Our purpose and strategy
Our purpose is Helping Britain Prosper.
Our purpose is Helping Britain Prosper.
We have an important role to play in creating a more sustainable and inclusive future.
Lloyds Banking Group incorporates many household names.
As with all necessary struggles it’s often the actions of brilliant and tenacious individuals that create lasting change.
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This report provides an update on our progress towards the Group's sustainability ambitions.
We put you first, so you can put our customers first.
Our charitable Foundations are celebrating 40 years of tackling social disadvantage and Helping Britain Prosper.
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Disclosures relating to our strategic, financial, operational, environmental and social performance.
Latest and archived results for Lloyds Banking Group and its main subsidiaries.
See all the key dates in the financial year.
Higher, more sustainable returns as we continue to Help Britain Prosper.
Information and key documents for the wide range of securities issued by Lloyds Banking Group and its entities.
Lloyds Premier, a new bank account from the UK’s biggest bank, is now available - bringing together the best in financial perks and premium lifestyle services, designed for people with income or assets over £100,000.
Digital twins are revolutionising industries across the globe, including financial services.
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Build something that changes everything. Join us as we explore new ideas and technologies to reshape the world of finance.
Xinyi is pioneering AI and advanced analytics at the Group alongside her part-time role as a concert pianist.
Lloyds Banking Group is best known for its portfolio of financial services brands.
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Our purpose is Helping Britain Prosper.
We have an important role to play in creating a more sustainable and inclusive future.
Lloyds Banking Group incorporates many household names.
As with all necessary struggles it’s often the actions of brilliant and tenacious individuals that create lasting change.
This report provides an update on our progress towards the Group's sustainability ambitions.
We put you first, so you can put our customers first.
Our charitable Foundations are celebrating 40 years of tackling social disadvantage and Helping Britain Prosper.
Disclosures relating to our strategic, financial, operational, environmental and social performance.
Latest and archived results for Lloyds Banking Group and its main subsidiaries.
See all the key dates in the financial year.
Higher, more sustainable returns as we continue to Help Britain Prosper.
Information and key documents for the wide range of securities issued by Lloyds Banking Group and its entities.
Lloyds Premier, a new bank account from the UK’s biggest bank, is now available - bringing together the best in financial perks and premium lifestyle services, designed for people with income or assets over £100,000.
Digital twins are revolutionising industries across the globe, including financial services.
Build something that changes everything. Join us as we explore new ideas and technologies to reshape the world of finance.
Xinyi is pioneering AI and advanced analytics at the Group alongside her part-time role as a concert pianist.
Lloyds Banking Group is best known for its portfolio of financial services brands.
Learn more about flexible working.
SALARY: £124,653 - £150,000
LOCATION: Leeds or Edinburgh
WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in our Leeds or Edinburgh office.
A great opportunity has arisen to be part of a team within the P&A platform as a Head of Engineering. You will oversee all aspects of the engineering lifecycle, from technology design and architecture through to implementation and optimisation. You’ll work closely with cloud architects, data scientists, and risk officers to deliver a robust, scalable, and compliant platform that meets the bank’s risk and regulatory needs. The role will shape the Lab vision, set strategic direction, and demonstrate technical leadership across the lifecycle from idea to value realisation.
Like the modern Britain we serve, we’re evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform how we meet the changing needs of our 26 million customers. We’re growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too…
Lead the engineering team responsible for end-to-end infrastructure and technology transformation, including legacy decommissioning and GCP-based data infrastructure.
Provide technical direction and mentorship, fostering collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Design scalable, high-performance cloud infrastructure on GCP, ensuring availability, resilience, security, and compliance.
Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or Google Cloud Deployment Manager.
Oversee engineering project delivery from requirements to deployment and support, ensuring alignment with risk and analytics goals.
Collaborate with DevOps, QA, and security teams to integrate CI/CD pipelines and automate testing.
Partner with data scientists and analysts to build data pipelines and infrastructure for analytics, stress testing, and reporting.
Ensure cost-effective data ingestion, processing, and storage, and build model-ready data products.
Integrate tools for data governance, lineage, and security to meet compliance standards.
Ensure infrastructure complies with regulations (e.g., GDPR, Basel III/IV, IFRS 9) and embed DevSecOps principles.
Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions aligned with cloud strategy.
Communicate progress and risks to senior leadership.
Stay current on GCP services and data infrastructure trends to drive continuous improvement and innovation.
Extensive experience leading engineering teams in cloud-based data platforms, preferably with GCP expertise.
Deep knowledge of cloud architecture, data engineering, pipelines, and big data technologies (e.g., BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub).
Proficiency in Python, Java, or Scala; familiarity with microservices, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI), and cloud monitoring.
Proven experience in digital transformation and Agile environments.
Preferred understanding of banking risk management and regulatory frameworks (e.g., Basel III/IV, IFRS 9, CRD4).
Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.
15+ years in software development and cloud engineering, ideally in financial services.
Experience with big data frameworks (e.g., Apache Beam, Spark) and data governance tools.
Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop. 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. We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme. We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.
A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
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
If you’re excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We’d love to hear from you!
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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'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.