Software Engineer

Job Description

End Date Monday 12 June 2023 Salary Range £61,911 - £89,427 We support agile working – click here for more information on agile working options.Agile Working Options Flexibility in when hours are worked, Hybrid Working Job Description Summary . Job DescriptionSoftware Engineer Lloyds Banking GroupLocation:Edinburgh. Hybrid working arrangements, (currently 2 days per week in the office and the rest from home)Salary & Benefits:£61,911 - £68,790 base salary, plus competitive benefits package including 15% employer pension contribution, private medical insurance, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, access to share scheme and staff discounts.We also offer flexible working hours, agile working practices flexibility to suit your lifestyle and ensure a good work-life balance.Our teamWere looking to recruit a Lead Software Engineer to work in our BACS & Clearings team in the Domestic Payments Lab.We are responsible for over 4bn UK electronic Payments including Faster Payments, Cheque Clearing, BACS, Cash distribution and more. The changes we deliver must work first time, every time, 24 hours per day 7 days per week with a budget of over £40m. Theteam works closely with industry groups and regulators to protect the UK, the Bank and customers.Lloyds Banking GroupLloyds Banking Group is on a mission to build the bank of the future, and we need your help to do it!Continuing our extensive transformation programme, were redefining what a bank is from the inside out. Our technology, our culture, and our mind-set is changing to craft a true engineering-led organization.Core purpose of the roleAs a Senior Software Engineer you will help drive strategy of a complex group of Z/OS Mainframe applications. You will also define and monitor quality standards for what and how we do things within the team. You will also help colleagues improve their ownknowledge and skills by coaching and mentoring them.What follows is what you might find our Lead Software Engineer mostly doing, but your experience will flex depending on the team’s needs, and your own aspirations. Our objective is to grow and create an environment where you can do what you enjoy.What you’ll be involved in:

• You will be able to communicate and advise Business and Architecture teams and liaise with other technical platforms for both development and support.
• You will participate in meetings with the business and industry, regulators, internal and external auditors and be knowledgeable of the banks processes.
• Working with our Enterprise Architecture area, you will be shaping the strategy, and defining the technical solutions for Bacs payments applications that are critical to support our customers and the bank.

Essential skills and experience:

• Software Engineering background with Banking & Payments (BACS) experience operating as a Z/OS Mainframe developer and analyst.
• Knowledge of Z/OS language skills set; COBOL, JCL, PL/1, IM2 and DB2.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Knowledge of the SDLC within both an Agile and Waterfall engineering environment.

Desirable Skills and experience:

• Assembler, REXX and Ice-tool.
• Experience with Windows based applications.
• Experience with GitHub, Jenkins, PowerShell and DevOps practices.

Why else would you want to work with usWhatever your aspirations, you can expect excellent benefits, personal development, and a career that’s enriching and full of opportunity.In the Payments Services Platform, our mission is to provide compliant and efficient payments capabilities for the Group and drive innovation to enable customers to move money confidently, quickly and securely. We sit within Business & Commercial Bankingand play a critical role in providing services across the whole Group.We promote an inclusive and diverse environment - it is one of the many things our colleagues love about working with us! As part of this we encourage colleagues to be flexible in their ways of working – including where and when you work – so you can balanceyour personal commitments with the needs of the business.Wed also like to reassure applicants that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.So, are you looking for a rewarding, exciting and stretching role in which you can contribute to our purpose of helping Britain prosper and make a difference to customers, businesses, and communitiesAt 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 many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.We keep your data safe. So, well 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. Well alwaysexplain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.Were 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 opportunityto make a real difference.