Senior Technology Manager

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***We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Senior Technology Manager to join us in our office in London Chiswell St. Base Salary £76, 440 - £100, 000 plus excellent benefits package listed below***. Who are Lloyds Banking Group?Lloyds Banking Group is the UK's leading bank with over 30m customers and its biggest digital bank, with over 13 million active online customers. We've placed an ambitious transformation programme and a multi-channel approach to banking at the heart of our strategy to be the best bank for customers, backed by significant investment in our platforms and people over the next three years. Which area of Lloyds does this role sit within?This role sits at the Digital Delivery & Strategy Lab, which belongs to the newly built Channel Enabler Platforms division. However, this position will interact with multiple areas across Group CIO and CRSO (Chief Resilience and Security Office)! So, what would I be responsible for?This role supports 3 key areas: tech strategy, legacy infrastructure optimisation and engineering optimisation. It is crucial that the candidate has a solid understanding of legacy infrastructure and understand the potential options to evolve to modern technologies. Your proactive approach will enable you to identify and initiate service and technology improvements, ensuring all governance is adhered to and our colleagues are prepared and embrace change. So, what would I focus on in this role?Using your strong engineering expertise, C coding and DB2/SQL skills, your focus will be to lead key Internet Banking initiatives such as Foundation Servers re-engineering and tech strategy evolution.Expertise is needed to support our shared systems and development teams. As a highly experienced member of the wider Engineering team, working with our Technical Delivery Manager, we would look for you to demonstrate and apply outstanding software engineering practices and skills in addition to mentoring our more junior team members and providing consultancy to various development project teams within Digital.You'll also be involved in owning, supporting, and streamlining standards and processes to be more agile, to define/refine working practices as the team evolves.Financial Services or Internet Banking experience would be a plus but is not essential. More important, will be your C coding ability and UNIX (BD2/SQL) skills plus your ability to mentor, complete code reviews and development work of our onshore and offshore teams as appropriate What are we looking for from our applicants?Strong understanding of legacy technology (Foundations servers, mainframes, DB etc)C++, shell scripting, HTML, IHS and knowledge of RESTful APIs and web services.Deep understanding of C coding, SQL (DB2), UNIX (AIX).Strong knowledge of the entire software development life cycle from inception, through build to production.An eye for detail and meticulous approach to review processes.Passion for mentoring other specialists and building a strong team culture.Courage to challenge the status quo and to come up with new and innovative ideas.Confidence to express own opinions and be pragmatic about modifying them when appropriateA "can-do" attitude, the ability to get involved with new projects during the analysis and early design phase to shape development approach.Excellent application and database design principles knowledge.Understanding of source code repositories and change management tools, particularly Git/Gerrit.Provide assistance to the Production Support team, investigating and fixing live issues. Additionally, an ability to effectively work with multi-disciplinary, internal, and external distributed teams across the project lifecycle; and strong interpersonal skills. What support will I get and how will my career grow?As a multi-brand, multi-channel business, we have the scale and breadth to provide you with a diverse range of training and development opportunities, helping you achieve a rewarding and fulfilling career. Join us and be part of an inclusive, values-based culture passionate about making a difference. In return, we offer an excellent package including plus 4% flexible cash pot (take as cash), annual discretionary bonus award, up to 15% employer pension contribution, private medical insurance, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, and access to share scheme and various staff discounts! Together we make it possible. We'll ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform key job functions.