Software Engineer

Lloyds Banking Group, Insurance & Wealth Transformation

Location: Edinburgh based, hybrid working with 2 days per month in the office.

Salary & Benefits: £66,140 to £70,000 base salary, plus annual personal bonus, 15% employer pension contribution (when you put in 6%), 4% flexible cash pot, private medical insurance, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays.

We offer flexible working hours, to give you a good work life balance, agile working practices and are a very family friendly company.

LBG Labs:

Insurance & Wealth Transformation has a vision to improve the support we provide to our customers throughout their financial lives, empowering them to make the right decisions on their long-term saving, investment, and retirement needs. We are doing this by providing clear, straightforward customer journeys, supported by flexible and resilient product platforms and services.

Through the ongoing development, modernisation and simplification of the shared platforms and services that sit at the heart of the Insurance and Wealth business, the Platform Lab plays a key role in the realisation of this vision.

Are you passionate about making a difference? Then join us and be part of the journey.

About the role:

As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll play a key leadership role in our continued transformation journey by:

• Defining, communicating and being responsible for our software 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 software engineering 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 software engineering knowledge and capabilities; working in collaboration with other leaders to maximise the benefit of this capability within our teams

About You:

The Platform Lab consists of many and varied systems, platforms, and technology stacks. We therefore need a Software Engineering leader with broad capabilities and experience, including:

• The knowledge and ability to apply and lead software engineering initiatives within a Lab, including technical deliveries and engineering improvements, utilising efficient agile methodologies such as Kanban/Scrum

• A strong software engineering background with expertise in Java, Javascript / Node, Microservices, CI/CD, Shell or Python scripting development, testing and test automation

• Familiarisation with Linux/UNIX system administration including Git and Kubernetes

• An understanding of how Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment operates and can be applied in a modern engineering environment

It would be great if you had:

• The passion to lead and mentor software engineers within the team, driving a collaborative engineering culture

• A good working knowledge of Identity & Access Management concepts, standards and tools (such as Forgerock AM and DS)

• The desire to drive productivity and reduce delivery risk through an automation first approach

• Strong collaboration and communication skills and an enthusiasm for advocating quality across Product & Engineering

What we offer you in return…

As a team we're invested in your continual development. That's why we've fostered a collaborative learning environment that supports your career goals and encourages knowledge-sharing. Our inclusive culture offers you flexibility to try new things while helping you build the future you want.

Currently most of the team is working remotely, and we intend to continue hybrid approach into the future. We also appreciate normal office hours can sometimes be a challenge, and whilst we can't always adopt every flexible working request, they will always be considered.

And finally…

We pride ourselves on being hard-working, outcome-focused, and passionate about making a difference. We're focused on creating a values-led culture, and our approach to inclusion and diversity means that we can all make a real difference, together

Our continued commitment to helping Britain recover means that as a colleague you can make a difference to customers, businesses, and communities.

Together we have a key role to play in shaping the bank of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll continue to have opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

Together we make it possible!