Technology Analyst Lead

Tesco Bank; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Edinburgh is seeking an experienced Analyst Lead to shape and deliver technical solutions. The role involves collaborating with teams to define project deliverables and managing a group of analysts. Candidates should have a strong background in financial services, system knowledge, and team leadership abilities. Attractive compensation package with benefits offered.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Private Medical Insurance

Performance-related annual bonus

Colleague discount program

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Qualifications

• Experienced technical/business analyst in financial services.
• Demonstrable ability to lead small teams.
• Experience in capturing requirements for complex software.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Solution Architects and other analysts.
• Provide cost and effort estimates for new projects.
• Manage a team of analysts.

Skills

Technical/business analysis experience

Technical knowledge of banking systems

Leadership ability

Resiliency

Sizing technical project deliverables

Job description

General information

Ref #

9350

Location

Edinburgh

Department

BAR - Platforms

Business Area

Platforms

Working time

Full-Time

Date Published

03-09-2025

Serving our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.

Salary - Between £51,280 and £76,920 + annual bonus & benefits

Location – Edinburgh, Permanent

Office Attendance - Edinburgh office attendance, minimum 2 days per week

Closing Date – Applications close 17/09/25 at 5pm

A chance to thrive

We’re looking for an Analyst Lead to our Technology team at Tesco Bank, part of Barclays Bank UK Plc.

The Analyst Lead plays a key role in shaping and sizing ideas and turning them into deliverables for our Value Streams to deliver. The role involves working with colleagues in Technology and business teams to define technical deliverables delivering most value to Tesco Bank and our customers.

What you’ll be doing

• Collaborating with Solution Architects and other analysts.
• Providing cost and effort estimates for new Epics, features and projects.
• Driving forward improvements in processes for requirements capture and other analysis tasks.
• Managing a group of analysts, developing a team of high performing colleagues.
• Engagement with stakeholders across technology including Software engineers, and also with business teams including Product leads and Risk colleagues.

We need you to have

• Experienced technical/business analyst in a financial services organisation including the capturing of requirements for complex software developments for customer service improvements or cost savings.
• Technical knowledge of a number of banking systems (e.g. Fraud, Mobile Banking)
• Be able to demonstrate an ability to lead small teams or people.
• Resiliency
• Experience of sizing new technical project deliverables

And if you have any of these, even better

• High work standards and work ethic
• Experience of managing a team of other analysts or similar roles

We don’t expect you to tick every box, and if you feel you hit most of the brief, it’s worth exploring to further develop your career here with us.

What’s in it for you

• Prepare for your retirement with our colleague pension scheme.
• Private Medical Insurance (WL2+) and virtual GP Service 365 days a year.
• Performance related annual bonus.
• Indulge in a generous holiday allowance with a minimum of 7.2 weeks, with the opportunity to buy more.
• Embrace the benefits of our Colleague Clubcard, enjoy a 10% discount that increase to 15% every payday (worth up to 2K). As an added perk, we’ll give you a second card to share with someone else.
• Benefit from our family-oriented initiatives, encompassing enhanced maternity leave pay, a shared parental leave policy, and a generous paid paternity leave.
• A place to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

Everyone’s welcome

We want all our colleagues to always feel welcome and be themselves at Tesco Bank, part of Barclays Bank UK Plc. We’re committed to building a more inclusive workplace and celebrating everything that makes colleagues unique, and value the richness and diversity this brings to our business. A more diverse business helps us deliver on our purpose to serve our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.

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How to apply

We value our people and diverse teams and believe the variety of backgrounds and experiences make us stronger to achieve our goals.

Our colleagues are working hybrid, taking time to meet with colleagues in our offices for moments that matter, such as team catch ups, planning meetings and more.

Why Tesco Bank?

Whether we’re helping our customers or looking after our people, you’ll find there’s a warmth and friendliness to everything we do.

It means we put your wellbeing first and give you bags of support, training and development, so you can build the career that’s right for you. It’s about looking after each other with the same care that we give to our customers.

We’ve created an environment where everyone feels included, accepted and welcome. Which means you can bring your whole self to work every day and totally thrive at the same time.

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