Engineering lead

Test Triangle Limited

Greater London

Hybrid

GBP 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group seeks an experienced Engineering Lead to drive end-to-end delivery across strategic initiatives. You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, provide technical direction, and champion engineering excellence within the banking domain.

The role requires hands-on knowledge of cloud-native platforms, microservices, DevOps, security, and large-scale transformation programs. You will mentor engineers, govern coding standards, and collaborate with architects and product owners to

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Engineering / Computer Science / Technology.
12+ years of software engineering experience.
5+ years leading large engineering teams.
Strong stakeholder management and leadership skills.
Experience working in Agile / SAFe environments.

Responsibilities

Define engineering strategy, standards, and best practices.
Own end-to-end technology delivery across programs and releases.
Mentor Technical Leads, Architects, and Senior Engineers.
Collaborate with Product Owners, Delivery Managers, and Architects.
Drive CI/CD adoption and DevSecOps practices.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Agile / SAFe

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Engineering / Computer Science / Technology

Tools

Docker

OpenShift

Jenkins

Terraform

Ansible

TDD/BDD

Secure Coding

Observability

Job description

Secondary Skills

Microservices & APIs + DevOps / CI-CD + Agile Delivery

Tertiary Skills

Stakeholder Management + Architecture Governance + Team Leadership

Role Title

Engineering Lead

Experience

12 to 18+ Years

Location

UK ,London

Domain

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Lead to drive end-to-end engineering delivery across strategic Lloyds Banking Group initiatives. The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams, providing technical direction, driving engineering excellence, ensuring delivery quality, and managing stakeholder relationships across business, architecture, operations, and delivery functions.

The role requires strong hands-on knowledge of modern engineering practices, cloud-native platforms, microservices architecture, DevOps, security, and large-scale transformation programs within the banking domain. Engineering Leads are expected to foster a culture of innovation, automation, quality, continuous improvement, and operational excellence while ensuring successful delivery of business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Leadership

Define engineering strategy, standards, and best practices.
Drive engineering excellence, productivity improvements, and technical innovation.
Establish development standards, code quality metrics, and governance controls.
Mentor Technical Leads, Architects, and Senior Engineers.

Solution Delivery

Own end-to-end technology delivery across programs and releases.
Ensure commitments are delivered within agreed scope, timeline, quality, and budget.
Manage dependencies across engineering, testing, DevOps, architecture, and business teams.
Support release planning, capacity planning, and sprint governance.
Collaborate with Enterprise and Solution Architects on technology roadmaps.
Review solution designs to ensure scalability, resilience, maintainability, and security.
Drive API-first, cloud-native, microservices-based engineering approaches.
Ensure adherence to LBG engineering and security standards.
Champion test automation, code quality, security scanning, and performance engineering.
Drive CI/CD adoption and DevSecOps practices.
Monitor engineering metrics, technical debt, and platform stability.
Improve system reliability, observability, and operational readiness.

Stakeholder Management

Act as the primary technology contact for business and delivery stakeholders.
Present engineering updates, risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans.
Work closely with Product Owners, Customer Journey Managers, Delivery Managers, and Architects.
Support governance forums and executive status reporting.
Lead distributed teams across multiple locations.
Support hiring, onboarding, mentoring, and capability building.
Conduct performance reviews and career development conversations.
Drive a high-performance engineering culture.
Ensure compliance with LBG governance, audit, security, and risk requirements.
Manage operational risks and technology controls.
Support production readiness reviews and regulatory initiatives.