Data Engineer

Job Description Summary

Are you excited by working with industry leading data engineers, solving real world problems that will have a direct impact on our ability to Help Britain Prosper? If so this is an outstanding opportunity to achieve that by delivering regulatory and technology change!

Working in the Prudential Pillar, you would work alongside other data/software engineers and work with Risk customers to design and deploy data solutions that underpin the financial stability of Lloyds Banking Group..

The majority of the architecture is currently SAS based, however over time more and more of the underlying architecture will be based on Hadoop or Cloud based technology, with certain processes already being implemented in Python. The opportunity will require interaction with a wide range of stakeholders, building and developing networks across Risk Division, Engineering Functions and wider across Group Transformation.

It is vital to bring an understanding of the value of data and how to build solutions to utilise this.

Job Description

Leeds based (2 days in the office)

Benefits:  base salary, plus annual personal bonus, 15% employer pension contribution (when you put in 6%), 4% flexible cash pot, private medical insurance, 28 days holiday plus bank holidays.

We’re a family friendly organisation who focus on delivery, not time at your desk.  A mature, flexible work environment, flexible start/finish hours, agile working practices.  We care about your mental health and want to enable a good work-life balance.

Who are Lloyds Banking Group?

Lloyds Banking Group is the UK’s leading digital franchise, with over 20 million active online customers across our three main brands - including Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland - as well as the biggest mobile bank in the country. We're building the bank of the future, and we need your help.

Where will this role sit?

Our team in Enterprise Risk Platform is passionate about crafting new services that transform the customer and colleague experience. Our culture brings together inquisitive, hardworking, people from a diverse group of backgrounds that enjoy a collaborative and innovative environment that supports flexible and agile working.

Working within the Prudential & Analytics lab, you will lead other data engineers and work with Risk customers to design and deploy data solutions that underpin the financial stability of Lloyds Banking Group.

This is an outstanding opportunity to work in a team delivering regulatory and technology change!

Could you bring the skills and value we need?

We're seeking curious engineers to work within our feature teams. You will support customers by ensuring the products we deliver are fit for purpose and meet the quality and standards expected.

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 data solutions and services are developed, tested and implemented. If this excites you then you would be an asset to our team!

The majority of the architecture is split between SAS, SQL & Python with a roadmap to migrate to Cloud based technology.

We work using agile delivery practices, so a self-led individual capable of accurately estimating and planning their own work would be valued highly.

What You’d Get Involved With:

• Design, develop, maintain and improve data processes to support regulatory and prudential change with high quality solutions and providing oversight and leadership to help others do the same.
• Building data pipelines for current and future analytics 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.

Key skills required:

• Passion for software and data engineering, adopting the mindset of a curious engineer
• Experience of SAS, Python, SQL or other open source technologies used for analytics
• 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

Desirable skills include:

• Cloud understanding, particularly GCP
• Data engineering background and good knowledge of waterfall and 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

Together we make it possible!

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'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.

We are proud supporters of Women in Data®.  Connect, engage and belong to the largest free female data community in the UK – visit: www.womenindata.co.uk to join our community.