Software Engineering Lead

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At Lloyds Banking Group, we're inspired by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. Our teams in Insurance and Wealth are passionate about creating new services for our customers that transform the customer and colleague experience. Our culture brings together smart, hardworking, people from a diverse group of backgrounds that enjoy a collaborative and innovative environment that supports flexible and agile working Want to know more?Insurance & Wealth is undertaking an ambitious refresh of our digital proposition to customers. At the heart of this, we're creating a brand new technology platform which is fundamentally rooted in cloud native architectural principles, with 'infrastructure-as-code' & automation at its core. We are redefining the way we do Engineering. We've created "LBG Labs" and we're building multi-functional, co-located teams giving them freedom to bring technology to the forefront of our business. This will help us create new, and improve existing, products and services to help us really make a difference to our customers A Lab is a co-located team who work together on key projects to deliver value at pace by designing services that people find useful, easy and engaging to use. Typically, a Lab has a strong focus on complex problem solving in an agile environment where engineers are free to experiment and create innovative products which will transform the way our customers engage with us. About the role:As an Engineering lead you'll be a senior member of the engineering team, responsible for leading our software engineering teams in delivery. You'll act primarily as an engineering delivery lead in an Agile context - working with Agile teams within the lab, and running external dependencies, to co-ordinate delivery of complex engineering change within the bank. If you have the right technical background, a willingness to be part of an ambitious team and are willing to develop yourself then we're keen to hear from you! We'll be specifically looking for these skills on your CV This is a senior level role, and we're looking for the following skills and experience:Experience in software engineering and automation in one or more modern programming languages.Strong resilience and determination to make a difference.A true passion for monitoring, observability and an understanding of the importance of reliability in our large scale production systems for our customers.Several years production experience in public cloud (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization.Prior experience with SRE or SRE concepts.Certified in one or more public clouds Our current tech stack is vast and wide ranging but includes the following core tech:Modern Web Tech such as JavaScript, NodeJS, React/ReduxMore TraditionalCompiled Tech such as C#. SQL. XML.Code Management and deployment tech such as GITTFS, Jenkins, SpinnakerAutomated testing capabilities such as Selenium, Cucumber We'd also like to see experience ofWorking within an Agile environment working in Scrum and Waterfall environments, and being flexible to work with a mix of methodologies and inspire change quicklyPassion to lead and work collaboratively across teams in order to align to Strategy and meet the overall goals of the Bank and PartnersA hunger to learn and self-improve with a passionate not just about the result, but how you get there.Excitement about enabling others to achieve greater results than one can achieve alone and being part of a wider delivery team responsible for end to end solutions. Join us and be part of an inclusive, values-led culture that celebrates diversity, equal opportunity and provides opportunities for flexible working. Together we'll make it possible... So what can we offer you in return?Whatever your aspiration, you can also expect excellent benefits, personal development and a career that's enriching and full of opportunity. You'll also receive a package that includesDiscretionary bonusCash sum of 4% which you can exchange for a variety of benefits or simply take the cashPrivate Medical InsurancePension, where we'll contribute up to a max of 15%Share plans30 days holiday (plus Public) Are you interested in joining us? Apply today, we'd love to hear from you.