Technical Lead - London, United Kingdom - Metro Bank PLC

Metro Bank PLC

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Team IT, IT & Change

Location Holborn Office

County Central London

Ref # 21397

Closing Date 26-Apr-2024

We have been awarded the "Most Loved Workplace" At Metro Bank, people come first - our culture is all about bringing the best out in our colleagues, and making sure everyone feels valued, respected, seen and included.

We strongly believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace and to find the very best person for the job, we always look across a wide range of diverse communities.

What you will do:

Review, develop and maintain best practice policies, processes, controls, and systems and drive a positive change culture to ensure relevant compliance and ensure the Feature Team is always 'audit ready' and operating at maximum performance and effectiveness
Assess the technical feasibility of newly created product ideas/software projects and continuously propose implementation solutions while identifying and providing solutions to risk throughout the design and development lifecycle
Manage, nurture, and support crossfunctional teams and deliver effective crossdisciplinary collaboration throughout the development lifecycle, ensuring alignment with business priorities and that all software development is delivered with highly effective code across our portfolio
Regular and prompt attendance at tech updates and standups providing accurate updates where appropriate. As necessary, chair the meetings and ensure any delivery risks/bottlenecks/successes are highlighted
Promote and advocate writing logical, pragmatic code and frequently perform code reviews alongside the Chapter Leads and/or Lead Engineers to ensure it is fit for purpose and effective
Manage, supervise and retain the team to achieve Program Increment objectives, to act in line with our values
Develop the team by identifying any skills, knowledge, or experience gaps, and ensuring delivery of training or coaching requirements to fill any gaps in conjunction with the relevant Chapter Leads

And... we are a bank so risk is a part of everything we do.

We love people who take responsibility, do the right thing for customers, colleagues and Metro Bank and have the ability to call out any concerns.

What you will need:

Understand the risks associated with your job and what that means for you, Metro Bank and all our stakeholders
Excellent technical expertise (with a background in Development) with one or more of the following systems & technologies
Angular, iOS, Android, React, T24/Core Banking, IBM Integration Bus, Oracle/SQL, Java, ASP.NET, Authentication & IDAM systems
Experience in dealing with third party vendors and suppliers to coordinate and drive change
Ability to create and own the technology solution for a given initiative, working collaboratively with Solution Architecture, Solution Engineering and various Engineering Chapters, from inception through to production release

Our promise to you

We will make sure that you are wellrewarded by providing you with a competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus, and a wide range of benefits, including generous holiday allowance, attractive pension scheme, healthcare, life assurance, and a number of colleague discounts
We will give you the training to ensure you succeed in your role and plenty of internal opportunities to progress your career (around 40% of our recruitment comes from internal promotions).
We are also all about balance so most of our jobs offer the opportunity for hybrid working built around your role and home life, wherever possible.

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