Engineering Lead

JOB TITLE: Engineering Lead - Finance Platform

SALARY: £86,964 - £102,310

LOCATION(S): Edinburgh or Bristol

HOURS: [Full-time]

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week currently, or 40% of our time, at our Edinburgh or Bristol Office

About this opportunity…

Fantastic opportunity for an Engineering Lead to join our Finance Platform. This senior management role sits within the Engineering team in our Costs and Investment Management Lab. You would be part of the team that's driving the Lab forwards for change management, service management, recruitment, and strategic direction. The role would involve leading, coaching, continually challenging, motivating, mentoring, and supporting your team.

The Finance Platform is on an exciting transformation journey and there is no better time to join us. The investments we are making in our people, data, and technology are leading to innovative projects; fresh possibilities have provided new ways for our people to work, learn and thrive.

About us…

Like the modern Britain we serve, we're evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We're growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too…

What would you get involved with?

You'll lead and work in a cross-disciplinary team and act as advocate for technology standards & governance, providing a voice to other Engineering Leads, Software Engineers, Architects, Quality Engineer, Product Owners, Customer Journey Managers within our team, identifying and supporting them in resolution of impediments and issues, as well as continually developing yourself with the group architectural, technology and business design standards needed to engineer the best solutions for the group.

What do you need to be considered for this job?

Generally, you are comfortable in a hands-on technical leadership role, blending both proven leadership and technical expertise.

We encourage people from a range of role and industry backgrounds but do need to see the following as a minimum for consideration.

• Strong background in either Software Engineering or Systems Management with experience in leading change and managing service across complex operational and technology landscapes

• Familiarity with technologies such as Windows Platforms, Oracle platforms, Linux Platforms, SQL Servers, Visualisation Tools (e.g. Power BI) and Google Cloud Platform

• Technical leadership experience and desire to help coach and mentor staff

• Great interpersonal skills and a good communicator with technical and non-technical people

What support will I get and how will my career grow?

As a multi-brand, multi-channel business, we have the scale and breadth to provide you with a diverse range of training and development opportunities, helping you achieve a rewarding and fulfilling career. Our engineering communities in Edinburgh and Bristol are growing rapidly, which will naturally present lots of career opportunities.

Join us and be part of an inclusive, values-based culture focused on making a difference.

Our focus is to ensure we are 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 is why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We are disability confident. So, if you would 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

Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow, and thrive? Apply today and find out more.

Join our journey.

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