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Lead Data Engineer - Enterprise Data Provisioning

Lloyds Banking Group
Bristol
5 days ago
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JOB TITLE: Lead Data Engineer

SALARY: £90,440 - £ 106,440

LOCATION: Bristol or Manchester

HOURS:  Full time

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in the Bristol or Manchester office.

About this opportunity

Are you currently managing a Data Engineering team and looking for a new challenge? We’re seeking an experienced Lead Data Engineer who can bring both strong management skills and hands-on data experience to mentor, manage, and grow teams while building data products using modern technologies.

Data is one of our key assets. In a world of Big Data, Data Engineers are fundamental to unlocking safe, timely, scalable, and controlled access to it at enterprise scale.

As a Lead Data Engineer you'll be responsible for leading the teams producing / curating (designing, developing, moving, transforming, testing, and maintaining) Data Products. This enables consumers to ingest, transform, store, and analyse our data to gain insight and drive value for our customers, regulators, shareholders and colleagues.

A strong background in Data as well as Technology is a consistent characteristic of great practitioners in this role.

Day to day, you'll:

Provide management, guidance and mentorship to your engineering teams Design, develop, and maintain complex Data Products Lead implementation reviews and all aspects of data product delivery Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies, and processes Identify and implement best practices for data engineering Have a strong understanding of data security principles and secure architectural practices Provide knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines Ensure timely delivery by managing tasks and priorities effectively Communicate effectively with team and stakeholders Accountable for custodianship governance activities on data assets

About us

Like the modern Britain we serve, we’re evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We’re growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too…

What you’ll need

Proven experience managing and mentoring multiple data engineering teams Experience with cloud platforms such as Google Cloud, Azure or AWS, and their underlying data engineering services Experience with SQL and data warehouse technology such as BigQuery Coding experience in any language Experience of line management & coaching junior engineers Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools, including CI/CD pipelines and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) Familiarity with data visualisation tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or Looker Relevant certifications in data engineering, cloud platforms, or related areas.

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.

And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.

We’re disability confident. So, if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

A generous pension contribution of up to 15% An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance Share schemes including free shares Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Want to do amazing work, that’s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.

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 keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. 

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.

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