Engineering Lead (Personalised Communications & Experiences Platform)

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JOB TITLE: Engineering Lead (Personalised Communications & Experiences Platform)

LOCATION: London or Bristol

HOURS: Full Time

WORKING PATTERN: We adopt hybrid working style which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at our London or Bristol office.

About this opportunity

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Data Engineering team manager to join the Personalised Experiences and Communications Platform within product engineering multi-functional teams. As the head of data, you'll be responsible for delivering the highest quality data capability, demonstrating your engineering expertise while embracing the opportunities provided by the cloud.

In this role, you'll lead data engineering teams to deliver high-quality data pipelines for personalized experiences for our twenty-six million customers and users. You'll collaborate with the head of engineering, product managers, architects, and other stakeholders to define and implement the software engineering squads' roadmap, scope, and work. Additionally, you'll mentor and coach the data engineering squad, identify and resolve technical issues, deliver technical solutions for multiple entities, define data models and contracts, create automation tools, and drive a culture of high-quality, secure software delivery. You'll also help adopt best engineering practices and foster a culture of inclusivity and diversity.

We're on an exciting journey to transform our Group and shape finance for good, focusing on the future by investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues. If you have coding or scripting knowledge and a data engineering background, we would like to hear from you.

Why Lloyds Banking Group.

We're on an exciting transformation journey and there could not be a better time to join us. The investments we're making in our people, data, and technology are leading to innovative projects, fresh possibilities and countless new ways for our people to work, learn, and thrive.

What you'll need:

• 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,.

• 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 emerging talent.

And any experience of these would be really useful:

• 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

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're committed to creating a consciously inclusive workplace where our colleagues can be themselves, thrive and perform at their best. 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.

As an inclusive employer, we offer Workplace Adjustments for colleagues with a disability (which may include long-term health and neurodivergent conditions) where it is reasonable to do so. This could include flexibility with regards to office attendance, location, and working pattern.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you have a disability, you can also apply via our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). Through the DCS, we guarantee to interview a fair and proportionate number of applicants with a disability, whose application meets the minimum criteria for the advertised job role.

We also provide adjustments that are reasonable throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers for applicants with a disability, long-term health condition or neurodivergent condition. If you'd like an adjustment to the recruitment process 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

Want to do amazing work, that's interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? 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.