Lead Data Engineer

Lloyds Banking Group
Edinburgh
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JOB TITLE: Lead Data Engineer

LOCATION: Edinburgh, Manchester, Leeds or Bristol

HOURS: Full time

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office site

About this opportunity

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're moving to the next stages of our digital transformation, and it's our job within the Chief Security Office (CSO) to ensure that we keep our customers, colleagues and assets safe from threat. The CSO's Security Data Services lab does this by using data to build security insights by working collaboratively with our Data Management and Analytics teams.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Lead Data Engineer to join the Security Data Services lab in the Chief Security Office to work alongside the Team Product Owner in a Feature Team managing delivery by leading others. They will operate as co-leader with the Team PO with involvement in decision making and planning of Product roadmap.

What you'll do

Design, develop, and maintain complex Data Products. Implementing clean, maintainable, and efficient solution design following best practices.

Lead implementation reviews and all aspects of data product delivery to preserve quality and share knowledge.

Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies, and processes to ensure the highest quality product platform.

Identify and implement best practices for data engineering.

Excellent problem solving and analytical skills to resolve complex data issues, technical problems, and bugs.

Leading and managing a team of data engineers to develop and deliver data products for labs within CSO, using a wide range of internal and external data sources

Strong understanding of data security principles and secure architectural practices

Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines

Ensure timely delivery by managing tasks and priorities effectively utilising their in-depth expertise in Agile methodology.

Communicate effectively with team and stakeholders.

Accountable for custodianship governance activities on data assets that their platform produce and consume.

Why Lloyds Banking Group

We're on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we're shaping finance for good. We're focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you.

What you'll need

Data Engineering - Proficient in building end to end data solutions, including ETL pipelines and data warehouses.

Data Literacy - In depth knowledge of the full data lifecycle and data-informed decision making.

Data Modelling & Design - Proficiency in designing robust data models using databases and

Leadership - Experience building and leading high performing teams

Innovators Mindset - An innovator and change agent who keeps up to date with the latest trends and developments in data engineering and cyber security to ensure our strategies remain at the forefront of the industry.

It would be great if you also had

Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning knowledge

Understanding of the emerging threats within Cyber Security

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. As an inclusive employer, we offer Workplace Adjustments for colleagues with a disability (which may include long term health and neurodivergent conditions) where it is reasonable to do so. This could include flexibility with regards to office attendance, location, and working pattern. If you have a disability, you can also apply via our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). Through the DCS, we guarantee to interview a fair and proportionate number of applicants with a disability, whose application meets the minimum criteria for the advertised job role. We also provide adjustments that are reasonable throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers for applicants with a disability, long-term health condition or neurodivergent condition. If you'd like an adjustment to the recruitment process 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

If you're excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We'd love to hear from you!

Seniority level

  • Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment type

  • Employment typeFull-time

Job function

  • Job functionInformation Technology
  • IndustriesData Infrastructure and Analytics, Data Security Software Products, and Software Development

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