Engineering Lead, DevOps, Software Architect

Job Description Engineering Lead

Primary Skills

Engineering Leadership Cloud & Platform Engineering Banking Domain

Secondary Skills

Microservices & APIs Dev Ops / CI-CD Agile Delivery

Tertiary Skills

Stakeholder Management Architecture Governance Team Leadership

Role Title

Engineering Lead

Experience

12 to 18 Years

Location

UK London

Domain

Banking & Financial Services

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Lead to drive end-to-end engineering delivery across strategic Lloyds Banking Group initiatives. The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams providing technical direction driving engineering excellence ensuring delivery quality and managing stakeholder relationships across business architecture operations and delivery functions.

The role requires strong hands-on knowledge of modern engineering practices cloud-native platforms microservices architecture Dev Ops security and large-scale transformation programs within the banking domain. Engineering Leads are expected to foster a culture of innovation automation quality continuous improvement and operational excellence while ensuring successful delivery of business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Leadership

• Lead multiple engineering squads delivering complex banking solutions.
• Define engineering strategy standards and best practices.
• Drive engineering excellence productivity improvements and technical innovation.
• Establish development standards code quality metrics and governance controls.
• Mentor Technical Leads Architects and Senior Engineers.

Solution Delivery

• Own end-to-end technology delivery across programs and releases.
• Ensure commitments are delivered within agreed scope timeline quality and budget.
• Manage dependencies across engineering testing Dev Ops architecture and business teams.
• Support release planning capacity planning and sprint governance.

Architecture & Design

• Collaborate with Enterprise and Solution Architects on technology roadmaps.
• Review solution designs to ensure scalability resilience maintainability and security.
• Drive API-first cloud-native microservices-based engineering approaches.
• Ensure adherence to LBG engineering and security standards.

Engineering Quality

• Champion test automation code quality security scanning and performance engineering.
• Drive CI/CD adoption and Dev Sec Ops  practices.
• Monitor engineering metrics technical debt and platform stability.
• Improve system reliability observability and operational readiness.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary technology contact for business and delivery stakeholders.
• Present engineering updates risks dependencies and mitigation plans.
• Work closely with Product Owners Customer Journey Managers Delivery Managers and Architects.
• Support governance forums and executive status reporting.

Team & People Leadership

• Lead distributed teams across multiple locations.
• Support hiring onboarding mentoring and capability building.
• Conduct performance reviews and career development conversations.
• Drive a high-performance engineering culture.

Risk & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with LBG governance audit security and risk requirements.
• Manage operational risks and technology controls.
• Support production readiness reviews and regulatory initiatives.

Required Technical Skills

Engineering & Architecture

• Java / GoLang / .NET / Python
• Microservices Architecture
• REST APIs
• Event-Driven Architecture
• Domain Driven Design (DDD)

Cloud Platforms

• AWS / Azure
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Open Shift

Dev Ops & Automation

• Jenkins
• Git Hub / Bitbucket
• Terraform
• Ansible
• CI/CD Pipelines

Engineering Practices

• TDD / BDD
• Secure Coding
• Performance Engineering
• Observability & Monitoring
• SRE Principles

Tools

• JIRA
• Confluence
• Azure Dev Ops
• Splunk
• Dynatrace
• Sonar Qube

Banking Domain Knowledge

Preferred experience in:

• Retail Banking
• Commercial Banking
• Digital Banking
• Identity & Authentication
• Customer Journeys
• Payments
• Lending Platforms
• Open Banking
• Risk & Compliance
• Fraud & Security

Key Deliverables

• Engineering Roadmaps
• Solution Design Reviews
• Release Readiness Assessments
• Engineering Governance Packs
• Platform Modernization Plans
• Capacity & Delivery Plans
• Risk and Dependency Management Reports
• Technical Debt Reduction Plans
• Operational Stability Metrics

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters Degree in Engineering / Computer Science / Technology.
• 12 years of software engineering experience.
• 5 years leading large engineering teams.
• Experience delivering large-scale banking transformation programs.
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership skills.
• Experience working in Agile / SAFe environments.

Preferred Certifications

• AWS Solution Architect
• Azure Architect Expert
• Kubernetes Certification
• SAFe Agilist
• TOGAF
• Dev Ops Certification

Required Skills:

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