Job Overview
Company logo: https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4E0BAQEPSwTDucNK9g/company-logo_400_400/company-logo_400_400/0/1731400448129/lloyds_banking_group_logo?e=1746057600&v=beta&t=0Jd-IxYY3kyMBXqp1mJ5HbCkoXwl3NTIrkbeJQccl54 JOB TITLE: Senior Devops EngineerSALARY: £70,929 – £78,810LOCATION(S): HalifaxHOURS: Full timeWORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or
40% of our time, at our locations. About this opportunityCIO Enabling Services provides Test Environment Services to deliver and continuously improve test environment engineering through innovation and automation, driving
excellence in test environments and test data provisioning. Supporting the whole of LBG with an expertise in Major Programmes, our team provides end to end testing environments using both physical and cloud-based solutions.
With an eye on virtualisation and self-service the team is developing a range of service offerings to help speed up provisioning of environments to support fast paced change. As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will provide
DevOps and technical solutions to ensure effective environment provisioning and in-house development for the Environment Self Service Portal. You will work closely with various engineering roles within test environment services,
contributing to the prioritization of deliverables and collaborating with environment specialists and engineering leads to ensure we do the right thing for our customers. Key Responsibilities:Lead and manage squad workload
and day-to-day tasks, driving priorities on delivery.Serve as the point of escalation for the squad and manage stakeholders appropriately.Report regular progress and updates to the leadership team.Understand risk and ensure
safe yet efficient delivery.Build confidence within the team and with stakeholders.Collaborate with other Engineers across the team and broader Core Platform Lab.Ensure tight budget controls while maintaining quality delivery.Bring
passion and an open mind to develop new ways of doing things while enhancing your skills and experience. Why Lloyds Banking GroupWe’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 needHands-on engineering skills and the ability
to dive into technology.Experience in creating and integrating Mainframe environments with modern infrastructure.Strong knowledge of relational and non-relational databases (PostgreSQL and MongoDB).Experience in designing
and building microservices, preferably on Python web frameworks (Flask, Django, FastAPI).Strong technical background with experience in multi-platform environments, environment strategies, and designing Route to Live solutions.Understanding
of the group’s architecture and applications.Knowledge of environment practices on cloud and the group’s Cloud strategy.Experience with DevOps toolsets and the group’s DevOps/Cloud strategy.Excellent interpersonal
skills and the ability to build working relationships up to director level.Ability to work independently, take ownership, and use initiative.Cloud Accreditation (GCP, Azure, IBM) is desirable. Technical Skills:GIT / GITHUB
enterpriseJenkins Pipelines (Groovy)Urban Code Deploy, Ansible, ChefNexus RepositoryPrometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, ELKAquasec, Nexus IQHashicorp Vault, TerraformPython, Flask, FastAPISelenium, PlaywrightScriptingSonarQubeAtlassian
products (Jira, Confluence)Kubernetes, OCP, ArgoCD, Docker, Istio, GKEGCP, Azure, Kyndryl About working for usOur 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 includesA generous pension contribution of up to 15%An annual performance-related
bonusShare schemes including free shares.Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping.30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on topA 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.