Data Science & AI Graduate Scheme (Halifax)

Lloyds Bank plc; Halifax; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Lloyds Bank plc is launching a two-year Data Science & AI Graduate scheme open across multiple UK cities, including Halifax, offering two placements blending office and home working. You’ll train models, build scalable AI solutions and apply data literacy to real banking challenges.

Expect to learn through a bootcamp, mentor support and exposure to Generative AI, AI governance and MLOps, with a focus on responsible AI and business impact across fraud, credit risk and customer insights.

Qualifications

• No minimum degree required, but strong technical ability expected.
• Experience in data analytics and modelling basics.
• Familiarity with Python and SQL for data processing.

Responsibilities

• Train models and deploy scalable AI solutions.
• Work on fraud detection, risk, and customer analytics.
• Collaborate with data and engineering teams in a hybrid setting.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data analysis

Machine learning basics

Generative AI

CI/CD

Tools

GCP

Spark

Scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

XGBoost

Job description

End Date Sunday 29 November 2026 Salary Range £48,500

Job Description Summary: Prior to submitting your application, please visit our early careers website to find out more about the schemes we offer and the recruitment journey: www.lloydsbankinggrouptalent.com. Our graduate schemes may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so it’s best to apply as soon as you can.

Your AI era starts now. At Lloyds Banking Group, data isn’t just something we store in the cloud. It’s the juice that keeps ideas flowing, decisions sharper and progress unstoppable. Our Chief Data & Analytics Office has one mission: weave data, analytics and AI into every decision we make. The goal? Simple. Every choice, everywhere, driven by data.

As a Data Science & AI Graduate, you won’t be on the sidelines watching the algorithms run the show. You’ll be training models, crafting algorithms, deploying scalable solutions and showing exactly what AI can do in the real world. Whether you’re optimizing performance, unlocking insight or making predictions, everything you do will be rooted in data literacy, ethics and genuine business impact.

Two years. Two game-changing rotations. This two-year programme blends office and home working. Across two year-long placements, you’ll see how we use data and AI to crack big-ticket challenges. From detecting fraud and managing credit risk to decoding customer behaviour and building smarter banking tools. You could become:

• Data & AI Scientist – uncovering insights, making predictions and solving complex problems with machine learning techniques. Always with an ethical and accurate lens.
• Machine Learning & AI Engineer – designing and deploying robust ML systems that bring data science to life through automation, CI/CD and modern cloud engineering practices.

Where you land, you’ll be working with some of the biggest datasets in the UK – using everything from Spark and statistical methods to domain knowledge and emerging GenAI applications.

• Cloud-native AI engineering and large-scale data platforms, leveraging Google Cloud technologies and modern coding practices to design, build and deploy intelligent solutions, helping the Bank innovate rapidly and deliver value at scale.
• Advanced analytics, statistical learning and decision intelligence, applying quantitative techniques to uncover patterns, generate insights and optimize outcomes, enabling more informed decisions for both the business and its customers.
• Machine Learning, predictive modelling and applied AI, developing, evaluating and operationalising models using state-of-the-art libraries and frameworks such as scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch and XGBoost, helping tackle complex challenges including in areas like fraud prevention, credit risk management and customer personalisation.
• Generative AI, Large Language Models and autonomous agent systems, building next-generation AI applications using foundation models, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) architectures and agent frameworks such as Google ADK and LangChain, helping transform how the Bank serves customers and empowers colleagues.
• Data engineering, MLOps and intelligent automation, creating resilient data pipelines, scalable deployment architectures and automated machine learning workflows using contemporary engineering and CI/CD practices, enabling AI solutions to operate reliably across the enterprise.
• AI assurance, evaluation science and model governance, designing rigorous testing, monitoring and validation frameworks for machine learning models and agentic systems, ensuring AI solutions remain robust, trustworthy and aligned to the Bank's strategic objectives.
• Responsible AI, explainability and algorithmic governance, applying principles of fairness, transparency, interpretability and risk management throughout the AI lifecycle, helping maintain customer trust while delivering innovative AI capabilities.

Your skills toolkit. You’ll master:

• Python & SQL
• Cloud platforms like GCP
• Data Analysis
• Machine learning techniques, both theory and application
• Generative and Agentic AI
• AI Solution design and evaluation techniques
• CI/CD and DevOps

Your multi-week AI power-up. We start with a blended learning bootcamp. Your fast track from fundamental concepts to advanced technologies and AI skills (and your chance to learn a few tricks even the bots don’t know yet). You’ll cover:

• Foundations of machine learning
• AI literacy
• Ensemble methods & model optimisation
• Databases & big data
• Neural networks & deep learning
• LLM foundations, engineering, customisation and integration
• Generative and Agentic AI
• MLOps & cloud computing

Your personal learning plan could include:

• Up to three Stanford Artificial Intelligence Professional Programmes
• Google Cloud certifications
• Coursera courses on everything from advanced ML to AI ethics and explainability

And because your career is more than your day job, you’ll get stuck into side-of-the-desk projects to build your network, test fresh ideas and put your creativity to work.

The team in your corner. A dedicated mentor, a close-knit community of data professionals who speak fluent Python… and coffee, naturally.

Your future.

• Fully funded – you’ll earn a good salary while mastering the skills shaping the future of tech and finance. Training? Bootcamp? Certifications? All on us.
• By the end, you’ll have the technical confidence, strategic mindset and industry know-how to take your career wherever you want – from deep technical roles to AI strategy leadership… or even inventing the next big thing that no-one has thought of yet.

Requirements

• We do not require a set minimum degree achievement, but we strongly recommend the ability to demonstrate sound knowledge, understanding and technical skills aligned to the role.
• Knowledge of analytical techniques and experience in manipulating and deriving insight from data.
• Python coding experience, knowledge of SQL and the ability to use statistical modelling techniques as this will form a part of the assessments.
• We encourage all students to apply, from newly graduated through to MSc/PhD.
• Note: we cannot sponsor visas.

Locations

Bristol, Edinburgh, Halifax, Leeds, London, Manchester

You will be expected to work in your allocated office a minimum of two days a week as part of our hybrid working policy.

Opening and Closing Date

Applications for our Data Science & AI Graduate Scheme opens on Thursday 10th September. Applications may close early if we receive a high number of applications.

We keep your data safe. We’ll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited to an interview or accepted a verbal offer, and at that time we run our background checks. We always explain what we need and why. 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.

With 320 years under our belt, we’re used to change, and today is no different. Join us and help drive this change, shaping the future of finance whilst working at pace to deliver for our customers. Here, you’ll do the best work of your career. Your impact will be amplified by our scale as you learn and develop, gaining skills for the future.

Learn about the Group and our culture and values on our talent website Home – Lloyds Banking Group Talent or visit our Instagram to keep up-to-date @LBGearlytalent.