Data Engineer, Applied Sciences

End Date

Sunday 29 September 2024

Salary Range

£0 - £0

We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options

Flexible Working Options

Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary

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Job Description

JOB TITLE: Data Engineer, Applied Sciences

SALARY: From £78,000+ (dependent on experience)

LOCATION: Bristol

HOURS: Full-Time

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites

About This Opportunity

Applied Sciences is a team comprised of Data Engineers, Data Scientists and Analysts. We're responsible for leading on the development and implementation of advanced machine learning and AI models, we play a significant role in the delivery of the Commercial Bank's strategic ambitions.

A diligent, capable Data Engineer is required to support in the development of high-quality, productionised and reusable data pipelines to enable the team to deliver at pace.

This role will expose you to all aspects of Commercial data as well as the opportunity of experimenting with open-source, publicly available data sources. There will be additional opportunities to gain exposure to the life cycle of AI projects and machine learning models.

You'll also play a pivotal role in supporting our migration to Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

The successful production of AI and machine learning models is dependent on the strength and reliability of the data underpinning them. The Data Engineering team within Applied Sciences plays a central role in turning an idea into an experiment and then into a live application. You, as a Data Engineer, will be key to making this happen.

A typical day would look like…

Working alongside our team of enthusiastic Data Engineers, based primarily in Bristol, you'll build and design foundational data pipelines – bringing together data from numerous disparate systems into one central data repository.

Working with our partners across Applied Sciences (and our Business & Commercial Banking division), to understand ongoing requirements and priorities, you'll be a crucial member of the team building high-quality application data layers.
 

Focussing on continued personal development – a huge focus is put on continued progression of your own skills and interests as we look to balance immediate priorities with planning for GCP adoption.
 

Why Lloyds Banking Group

We’re on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we’re shaping finance for good. We’re focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you.

What You’ll Need

You'll be an established Data Engineer with the following:

• Strong understanding of Data Engineering principles and standard methodology

• Experience in building data pipelines

• Strong teammate – fantastic collaboration skills with an ability and desire to help coach and upskill others

• Strong SQL knowledge

• Python knowledge and its applications within a Data Engineering context

• An effective communicator, with excellent attention to detail

• Passionate about problem solving and analysis

• To be bold and curious, with the confidence to challenge and improve existing processes and help innovate new solutions

And Any Experience Of These Would Be Really Useful

• Commercial Banking knowledge with an understanding of current areas of focus/growth

• Experience of automation (setting-up and utilising schedulers)

• GCP knowledge and exposure

• Data engineering in the context of AI applications

• Connectivity with external open-source APIs

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 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

This is a once in a career opportunity to help shape your future as well as ours. Join us and grow with purpose

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.