Head of Java Development Digital Servicing - London, United Kingdom - Appcastenterprise

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3 weeks ago

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Description

End Date
Wednesday 18 January 2023
Salary Range
£116,272 - £145,340

We support agile working - click here for more information on agile working options.

Agile Working Options
Flexible / Variable Hours
Job Description Summary

Lloyds Banking Group is on a mission to build the bank of the future, and we need your help to do it Continuing our extensive transformation programme, we're redefining what a bank is from the inside out.

Our technology, our culture, and our mind-set is changingto craft a true engineering-led organisation.

Commercial Banking division has a rich heritage of supporting businesses and the economic prosperity of the nation, primarily focused on UK businesses and those with strong links to the UK.

We provide customerswith the support they need to help them grow, manage risk and enhance efficiency.

And we continue to invest in our relationship teams and deepen our product expertise to ensure we deliver first class service.

Job Description

Head of Java Development (Digital Servicing)
**Lloyds Banking Group

London**
Salary & Benefits:£120,920 - £151,150 (depending on experience) 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 also offer flexible working hours, agile working practices and regular home working.
We aim to ensure you have a good work-life balance and positive mental health.

Who are Lloyds Banking Group?

Lloyds Banking Group is the UK's leading digital franchise, with over 13 million active online customers across our three main brands - including Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland - as well as the biggest mobile bank in the country.

We're buildingthe bank of the future, and we need your help.

We're continuing our extensive transformation Programme, with an investment of £3bn, redefining what a bank is from the inside out.

Together we'll make it possible

What would I focus on as an Engineering Lead?

Our Head of Java Development will be setting the strategic direction for the engineering teams to demonstrate thought leadership on modern technical delivery, across the entire lifecycle from idea to realisation of value.

You will have 5-10 Technical Leads reporting into you and will be managing a team of Engineers. Managing 3rd party technology suppliers and consultancy staff will also fall into your remit.

You'll aim to increase Engineering efficiency, quality and release velocity while encouraging a "Fail Fast, Learn Faster" mentality within teams to experiment and test new ways of engineering.

You'll act as a change agent for engineering and team culture,encouraging systems thinking and user experience led design.

We're looking for curious people with a real passion for, and commitment to growth and developing themselves and their teams with industry best practice, methods and tooling, and if necessary are able to work alongside engineers hands on in some instances.

As a minimum to be considered we'll need to see evidence of the following;

A career background within software engineering, having worked up to a principal Engineer within Java Development
Experience of mentoring more junior software engineers through coaching, peer reviews of software and support with platform design
Understanding of domain driven design techniques and experience of cloud native microservices software design
Practical, handson experience of defining and implementing build pipelines on a cloud environment
Experience of modern agile engineering practices: This includes knowledge of DevOps, quality engineering, systems thinking, service design, software vendor management, route to live and system design, software development lifecycle and automation knowledge.
Deep understanding of platform architecture & a broad understanding of enterprise architecture considerations
Experience developing and implementing technology strategies.

What will you get in return?
We offer flexible working hours, agile working practices and regular home working. We aim to ensure you have a good work-life balance and positive mental health.

On top of our team ethos we're genuine about both equal opportunity and our colleagues representing the communities we serve - developing and advancing the best in our people through personal development, training, qualifications and upskilling on the job.

The sheer scale and size of Lloyds brings great career development opportunities, and we are set to continue to grow our Engineering functions across the group for many years to come.

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 financialservices 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 opportunityto make a real difference.