Lead Gcp Adoption Engineer

Description JOB TITLE: Lead GCP Adoption EngineerSALARY: £86,900pa to £102,300pa (Dependant on depth of experience and location) plus the benefits listed belowLOCATIONS: Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds or HalifaxHOURS: Full-timeWORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sitesAt Lloyds Banking Group, we're all driven by our purpose, to Help Britain Prosper.
It's why we exist - it's our reason to get out of bed in the morning.
The choices we make, our success and our future really matter.
But the world is changing, fast.
And we're changing too.
It's never been a more exciting time to join us as we transform our business to shape finance as a force for good.The successful candidate will have an outstanding opportunity to be part of an ambitious team with the purpose of driving our tech modernisation agenda and enable Lloyds Banking Group to become the biggest Fintech in the UK.Want to hear more?The Cloud Adoption team is on the journey to accelerate the use of the next generation technical platform.
That will be at the core of one of the UK's biggest financial service transformations.
We're looking for a Senior Engineer to join our GCP Engineering team within the Cloud Adoption Engineering Lab.
We're seeking a highly experienced and motivated hands-on Engineer to play a pivotal role in leading and crafting the adoption of our Google Cloud Platforms.
You'll be working closely with business units within bank, supporting use of public cloud for their applications and help them engineer and deliver solutions to our customers.
You'll advise on Public Cloud Adoption and will showcase strong interpersonal and communication skills.
All this, while continually developing yourself and your team with new industry trends and tooling.Day to day, you'll....Support our customers' complex demands by applying deep technical knowledge to ensure robust, end-to-end outcomes.Support the growth of Cloud Adoption by advising, guiding and implementing industry best practises into consuming teams and acting as a tireless ambassador for public cloud.Lead on supporting wider up-skilling initiatives, advocating to engineering colleagues to provide education and mentorship.Be able to get hands-on and contribute to code on a regular basis – leading by example.Take ownership for your team's day to day running, managing their priorities and helping remove impediments.Work closely with Product Owners to gather and interpret the needs of internal customers across the bank as well as feed into product roadmaps and vision.Be proficient in leading technical conversations with partners of varying levels of technical background, including Senior Management and other Domain Experts.Be a great collaborator across internal, external, and 3rd party teams.Drive outstanding approaches to automation and security.Be an SME in delivering outstanding public cloud hosted solutions.Undertake line-management responsibilities for Junior and Senior engineers.About youThe ideal candidate will have proven experience in software engineering, infrastructure and architecture, a passion for technology and dedication to delivering high-quality, scalable solutions.
You'll have first-hand experience in leading engineering teams to support the adoption of public cloud.
Specifically, we'd like to see;SME/Advanced skills in at least one of: GCP Compute Services, Kubernetes & Istio, GCP Networking, Data Services and API Management (certifications desirable).Strong experience of leading teams in the adoption and/or migration of business applications to public cloud at enterprise scale using agile methodologies.Great understanding of Cloud Native engineering principles and experience of delivering systems based on them.Understanding of writing and contributing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform to curate cloud infrastructure.About working for usOur 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 knowWe also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:A generous pension contribution of up to 15%An annual performance-related bonusShare schemes including free sharesBenefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on topA range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policiesIf 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.