Lead Data Engineer - Enterprise Data Provisioning

Lloyds Banking Group

Lloyds Banking Group is investing in its people and technology to adapt to modern demands, aiming to make a substantial impact on their 26 million customers. The Lead Data Engineer is pivotal in advancing their data strategy, focusing on delivering reusability and trustworthiness of data across the organization. The role exists to enhance the bank's ability to leverage data effectively, ensuring the system's growth alongside the company’s objectives.

In this role you can expect to have the responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain complex Data Products.
• Lead implementation reviews and oversee data product deliveries.
• Evaluate and recommend advanced tools and technologies.
• Implement best practices for data engineering.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to engineering staff.
• Ensure adherence to data security principles and secure architectural practices.
• Apply DevOps practices and manage CI/CD pipelines.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders and team members.
• Manage data custodianship governance activities.

This role comes with the following benefits:

• Pension contribution up to 15%
• Annual bonus dependent on Group performance
• Share schemes including free shares
• Lifestyle benefits such as discounted shopping
• 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• Wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

This role requires you to have:

• Data Engineering
• Data Literacy
• Data Modelling and Design
• Leadership

You would benefit from having:

• Cloud platforms experience (Google Cloud, Azure, AWS)
• SQL and data warehouse technologies (BigQuery)
• Programming experience in any language
• Experience coaching junior engineers
• Familiarity with DevOps tools (CI/CD pipelines, containerisation)
• Knowledge of data visualisation tools (Tableau, Power BI, Looker)
• Relevant certifications in data engineering or cloud platforms

Lloyds Banking Group is committed to diversity, encouraging applications from under-represented groups. They offer a disability confident recruitment process and have initiatives like menopause health and cancer support. The company values safeguarding data and ensures secure handling of personal information during recruitment.