Senior Technical Application Specialist

Lloyds Banking Group; Gildersome; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK bank is seeking a Senior Technical Application Specialist to join their Observability & Data Transfer Lab. This role involves the automation and scheduling of critical systems, supporting a transformative journey towards modern, containerised platforms. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in workload automation tools, knowledge of container orchestration, and a solid understanding of DevOps practices. The position offers hybrid working conditions and a substantial benefits package, including a generous pension and performance-related bonuses.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution

Annual performance-related bonus

Flexible benefits

30 days' holiday

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Strong experience with workload automation tools.
• Hands-on knowledge of container orchestration.
• Understanding of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Join the Observability & Data Transfer Lab.
• Ensure critical systems are scheduled and automated.
• Safeguard services during migration to modern platforms.

Skills

Workload automation tools

Container orchestration

DevOps practices

Tools

IBM Workload Automation

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Job description

JOB TITLE: Senior Technical Application Specialist

SALARY: £70,929 - £78,810

LOCATION(S): Leeds, Halifax, Manchester or Edinburgh

HOURS: Full-time - 35 hours per week

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at our Leeds, Halifax, Manchester or Edinburgh office.

About this opportunity

As a Workload Automation Specialist, you'll join our Observability & Data Transfer Lab within Operations & Service Enablement. We're the people who keep the Bank running smoothly behind the scenes - making sure critical systems are scheduled, automated, and ready to deliver for millions of customers every day.

We're in the middle of an exciting transformation: moving from traditional TWS scheduling to modern, containerised platforms on our Internal Developer Platform (IDP). While we innovate, we also safeguard our monolithic estate to keep services stable during this migration. It's a big challenge, and you'll be right at the heart of it.

Our culture? Collaborative, supportive, and curious. We share ideas openly, celebrate wins together, and invest in your growth. You'll have access to training, mentoring, and opportunities to work on cutting-edge projects that shape the future of automation. Career progression is real here - whether you want to deepen your technical expertise or move into leadership. Plus, we encourage volunteering and community initiatives because we believe in making a difference beyond the Bank.

Why Lloyds Banking Group

We're on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we're shaping finance for good. We're focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you!

What you'll need

• Strong experience with workload automation tools (e.g., IBM Workload Automation or similar).

• Hands-on knowledge of container orchestration (Kubernetes, GKE, or OpenShift).

• Familiarity with Helm charts, YAML, and deploying applications in a cloud-native environment.

• Understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and GitOps principles.

It would be great if you also had

• Exposure to Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) such as Backstage.

• Scripting skills in Python or Bash for automation.

• Experience managing monolithic estates during migration to modern platforms.

About working for us

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.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual performance-related bonus

• 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