Data Engineer – Enterprise Risk Platform

Location – Leeds. We’re happy with home working the majority of the time, however you’ll need to be in office at least 1 day per week.

Salary & Benefits: The base salary banding for this role is £61,911 - £68,790 plus annual personal bonus, 15% employer pension contribution, private medical insurance, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays.

We also offer flexible working hours, agile working practices flexibility to suit your lifestyle and ensure a good work-life balance.

Who are Lloyds Banking Group and where does this role sit?

As the UK's largest Retail, Digital and Commercial bank Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has a huge responsibility to support the UK economy and help it prosper whilst putting customers at the heart of everything we do.

Our team in Enterprise Risk Platform is passionate about crafting new services that transform the customer and colleague experience.

Working within the Prudential & Analytics lab, you'll 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! This role sits within the inbound change team; you’ll be involved in a variety of risk projects. The team acts as an entry point for external change items such as product launches, system upgrades and regulatory changes.

We're seeking a role model to lead other engineers in the team by providing technical expertise and insight, and to support customers by ensuring the products we deliver are fit for purpose.

The majority of the architecture is split between SAS & 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.

Specific activities which you’ll be responsible for include things like;

• 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 exemplify engineering standards to act as a mentor to colleagues, 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. By using strong problem solving skills and a combination of technical knowledge, experience and judgement to identify available options.

What do we need to see from applicants?

• A good appreciation of credit risk, including default/loss models and the regulatory reporting of metrics produced by those models
• Passion for software and data engineering, adopting the mindset of a curious engineer
• Literate in SQL and SAS or Python, to be able to read and understand the code written by others
• Ability to understand complex business requirements and create business ready solutions
• Strong interpersonal, communication and influencing skills, particularly the ability to convey business information arising from technical subject matter to non-technical people.

Desirable skills:

• Insights into industry solutions for data management, storage and analytics coupled with experience of financial data, including Credit Risk, capital and impairment processes
• Cloud understanding, particularly GCP
• Experience of line management.

What can I expect in Return?

We're dedicated to giving you opportunities and support to develop you both professionally and personally to optimise your potential!

As a new colleague to the team, you’ll join us on our journey to build a 21st century bank that reflects modern Britain and craft an inclusive culture where all colleagues feel encouraged and valued.

We're committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve, and to building an inclusive environment where all our colleagues can be themselves and succeed on merit. We support the principles of agile working and equal opportunity and are happy to consider flexible working arrangements.

Together we’ll 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.

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