Lead Technical Application Specialist

Lloyds Banking Group; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

An international banking group is seeking a Lead Technical Application Specialist to join their team in Edinburgh. This pivotal role involves leading a multi-skilled team to develop innovative solutions in a hybrid working environment. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software engineering, operational optimization, and technology leadership, contributing to a mission of transforming banking services through technology. A competitive salary package is offered, along with a comprehensive range of employee benefits.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution up to 15%

Annual bonus based on performance

Share schemes including free shares

30 days holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of software lifecycle and industry standards.
• Experience in optimizing operations for high-availability systems.
• Proven record in incident resolution and root cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team to deliver innovative solutions.
• Represent the specialist function in high-level meetings.
• Develop and implement policies for the specialist area.

Skills

Software Development Lifecycle

Operational Optimization

Technology Leadership

Incident Resolution

Agile Environment Experience

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Lloyds Banking Group

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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20.08.2025

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04.10.2025

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Description

Job Title: Lead Technical Application Specialist
Salary: £90,440 - £140,040 (depending on location)
Location: London, Bristol or Edinburgh
Hours: Full time
Working Pattern: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office site

About us

Like the modern Britain we serve, we’re evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We’re growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too…

About this opportunity

Lloyds Banking Group is redefining itself to build the bank of the future. Our Commercial Banking division supports UK businesses and those connected to the UK, helping them grow, manage risk, and improve efficiency. Within Commercial Banking, you’ll help deliver the next generation digital bank for clients. By simplifying and automating journeys, clients will receive a better experience, and colleagues will be enabled to spend more time helping clients to grow their business.

This role is critical to ensuring we develop and integrate our systems in line with excellent engineering standards to meet our business needs and improve our colleagues' relationship management journeys for clients. As a subject matter expert, you'll collaborate with multi-functional teams to provide guidance and support in building and growing a team of highly skilled engineers.

What you’ll do

Lead and mentor a multi-skilled team to deliver high-quality, innovative solutions to support business goals.

Represent the specialist function in high-level meetings and decision-making processes

Oversee resource planning and allocation for the specialist function

Develop and implement policies and procedures for the specialist area

Lead strategic negotiations with key stakeholders and vendors

Collaborate with feature teams and third parties to identify and implement creative solutions that align with business objectives.

Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior architects and developers, leading by example with hands-on coding and problem-solving.

Monitor and report on project progress, addressing any issues promptly to ensure timely delivery. Identify and mitigate risks to ensure the successful implementation of projects.

Develop and document processes to improve engineering efficiency and service quality.

Engage in continuous improvement initiatives, fostering an environment of learning and growth within the team.

Supervise the maintenance and enhancement of service infrastructure, ensuring its reliability and efficiency.

Management of Third Party Suppliers to ensure solutions are performant, secure and resilient, and meet bank objectives and client needs.

Ensure that all engineering activities comply with industry standards and regulations.

What you’ll need

Software Engineering - Possess a deep understanding of the software lifecycle, ensuring high standards in design, development, testing, and deployment.

Operational optimisation – Demonstrable experience of optimising Run operations for highly available systems, including control automation, end to end system monitoring and observability

Service Sustainability & Incident Resolution - demonstrable experience of incident resolution, and root cause identification.

Technology leadership - Capable of defining and maintaining engineering standards, aligning solutions with business objectives and architectural principles.

Technology delivery - Provide technology leadership across technical components and complex cross-cutting deliveries spanning multiple platforms and business units.

Experience of DevOps Pipeline optimisation

Familiarity with the concept of automated testing and process automation

Significant experience in delivering technical solutions in an Agile environment.

About working for us…

Our 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 includes…

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!

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 keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.

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.