BI Software Engineer

End Date Tuesday 24 June 2025 Salary Range £81,999 - £122,999 We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options Flexible Working Options Hybrid Working, Job Share Job Description Summary . Job Description JOB TITLE: BI Platform Engineer SALARY: From £70,929 dependent on experience and location LOCATION: London or Bristol HOURS: Full time WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office location listed above About this opportunity Join our Analytics & AI Platform - the hub for enabling Analytics & AI within the organisation. This role sits within the Business Intelligence as a Service (BIaaS) lab, an enablement function focused on delivering our vision for the future of BI. The keyword being "Enablement", therefore this role is NOT about developing BI Dashboards, Visualisations / Reports / Analytics, but about BI Platform Engineering which includes the Design, Build, Implementation, Scale-Out and Support of our strategic BI Applications and their related Products, Features, End-to-End Patterns/Blueprints, Best Practices, Ways of Working and Operating Models for success. You must therefore be able to demonstrate experience of working closely with teams like Networking, Security, Architecture, Cloud Services and more; including a solid know-how of Software Engineering Principles and related common challenges, in order to deliver on our vision for the future of our BI Products and Services. You will work in a Feature Team within the BIaaS lab, together with a Product Owner and other multi-skilled Engineers, with a clear Vision, Key Results and Objectives ranging across the Build, Maturity and Support of: Connectivity between our BI Applications and various On-premise and Cloud data sources. Self-Service capabilities to all BI personas. Conversational Analytics through Natural Language Query interfaces. A BI Semantic / Knowledge Layer Simplifying our BI Estate. About the Team We are a dynamic and diverse lab, with a reputation of delivery at pace, innovating and challenging the status quo. The lab consists of six Feature Teams spread across three locations, committed to fostering Collaboration, Psychological Safety, Accountability, Healthy Conflict, Commitment, and a deep attention to our Vision and Objectives. Our BI Products aim to unlock the potential of our rich data through innovative Self-Serve solutions - a "BI Marketplace" (think Amazon for BI). We build, scale, maintain, and monitor capabilities within our strategic BI Platforms while evaluating and developing innovative future offerings (think ChatGPT for BI). We are embarking on building a Semantic / Knowledge Layer to enable a single source of truth and to power Conversational BI. We will also be building BI Simplification capabilities (think BI Model/Metadata Accelerators). What you’ll need You are highly skilled in Cloud BI Platforms like PowerBI, Looker and Tableau. You hold a relevant Cloud certification or can demonstrate platform engineering skills related to PowerBI, Fabric, Looker, LookML, GCP, etc. Preferably, you have hands-on experience with Cloud Curation components for PowerBI and/or Looker (e.g. Terraform, IAM, Harness, K8S, DNS Configuration, TLS certificates, Load balancers, etc.) You are comfortable engaging in platform design, remediation, or problem-solving discussions with other relevant enablement functions like Architecture, Networking, Security, etc. You are passionate about the BI domain with an eye for innovation. You have a strong grasp of Software Development Principles, Route-to-Live for BI Content and BI Platform development. You have a strong grasp of golden paths for end-to-end BI Data Patterns. You have an aptitude for problem-solving and use this approach to produce simple and effective solutions. You can communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences and demonstrate a restless curiosity while actively investigating new approaches. You balance being Customer-focused and Platform-focused - by meeting the needs of Customers and Product Owners, while focusing on Platform performance, reuse, and minimising technical debt. About working for us Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop. 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. We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme. We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need. 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 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies If 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.