Lead Quality Engineer

Lloyds Bank plc; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Edinburgh is seeking a Lead Quality Engineer to ensure quality standards are met. You will lead a learning-centric team, develop budget plans, implement frameworks, and contribute to IT Security policy. Strong communication and problem-solving skills are essential for this role. The position offers a hybrid working pattern and focuses on inclusivity and diversity.

Benefits

Up to 15% pension contribution

Annual bonus based on group performance

Share schemes including free shares

Flexible benefits like shopping discounts

30 days holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Ability to share knowledge of Testing within your team and community.
• Effectively tell stories visually and verbally to senior stakeholders.
• Collaborate with peers to deliver with pace, quality, and predictability.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver budget plans for your area.
• Implement formal development frameworks and mentor others.
• Identify and propose process improvements.
• Contribute to IT Security policy development.
• Manage development and operation of knowledge management systems.
• Set long-term objectives and oversee performance management systems.
• Analyze and evaluate proposals for complex products/services.
• Develop testing strategies for a range of products and operations.

Skills

Creativity in problem-solving

Strong communication skills

Collaboration

Job description

Time left to apply: August 13, 2025 (10 days remaining)

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) a week at one of the above offices

About this opportunity

We are seeking a Lead Quality Engineer to lead a high-performing, learning-centric team. You will be responsible for ensuring that products meet quality standards and acceptance criteria aligned with LBG’s Group Test Strategy, Engineering Standards, Guardrails, and Tech Strategy. You will be an active member of the LBG QE Community and FNZ Lab leadership team, transforming how we deliver change!

Key responsibilities:

• Develop and deliver budget plans for your area with guidance from senior colleagues.
• Implement formal development frameworks for a substantial department, coaching and mentoring others, and investing in personal development.
• Identify process improvements, propose and implement them for organizational development.
• Contribute to IT Security policy development, develop procedures, and monitor their implementation.
• Manage the development and operation of knowledge management systems.
• Develop and execute plans for specific areas, managing others as needed.
• Set long-term objectives and oversee performance management systems within your department.
• Analyze and evaluate proposals for complex products/services, developing and amending them with guidance.
• Identify and evaluate expertise-led solutions to meet business needs.
• Develop tactical plans for resource and asset optimization.
• Contribute to planning frameworks with mentorship from senior colleagues.
• Develop testing strategies for a range of products and operations to meet evolving requirements.

About us

We are an innovative, fast-changing bank shaping finance as a force for good. We empower our people to innovate, explore possibilities, and grow with purpose.

What you’ll need

• Creativity in problem-solving and sharing knowledge of Testing within your team and community.
• Strong communication skills to effectively tell stories visually and verbally to senior stakeholders.
• Ability to collaborate with peers to deliver with pace, quality, and predictability.

About working for us

We are committed to inclusivity, diversity, and creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. We have initiatives supporting diversity in senior roles, health, and well-being, and welcome applications from under-represented groups. We are disability confident and offer reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

Benefits include:

• Up to 15% pension contribution
• Annual bonus based on group performance
• Share schemes including free shares
• Flexible benefits like shopping discounts
• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies

Join us to do meaningful work that impacts millions and helps Britain prosper. Be part of our journey to shape the future of financial services.

We prioritize data safety and confidentiality, conducting background checks only after formal offers. We are committed to an inclusive culture reflecting the diversity of our customers and communities.