Lead Java Engineer - London, United Kingdom - Lloyds Banking Group

Lloyds Banking Group

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

End Date
Thursday 06 April 2023

Salary Range
£61,176 - £99,411

Agile Working Options
Flexible / Variable Hours, Other Agile Working Arrangements / Open to Discussion

Job Description Summary

Job Description:

Salary:
£81,928 to £102,410 per annum (depending on experience) for London; £70,784 to £88,480 (depending on experience) for outside London; 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.

Location:
London; Halifax or Edinburgh

Who are Lloyds Banking Group?
At Lloyds, we're motivated by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper.

Over the last few years, we've grown our number of active online banking users to 14.5 million and our mobile users to over 9 million.

We're committed to continuing to deliver a leading customer experience by improving our digital capabilities, providing personalised propositions and building on our multi-channel model.

Where does the role sit?

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Channels Enabling Platform, where the Identity and Authentication Lab provides an enterprise level Authentication service.

The Platform needs to meet the Strong Customer Authentication regulatory commitments, enable innovation to help lead into the bank of the future, and to trailblaze within the Industry.

The Platform will support and grow a wide range of authenticators to serve the Bank's digital channels.

We are committed to delivering a world-class customer experience by building a state-of-the-art Identity & Authentication Platform and enabling our Customers to feel safe and secure with their data while accessing our multi-channel digital ecosystem.

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

What will I focus on in this role?
As an experienced Technical Lead, with strong hands-on programming experience in Java, you will be an active and leading member of the team working on the Lab's key objectives

Specific activities which you'll be responsible for include things like:

Building a new platform at web scale
All aspects of software engineering across the full SDLC
Supporting, coaching and enabling software engineers to overcome technical challenges and produce high quality software
Collaborating with Engineering Leads and Architects on technical designs and impact assessments
Ensuring software design and implementation are in line with the LBG policies and principles
Researching requirements to determine system feasibility, cost, benefits and functional requirements
Analysing code and conducting code reviews to ensure high quality of the developed software

What else would be handy?

We like people who come from diverse industry and cultural backgrounds that can bring new and challenging ways of thinking to the team.

We'd also like you to be able to demonstrable experience and provide examples / working knowledge of the following:

Expert level knowledge of and experience in Java and Spring
Experience with other languages, technologies and Dev Ops processes
Good knowledge of and experience in databases (both relational and NoSQL)
Good experience in building microservices and APIs
Good design and delivery experience
Experience of testdriven development
Experience of Kubernetes
Experience of cloud computing (GCP, AWS and Azure)
Solid understanding of the fundamentals of computing (e.g. logic, data structure, algorithms, architecture, system infrastructure and network stack)
Building, developing and maintaining relationships at all levels with internal and external stakeholders, partners and suppliers to support the operating model
Able to work independently and organise own workload
Meeting short deadlines with little information
Ability to effectively delegate, empowering team to drive successful outcomes
Strong attention to detail
A continuous improvement mindset
Role model for the LBG values and behaviours

Together we make it possible

Lloyds Banking Group is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve, and to building an inclusive environment where all our colleagues can be themselves and succeed on merit.

We're an equal opportunity employer and deeply value diversity within our organisation.

Our continued commitment to helping Britain prosper 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, grown and develop.

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 financial services 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 opportunity to make a real difference.