methods through upgrades or movement to private and public cloud. 

Here's how you'll make a difference… 

• You will learn our business, so that you can always put our customers first and maximise our value to them. 

• You will think strategically, understanding a complex and heterogeneous technical environment, and thus how to leverage emerging technology. 

• You will advise on, and make, hard prioritisation calls. 

• You will establish productive, enduring relationships with external and internal partners. 

• You will immerse yourself in the code, to better support your teams. 

• You will lead teams, shaping their vision, driving innovation, encouraging collaboration and ensuring your engineers are enabled to work to their best. 

• Your teams will always deliver. 

Why Lloyds Banking Group

Like the modern Britain we serve, we’re evolving. Investing billions in our people, data, and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We’re growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too.

What you’ll need

• Broad and deep software engineering experience in enterprise environments. 

• Specific technical experience with Enterprise Java and Oracle databases. 

• The ability to be "hands on" - delving into the code to challenge and improve your teams’ output. 

• Rapid learning skills - this is a sophisticated and demanding environment. 

• A ‘can do’ attitude to forge delivery out of ambiguity. 

• A passion to drive a modern and inclusive working environment. 

And any experience of these would be really useful: 

• Knowledge of the Fadata INSIS insurance process platform. 

• Experience in the Protection industry. 

• Examples of Oracle performance optimisation. 

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're 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’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We’re disability confident. So, if you’d 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.

• Generous holiday allowance, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Want to do amazing work, that’s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.