Software Engineer SOA Lab

LLoyds Banking Group
End Date
Thursday 22 June 2023

Salary Range
£61,911 – £89,427

We support agile working – click here for more information on agile working options.

Agile Working Options
Other Agile Working Arrangements / Open to Discussion

Job Description Summary
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Job Description

Lloyds Banking Group

Edinburgh or Halifax – For many of our office based colleagues, we work in hybrid ways which involves spending at least two days per week or 40% of their time at one of our office sites.

Salary & Benefits: The base salary banding for this role is £66,861 to £74,290 outside of London plus annual personal bonus, 15% employer pension contribution, private medical insurance, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays.

We also offer flexible working hours, agile working practices to suit your lifestyle and ensure a good work-life balance.

Who are Lloyds Banking Group and where does this role sit?

Lloyds Banking Group is the UK s largest Digital, Retail and Commercial Bank with a focus on Helping Britain Prosper.

We re on the mission to build the bank of the future, and we need your help do it!

We’re looking to recruit a Senior Software Engineer to work in our Enterprise Integration Lab within Core Platforms. We sit within the Chief Technology Office and our strategic roadmap includes IBM Products API-Connect and App-Connect for Enterprise. As well as Cloud integrations including Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platforms as well as Pega Cloud (hosted on Amazon Web Series).

Specific activities which you ll be responsible for include things like;

• Providing integration solutions across the enterprise to enable new and enhanced customer and colleague services
• Supporting consumers to through the Production Readiness Review quality gate
• Other innovations and Architectural solutions along with supporting existing services supported by legacy technologies and POCS to date include working with Containers and other solutions such as CP4K (Cloud Pack for Integration).
• Contributing to building a secure culture. Given the nature of our integrations supported across key customer, data and payments Platforms, we adhere to strict security and architectural standards. Ensuring we build secure and reliable solutions
• Deploying working solutions faster by adopting various test approaches and are always seeking ways to improve this without compromising safety
• Building a great internal network and develop an understanding of technology uses across the Bank and the activities they perform and value they bring.

What do we need to see from applicants

• You ll be a Software Engineer with extensive hands-on engineering experience with previous knowledge of integrating, introducing, and supporting quality code into production environment.
• Previous engineer experience within a technical delivery team, with a specific focus of APIs or Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) technologies such as Datapower and IBM Integration Bus
• Builds strong business relationships and communicate in a clear, concise manner and be able to adapt communication style depending on the unique needs of different audiences and working in collaborative teams.
• Strong ability to design viable solutions and proven problem solver who can help us deliver working software solutions in line with our ambitions.
• A thirst for building your skills as well as mentoring colleagues to maximise their potential by providing guidance and direction on the GPP product and it s use in LBG.

Desirable skills to have

• Proven experience using these technologies would be advantageous:
• IBM Datapower, IBM Integration Bus or IBM App Connect for Enterprise, IBM API-Connect, Javascript, JSON, Unix/Linux, MQ, Websphere, GitHub, UrbanCode, Splunk, Dynatrace, Flash Tooling

What can I expect in Return?

We’re dedicated to giving you opportunities and support to develop you both professionally and personally to optimise your potential!

As a new colleague to the team, you ll join us on our journey to build a 21st century bank that reflects modern Britain and craft an inclusive culture where all colleagues feel encouraged and valued.

We’re also passionate about diversity and equal opportunity with industry recognition across gender, ethnicity, disability, LGBTQ+ and families. And, being disability positive, reasonable adjustments can be accommodated in our Recruitment process, just let us know.

Together we ll make it possible!

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.