Data Engineering Lead

Lloyds Bank plc
Bristol
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End DateMonday 15 December 2025Salary Range£90,440 - £106,400Flexible Working OptionsHybrid WorkingJob Description SummaryJOB TITLE: Data Engineering Lead LOCATION: Bristol HOURS: Full-time or Part-time(job share) WORKING PATTERN: Two days per week (or 40% of your time) at our Bristol office. ON-CALL: Required CS&E (Consumer Servicing & Engagement) - Who we are & what we do! Consumer Servicing & Engagement (CS&E) Platform delivers a unified digital servicing proposition for personal customers on the device of their choosing, giving the best digital customer experience to increase engagement and options for self-service. We build deeper and more trusted relationships with our customers and support them to improve their financial lives by offering valuable, engaging and human-like digital banking experiences. We grow customer satisfaction and trust through simple, helpful and personalised ving data literacy initiatives and uplifting data & AI maturity.Job Description****JOB TITLE:Data Engineering LeadSALARY: £90,440 - £106,400LOCATION:BristolHOURS: Full TimeWORKING PATTERN:We adopt hybrid working style which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at our Bristol office.About this opportunity Consumer Servicing & Engagement (CS&E) Platform delivers a unified digital servicing proposition for personal customers on the device of their choosing, giving the best digital customer experience to increase engagement and options for self-service.We build deeper and more trusted relationships with our customers and support them to improve their financial lives by offering valuable, engaging and human-like digital banking experiences. We grow customer satisfaction and trust through simple, helpful and personalised experiences that they love.We provide and guide customers to complete and easy-to-use self-serve offerings where they can do (almost) everything they want within digital. We deepen valued customer relationships, helping them build financial resilience, by understanding what they need and when.What you’ll do… Act as a technical data lead within Engagement platform Work with various engineering teams to deliver group level data programs* Propose and coach teams to follow industry best practices as well as help them align to the group's data strategy* Create data strategy along with other data architects and help engineering teams implement them in individual labs* Work with various engineering teams to deliver proof of concepts to create new cloud native data patterns for wider adoption* Own and continually improve upon our current data estate to simplify it and reduce cost in the process.* Be aware of financial industry level data classification and work with various business and technology teams to adopt them* Represent CS&E in various data forums* Run CS&E data working group along with lead architects, CTO, business function and other stakeholdersWhy Lloyds Banking Group.We're on an exciting transformation journey and there could not be a better time to join us. The investments we're making in our people, data, and technology are leading to innovative projects, fresh possibilities and countless new ways for our people to work, learn, and thrive.What you’ll need: Hands-on proven experience of delivering systems design, software development, testing and operational stability. Proven experience and knowledge of automation and CI/CD* Proficiency in relevant programming languages, frameworks, and technologies, such as Python, PL/SQL* Experience in working with large-scale data sets, data pipelines, and cloud platforms, such as Google Cloud* Experience in using distributed systems and event driven architecture* Experience of containers (Docker, Kubernetes) and experience with cloud platforms such as GCP, Azure or AWS* Strong experience working with Kafka technologies* Experience in running Data architecture working groups where deliveries are happening external to immediate teamAnd any experience of these would be really useful:* Certification in GCP “Cloud Architect”, “Cloud Developer”, “Professional Data Engineer”* Experience in data analysis* Experience in data modelling* Experience in data estate and technology simplification* Proficiency across the data lifecycle management* Experience of hiring and recognising and emerging talent* Knowledge of Agile and SAFE principlesAbout working for usOur focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.We’re committed to creating a consciously inclusive workplace where our colleagues can be themselves, thrive and perform at their best. 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.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.We're proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. 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 performance-related bonus* 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**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.**With 320 years under our belt, we're used to change, and today is no different. Join us and help drive this change, shaping the future of finance whilst working at pace to deliver for our customers.Here, you'll do the best work of your career. Your impact will be amplified by our scale as you learn and develop, gaining skills for the future.
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