Technical Application Specialist

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

Job summary

A major financial services firm in Manchester seeks a Technical Application Specialist to join their Monitoring & Alerting team. You'll enhance their tech modernization agenda by analyzing technical information and delivering scalable solutions. The ideal candidate has expertise in observability and collaboration skills, along with experience in cloud platforms. Join us in making a significant impact on financial services.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution of up to 15%

Annual performance-related bonus

30 days’ holiday

Adaptable lifestyle benefits

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in managing Dynatrace on cloud platforms.
• Previous design/delivery experience with Dynatrace.
• Technical knowledge of Traditional Platforms UNIX, Linux, Windows.

Responsibilities

• Analyze technical information to improve services.
• Maintain products and ensure adherence to standards.
• Mentor and nurture junior team members.

Skills

Observability

Cloud focus

Collaboration

Influencing skills

Scripting (PERL, BASH, etc.)

Tools

Dynatrace

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Spinnaker

Job description

End Date

Thursday 16 October 2025

Salary Range

£70,929 - £78,810

We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options

Flexible Working Options

Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary

This is an exciting time to join the Technology Tools team. We're on a journey to create the next generation technical platform for Lloyds Banking Group that will be at the core of one of the UK's biggest financial service transformations. We're looking for a Technical Application Specialist to join our Monitoring & Alerting team within Operations & Service Enablement.

Job Description

You'll have a unique opportunity to be part of an ambitious team whose purpose is to drive our tech modernisation agenda and enable Lloyds Banking Group to become the biggest Fintech in the UK.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience in observability, specifically Cloud focused, a passion for technology and commitment to delivering high-quality, scalable solutions.

What you’ll do

• Using your diagnostic skills, you'll analyse technical information from a range of sources, providing highly effective solutions and strategies for improving both service and processes in complex environments.
• Through the installation and maintenance of products and services, you'll make sure our high standards, policies and service levels are adhered to.
• Alongside this, you'll be analysing application and performance, review existing deployments and identifying gaps or improvements.
• You'll feel excited by evaluating, planning and leading on new Systems Management technologies and initiatives, ensuring that we're keeping our customer's interests at the heart of everything we do.
• Inputting into risk processes and conforming with SOX and ITEC processes.
• As a passionate subject matter expert, you'll mentor and nurture junior team members, developing their knowledge and skills.

What you’ll need

• Experience on the pipeline delivery and management of Dynatrace on cloud platforms
• Previous experience of design/delivery solutions for Dynatrace implementations / configuration integrations / APIs.
• Cloud DevOps tooling skills – GitHub, Jenkins, Azure DevOps & Spinnaker.
• Scripting skills across a number of languages such as PERL , BASH, SHELL, HTML, XML, C, SQL, JavaScript, JSP, XSLT, Python & Jython
• We believe that collaboration is crucial, and you’ll feel the same. You’ll be excited to work with a wide range of colleagues, using keen influencing skills to bring them on the journey with you.
• It would be great if you also had
• Technical knowledge of Traditional Platforms UNIX, Linux, Windows & VMWare.
• Networking skills e.g. TCP/IP, SOAP, WAN Infrastructure, LAN i.e. switches / routers / firewalls / VPNs etc, HTTP / HTTP's.

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 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

Want to do amazing work, that’s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.

Apply today and find out more.

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.