Platform Engineer

End Date
Sunday 18 February 2024
Salary Range
£66,861 - £74,290
We support agile working - click here for more information on agile working options.
Agile Working Options
Hybrid Working
Job Description Summary
Builds machine learning prototypes, data pipelines and products through extraction, transformation and analysis of data from internal and external sources. Provides insightful, high quality complex information and advice to stakeholders. Leads small teams in the development of machine learning projects.
Job Description
Platform Engineer
Salary: £66,861 to £74,290
Location: Bristol
Hours: Full time
Working Pattern: Our work style is hybrid, at least 2 days per week in our Leeds office.
About this opportunity
This position will play a critical role in continuing the extensive LBG transformation programme, we're redefining what a bank is from the inside out. Our technology, our culture, and our mind-set is changing to become a truly data centric organisation where technology and data are key pillars of our transformation strategy. We are looking to evolve our Data Analytics and AI capability in Cloud Services, where we enhance the platform offering to enable the exploitation of data and analytics in the public cloud. This will mean leveraging Google Cloud Platform capabilities, products and services.
Here’s where you’ll make a difference
The Group People & Places Data Hub is the central Data & Analytics function for the P&P division.

• As a DevOps Engineer, you'll have hands-on responsibility for the provisioning and support of DevOps component in the Route to Live process of data pipelines.
  
• You will have a real passion for data combining next generation cloud technology with Colleague data and insight.
  
• So, if you have a desire to work in an exciting role and be part of our journey to leverage data as a reusable strategic asset supporting data-lead decision making, then please get in touch as we’d love to hear from you!
  

What you’ll need

• Strong, hands-on experience in Google Cloud technologies such as Big Query, Data Proc, Data Catalog, Cloud Composer is a huge plus.
  
• Experience with Kubernetes (GKE) is essential.
  
• Very strong DevOps skill set with expertise in tools like Jenkins, Spinnaker, Nexus, and Git.
  
• Experience working with agile development methods & tooling e.g. Kanban, Jira & Confluence, and working as part of an agile team.
  
• Strong knowledge of modern software development toolsets including Cloud hosting, Web App development, API's, DevOps Continuous Integration and Delivery.
  
• The ability to liaise and collaborate with Software Engineers
  
• Provisioning components and services such as Helm Templates.
  
• Knowledge and deployment of containerized applications/microservices architecture
  
• Able to take initiative and help upskill team members.
  
• Do you have experience in programming and scripting? Excellent! These skills are vital to this role.
  
• We'd need you to have a sound experience of CI/CD across various tooling and methodologies.
  
• Understanding of security principles within cloud technologies
  
• Experience on API management platform (Apigee, API Connect), Dynatrace, Adobe Analytics and General Data Analytics
  

Desirable skills include

• Cloud Platforms - GCP
  
• Containerisation - Kubernetes / Docker /
  
• CI/CD- GitHubActions / Spinnaker
  
• Security Controls Scanning -NexusIQ/ Nexus Firewall / Nexus Lifecycle /Sonarqube
  
• Infrastructure as Code e.g. Chef, Terraform, Ansible
  

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.