Data Engineer

Job Description

End Date Friday 10 February 2023 Salary Range £52,912 - £85,982 We support agile workingclick here for more information on agile working options.Agile Working Options Other Agile Working Arrangements / Open to Discussion Job Description Summary The Pensions Core Lab delivers a complex portfolio of legal, regulatory, and critical improvements across a wide range of customers and stakeholders with a focus on Pension & Longstanding products. We ensure our customers are kept safe and informed, and nobreaches are logged, or fines received by IP&I.We understand policy, shape solutions and engage directly with 3rd parties, or other Labs and Platforms, to deliver improvements in customer outcomes Job DescriptionAs one of the leading retail banks in the UK, Lloyds Banking Group is undertaking a major engineering transformation. Our goal is to put technology at the forefront of our culture and transform banking.Our Insurance, Pensions and Investments Labs are improving support to our customers throughout their financial lives, with clear, straightforward customer journeys, helping empower them to make the right decisions on insurance and protection needs.About the RoleJoining us as a Data Engineer within the Pensions Core Lab, youll play a key role in facilitating and resolving the Labs data requirements alongside the Product Owners, Business Analysts and Business Intelligence specialists. Youll provide critical dataexpertise to assist pre-processing and gather data, help to represent data using various reporting, visualisation tools investigating and analysing data to recommend and support solutions for customersYoull help to develop, test and maintain high quality, reusable data pipelines, ingesting structured and/or unstructured data into our data lake, and curating data for consumption through analytics and BI. Youll be working in a variety of server and cloudenvironments, using innovative toolsets, as well as evaluating new technologies to expand our capabilities.An ideal Data Engineer for Pensions Core will be technically literate, experienced in numeric data analysis, enthusiastic for problem solving and analysis, able to communicate well and have a passion for designing and developing efficient, re-usable assetsand capabilities to benefit our customers. With our breadth, reach and diversity, we can offer excellent opportunities for career growth and development, and were looking for people who can seize those opportunities. Youll get plenty of support but itsabout taking the initiative, building relationships and making it happen.Were looking for someone with:

• A passion for designing and developing efficient, re-usable assets and capabilities to benefit our customers
• An Inquisitive naturedo you like to gather information and join the dots
• An enthusiasm for problem solving & analysis - youll be investigating and analysing data to recommend and support solutions for customers
• Good collaboratoryoull be working with colleagues from different areas across Insurance & Wealth and the Group in order to understand and provide value and insight for our customers
• Well defined planning & organising skills as things could change and youll need to adapt to a flexible agenda

What we need from you:

• Experience of designing, building, optimising and delivering data pipelines, architectures and datasets
• Experience of developing and maintaining data pipeline architecture via cloud-based and on-premise solutions
• Solid technical background with ability to create and integrate APIs
• In depth knowledge of SQL & relational databases as well as experience of Hadoop
• Good knowledge of object-oriented scripting languages such as Python, Scala, Java
• Develop technical and data strategies
• Good understanding of data modelling techniques and coding methodologies
• Good communication & social skills
• Line management experience to support analysts using Your Best Framework

What else could you bring with you

• Experience in developing reports and data visualisation
• Testing or Assurance experience
• Background about Insurance, Pensions & Investments
• Change experience

What we offer you in returnAs a team were invested in your continual development. Thats why weve fostered a collaborative learning environment that supports your career goals and encourages knowledge-sharing. Our inclusive culture offers you flexibility to try new things whilehelping you build the future you want.Currently most of the team is working remotely, and we intend to continue with a hybrid approach into the future. We also appreciate normal office hours can sometimes be a challenge, and whilst we cant always adopt every flexible working request, they willalways be considered.Whilst advertised as Edinburgh based, this role can be flexible to include Leeds, Halifax or Bristol.Youll also receive a package that includes

• Discretionary bonus
• Cash sum of 4% which you can exchange for a variety of benefits or simply take the cash
• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension, where well give up to a max of 15%
• Share plans
• 30 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

And finallyWe pride ourselves on being hard-working, outcome-focused, and passionate about making a difference. Were focused on creating a values-led culture, and our approach to inclusion and diversity means that we can all make a real difference, together.Our continued commitment to helping Britain recover means that as a colleague you can make a difference to customers, businesses, and communities.Together we have a key role to play in shaping the bank of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means youll continue to have opportunities to learn, grow and develop.Are you interested in joining us Apply today, wed love to hear from you... At Lloyds Banking Group, were 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 youll have a key role to play in shaping the financialservices of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means youll have m