Applied Sciences Principal Engineer

End date

Tuesday 14 May 2024

Salary range

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Job Share; Hybrid Working

Job description

JOB TITLE: Applied Sciences Principal Engineer

SALARY: £100k - £129k (dependent on location & experience)

LOCATIONS: Bristol / London / Edinburgh / Chester / Cardiff / Flexible

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 an exciting new team within Portfolio Analytics, Digital Banking which delivers AI, Machine Learning, Analytics and Innovation to the heart of Business & Commercial Banking. We accelerate the digitisation of our division, enabling its agenda to support UK businesses to grow sustainably and be the engine room of our economy.

Our Applied Sciences team is looking for a Principal Engineer/Engineering Lead who can lead a team of Data and Machine Learning Engineers to design, develop, and deploy engaging data products and services.

You'll coordinate the entire lifecycle of data projects, from concept to production, and ensuring that they meet the highest standards of quality, performance, and reliability. You'll also collaborate with our Research, Data Science and Analytics teams to understand their data needs and deliver solutions that bring value and impact for customers and colleagues. This will mean leveraging Google Cloud Platform capabilities, but also involve operating across our various cloud environments and legacy data stores. This role will contribute to build enduring capability with the appropriate guardrails.

Why Lloyds Banking Group

We're on an exciting journey and there couldn't be a better time to join us. The investments we're making in our people, data, and technology are leading to innovative projects, fresh possibilities, and countless new ways for our people to work, learn, and thrive.

What You'll Need

Experience/Knowledge:

• Consistent track record as a Principal Engineer/Engineering Lead in a similar role. Experience implementing and supporting Machine Learning (ML) systems including automation, model training, validation and monitoring.
• ML techniques covering application of diverse algorithms, ensemble, reinforcement learning and familiarity with key ML libraries and frameworks.
• Solid understanding of data engineering and data science principles and practices, such as data modelling, data pipelines, data quality, data analysis.
• Software engineering practices, including unit and integration testing, as well as CI/CD pipelines.
• Industry Awareness: Awareness of the latest industry technical developments, emerging trends, new technologies, and for AI.

Tools and Technologies:

• Expertise in cloud computing platforms, especially Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Proficiency in data warehousing and database technologies, such as Teradata, Hadoop and MSSQL
• Experience in containerization and orchestration tools, such as Kubernetes, Docker, and Kafka
• Good knowledge of Python and ability to write modular Python code as well as familiarity with data structures.

Soft Skills:

• Leadership: Strong interpersonal and leadership skills with a passion for crafting a culture of innovation and continuous learning.
• Effective Communication: Excellent communication and ability to present and connect with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• You'll be a self-starter with a passion for developing Data Science & Analytics solutions that solve ambitious business problems and transform our ability to digitise our business with new technologies.

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.🚀