Software Engineer

We're looking for someone who wants to develop their engineering skillset. We'll support you to be able to be able to take on technical challenges and develop your understanding of how model and calculation solutions and services are developed, tested and implemented. If this excites you then you would be an asset to our team! We are pioneering the transformation of current processes from our on-premises platforms and have started our journey in deploying solutions on the Google Cloud Platform. This role sits within our Model and Calc Deployment Lab who are looking to deliver world class prudential models in line with LBG regulatory commitments and to build a world class prudential model development capability. We work using agile delivery practices, so a self-led individual capable of accurately estimating and planning their own work would be valued highly. As a Senior Engineer, you'll play a key role in our continued transformation journey by:

• Helping us define and communicate our engineering strategy, methods, and approaches; working with others to implement and embed within our end-to-end engineering activity.
• Working with teams and partners to define, agree and implement optimal approaches; utilising the right tools and techniques to achieve the best possible outcomes for the business.
• Leading, inspiring, and managing individuals to continually improve and develop their engineering knowledge and capabilities, working in collaboration with other leaders to maximise the benefit of this capability within our teams., Design, develop, maintain, and improve our Model and Metric Calculator processes to support regulatory and prudential change with high quality solutions and providing oversight and leadership to help others do the same.
• Building data, model and calculation pipelines for current and future modelling and reporting solutions
• Implement and embody engineering standards, using constructive feedback to create opportunities for learning.
• Work with the Product Owner and customers to understand, refine and prioritise items for the feature team backlog.
• Using strong problem-solving skills and a combination of technical knowledge, experience, and judgement to identify available options and clearly set-out the way forward.
  
  Passion for software and data engineering, adopting the mindset of a curious engineer.
• Cloud understanding, particularly GCP.
• Experience of Python, DBT, SQL, Pandas, or other open-source technologies used for building and implementing solutions.
• Ability to understand business requirements and create business ready solutions.
• Show well-developed interpersonal, communication and influencing skills, particularly the ability to convey key business information arising from complex issues to non-technical people.
It would be great if you also had…
• Regulatory calculation experience
• Data engineering background and good knowledge of agile development practices.
• Insights into industry solutions for data management, storage and analytics coupled with experience of financial data, including Credit Risk, Capital and Impairment processes.
• Experience with either of - Docker, Kubernetes, Helm
  
  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…, 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.

Our focus is to ensure we are 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 is why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We are disability confident. So, if you would 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.
• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies