Lead Software Engineer

Job Description

End Date Sunday 04 December 2022 Salary Range £81,928 - £153,615 We support agile workingclick here for more information on agile working options.Agile Working Options Flexible / Variable Hours, Other Agile Working Arrangements / Open to Discussion Job Description Summary Software Engineer - Customer Data Services Job DescriptionOur MissionWere on a mission to build the bank of the future, and we need your help to do it.Were redefining what a bank is from the inside out. Our technology and our culture are changing to craft a true engineering-led organisation.Become part of our diverse team, and youll experience a rare opportunity to make a difference to the lives of millions through our brands like Halifax, Bank of Scotland, Lloyds, and Scottish Widows (among others).Our flat teams will encourage and empower you to make decisions, build positive relationships, and deliver a meaningful difference to our customers, colleagues, and communities.Our mentors will nurture your talent and encourage you to further develop yourself and your career.About the Customer Data Services (CDS) LabWere the team that looks after the customer data for the whole of Lloyds Banking Group. Our mission is to make this data available for the right purpose with the appropriate confidentiality and always ensuring a phenomenal engineering experience, performances,resilience, and integrity.The systems we support, underpin almost everything we do as Lloyds Banking Group. We maintain these systems with the highest standard, with an ambition to take ownership of the operational support 24/7 using SRE principles.About youGenerally, youre comfortable in a technical leadership role, blending both solid leadership experience and technical expertise.Were looking for an outstanding collaborator that can drive a strategy and key initiatives forward, while being an advocate for excellence, culture, and sustainability.Youll support the growth and mentor junior colleagues, while helping shape the culture of the team.More specifically wed like you to have much of the following, but its ok if you dont check every box:

• Outstanding interpersonal and communications skills with ability to communicate and engage with non-technical and senior stakeholders
• Hands on Software Engineering background with experience in building large scale applications in Java, using a fairly broad set of tools, techniques, and platforms, including cloud hosting.
• Experience working with Spring, Hibernate, REST APIs, JSON, Microservices
• Good understanding of architecture and cloud native principles
• Experience working with container environments in particular Docker, Kubernetes and Helm (e.g. GCP, Azure, AWS), ideally GCP.
• Awareness of security considerations and security tools used to integrate with the build pipeline covering OWASP top 10
• Passionate about driving a modern and inclusive culture
• Some experience in Operations and support, ideally following SRE principles
• Able to listen, reflect and respect the views of others as well as being able to communicate your own opinion but youre not strongly tied to it
• A growth mindset, who encourages, mentor and motivates the teams around you
• Ability to contribute to defining objectives to continuously improve and measure metrics

We deeply value diversity and are proudly committed to being an equal opportunity employer.If this is you, please get in touch!Location and Hybrid workingThe role is based in one of the following locations: Bristol, London, or Manchester; with some travel to the other two locations. Our approach to hybrid working is still emergent but you should expect to be in office up to three days per week with home-workingavailable for the remaining days.What can we offer you in returnWhatever your aspiration, you can also expect excellent benefits, personal development and a career thats enriching and full of opportunity.Well also ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform crucial job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.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
• One of the best pension contribution in the industry, where well give up to a max of 15%
• Share plans
• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays

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 many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.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 were building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunityto make a real difference.