Technical Application Specialist

Lloyds Banking Group; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bank seeks a Technical Application Specialist to join their Mortgage engineering team in Leeds. You will deliver solutions on the core Mortgage Servicing Platform, working collaboratively to enhance customer experiences. Ideal candidates will have strong software engineering skills and a problem-solving mindset, with opportunities for professional growth in a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution of up to 15%

Annual bonus award

Share schemes including free shares

Discounted shopping benefits

28 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives

Generous parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Experience delivering software products and solutions.
• Knowledge of Mortgage process and systems is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with technical specialists to deliver solutions.
• Work with IT application suppliers to meet customer goals.
• Contribute to improving engineering experiences.

Skills

Software Engineering Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Communication Skills

Collaboration

Tools

SQL

Oracle

DB2

Jira

Confluence

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Job Title: Technical Application Specialist

HOURS: Full time

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days per week) in our Leeds office

About this opportunity

LBG is the largest provider of Mortgages in the UK, with over 2.5 million active Mortgages! We have placed Mortgages at the heart of our strategy to become the best bank for customers.

Our Mortgage engineering team is passionate about creating new services and features that transform the customer and colleague experience. Our culture brings together engineers from a diverse set of backgrounds that enjoy working in a collaborative and innovative environment. We pride ourselves on equal opportunity and encourage flexible and agile working.

As a Technical Application Specialist, you'd be part of our Homes Platform Team, working as a member of the Servicing Lab. Delivering solutions on the bank's core Mortgage Servicing Platform, accountable for servicing 20% of UK's Mortgages.

On your CV we'll be looking for someone who is willing to learn and develop their skills in the software development lifecycle to deliver technical solutions onto the Unisys UFSS system for the Mortgage business. An inquisitive mind-set is essential, and we would really like to see evidence of the role you have played in designing and delivering software solutions to add new value to customers.

Key responsibilities

• Collaborate with a broad set of technical specialists and engineers across Mortgages and other value streams to solve challenges and deliver valuable solutions to our customers.
• Work closely with the bank's IT application suppliers and partners to ensure that those customer goals are understood and appropriate solutions are delivered in a timely fashion
• Contributes to a continuously improving engineering experience.
• To work closely with the Quality Engineers and provides a joined-up approach to development and testing of solutions.
• To own your development plan and seek opportunities to continuously improve yourself.
• To perform own work in accordance with the values and behaviours and risk parameters of the bank.

About us

If you think all banks are the same, you'd be wrong. We're an innovative, constantly evolving business that's shaping finance as a force for good. A bank that's empowering its people to innovate, explore possibilities and grow with purpose.

What you'll need:

• Software Engineering Skills with a track record of delivering software products and solutions is crucial with a good sound knowledge of software development lifecycle.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Capability to operate across various systems, technologies, and data sources
• Knowledge of the Mortgage process and Mortgage systems is an advantage.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A Great collaborator with an inquisitive approach.
• Organised and able to work within a self-managed team to achieve great outcomes as a team.

We'd want you to feel proud of your achievements and enjoy working in a collaborative and innovative environment.

This role is for someone who wants to develop and can combine both technical & problem solving credentials with the ability to shape and communicate solutions. There couldn't be a better time to become part of the Mortgage Servicing Engineering team, as we continue to build an exciting future for our colleagues and our customers.

And any experience of these would be really useful:

• Experience with agile development methodologies & tools, for example, Scrum, Kanban, Jira, and Confluence. Experience of Data Analysis, Solution & Design, Mortgage Lifecycle & Mortgage Systems.
• Strong grasp of data analysis and data querying tools/technologies such as Oracle / DB2 and SQL would also be desirable.
• Experience with the Unisys UFSS application would be an advantage but not essential and training will be provided.

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're

committed to creating a consciously inclusive workplace where our

colleagues can be themselves, thrive and perform at their best.

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.

As an inclusive employer, we offer Workplace Adjustments for colleagues

with a disability (which may include long-term health and neurodivergent

conditions) where it is reasonable to do so. This could include flexibility

with regards to office attendance, location, and working pattern.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you have a disability,

you can also apply via our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). Through the

DCS, we guarantee to interview a fair and proportionate number of

applicants with a disability, whose application meets the minimum criteria

for the advertised job role.

We also provide adjustments that are reasonable throughout the

recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers for applicants with a

disability, long-term health condition or neurodivergent condition. If you'd

like an adjustment to the recruitment process 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
• 28 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Want to do amazing work, that's exciting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey !

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Information Technology

• Industries

  Banking and Financial Services

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