Technical Data Analyst

End Date Friday 30 June 2023 Salary Range £48,816 - £54,240
Agile Working Options Hybrid Working Job Description Summary Interprets complex data and manages the efficient and effective production of high quality information, analysis and research, anticipating stakeholder needs. Job Description At Lloyds Banking Group, we have a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper and to become the best Financial Services provider for our customers. Through our brands, our Group has a relationship with just about every household and community in the UK. We underpin the lives of millions of individuals and businesses and play a key role in helping to build a growing UK economy. Lloyds Banking Group is on a mission to build the bank of the future, and we need your help to do it! Location: London Hybrid working arrangements, (2 days per week in the office and the rest from home) *** The base salary banding for this role is £48,816 - £59,664 in London , depending on experience - plus benefits outlined below *** Where the Role Sits Data – the Crown Jewels of the bank, key to the Group’s strategy and at the centre of its investment programme. Within Data & Machine Learning (DML), , we 're shaping the Group’s ambition by enabling the bank to gain value from data by providing safe and efficient Group wide data capabilities and services. This role will sits within the Data Product Build Programme. This is our extensive transformation programme, we're redefining what a bank is from the inside out. Our technology, our culture, and our mind-set is changing to craft a true engineering-led organisation. The Technical Business Analyst will enable and craft solutions that move data from source to target and ensure the data is of a high quality. What will I focus on in this role? Our Technical Business Data Analysts are involved in helping craft the end-to-end solutions that deliver the data, and how we can do that in a way that is efficient, enables re-use of the data and delivers data that is of a high quality. You’ll support the data management strategy for the platform, being responsible for the end to end processes around data quality, metadata management, data lineage & data management best practice. You can expect this role to be varied and exciting as it involves the delivery of data pipelines across all the bank’s myriad of source systems. We work using modern Agile software engineering practices, including DevOps, Continuous Integration & Continuous Development. Specific activities might include: Collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders to understand the problem and start to consider appropriate data solutions. Analysing data from key source systems and design suitable data solutions including data models, data flow diagrams, data mappings and scenarios that transform the data from source to target. Identify generic patterns within the requirements to produce design blueprints that can be re-used by future use cases and/or recognise where existing patterns can be re-used. Understand the data and requirements at a deep level to ensure the data that is delivered by the end solution conforms to the six Data Quality dimensions (accuracy, completeness, consistency, timeliness, uniqueness, and validity). Work with platform SME to define integration specification which is aligned with use cases/requirements. Collaborate with software engineers & other engineering staff to ensure solution is developed according to customer requirements. Support the end-to-end change process including testing, implementation and reviewing of solutions to ensure functional and data assurance requirements are met. Support migration of our systems to a cloud platform. Be a leader, guide and mentor to our in team of data analysts to ensure standards and processed are followed . Embed and manage new ways of working Support evolution of federated governance and collaborate with other teams to set out standard approach & process Together, we make it possible! What do we need to see from applicants? We like people who come from diverse cultural backgrounds and are really looking for someone passionate about data, ambitious and has a good problem solving mindset. On your CV, we need to see the following to consider you for interview: You’ll need to be working at a mid to senior level already. This role could suit an experienced Data Analyst who has moved into Solution Design, or a Technical Business Analyst with a passion for data projects, or potentially a Solution Designer focused on data systems. Familiar with the basics of banking systems, financials/accounts & batch/streaming data services. Extensive background within data. Familiar with large scale complex data systems including legacy & modern databases. Experience mentoring & supporting more junior staff around business analysis & data analysis. We’re fairly technology agnostic as long as you have the relevant background in the points above, however if you have any knowledge of SQL, Hadoop Cloud technologies that would be a big plus for us. Why else would you want to work with us? In line with our strategy to be the Best Bank for Colleagues, we encourage a culture of professional development. You'll have numerous opportunities to stretch and develop beyond core role responsibilities. In addition, recognition for colleague contribution and performance is a truly meaningful element of our colleague charter. You'll be rewarded with excellent benefits, personal development and a career that’s enriching and full of opportunity! As well as a competitive salary, you’ll receive:

• A Discretionary Performance Share Award (10% part of your base salary)
• Generous pension contribution
• 30 Days leave plus bank holidays
• Private health cover
• Share Schemes

We're committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve, and to building an inclusive environment where all our colleagues can be themselves and succeed on merit. We support the principles of agile working and are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We're an equal opportunity employer and deeply value diversity within our organisation. We'll ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. We are passionate about diversity and equal opportunity with industry recognition across gender, ethnicity, disability, LGBTQ+ and families. And we’re proud to have received these industry recognitions: Stonewall Top Private Sector Employer, Top10 Employer for Working Families, The Times Top 50 Employer for Women and both Gold Standard and Best Workplace Adjustments Process from the Business Disability Forum. Are you interested in joining us? Apply today, 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.