Technical Engineer

Yorkshire Building Society Group; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in the UK is seeking a Technical Engineer for their Enterprise Engineering development team in Bradford. This pivotal role requires experience in Java and Spring Boot microservice development, as well as a strong background in technical leadership. The ideal candidate will ensure the technical quality of development projects and will collaborate with various stakeholders. The position offers hybrid work options and a range of benefits including generous holiday, pension contributions, and healthcare plans.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Bonus up to 15% of eligible pay

11% pension contribution

Private medical insurance

Discounts through benefits portal

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience of Java and Spring Boot microservice development.
• Demonstrable experience leading a modern software engineering team.
• Experience working within a regulated financial environment.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and develop APIs and Java Spring Boot Microservices.
• Lead the team in creating designs that deliver business requirements.
• Support engineers in implementing builds according to established practices.
• Collaborate with Architects, DevOps Engineers, and Product Owners.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Technical Leadership

Communication

Influencing

Payments Applications

Tools

GitLab

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure API Management

Bicep

Terraform

Job description

Do you have experience of leading a Software Engineering team, using your hands‑on experience of Java and Spring boot microservice development to deliver real change? If so, we may have the role for you!

We are looking for an experienced Technical Engineer to join our Enterprise Engineering development team. The team is responsible for the delivery and ongoing maintenance of YBS’ Transaction Monitoring solution.

This is an important leadership role within the team, being the primary technical contact for architecture, product owners, infrastructure, testing and release. You’ll be pivotal to providing technical leadership to develop colleagues, hands on expertise, and acting as a conduit between the Engineering community and key stakeholders across YBS through the translation of requirements into technical designs.

This is a hybrid role with remote working, but some onsite presence in our Bradford and Leeds based offices will be required.

About the role

As Technical Engineer, you will be accountable for all aspects of technical quality within the development team, and as a technical hands‑on role this covers:

• Technical Leadership - Develop API’s and Java Spring Boot Microservices that will underpin our Transaction Monitoring Services, and act as a key point of escalation on all technical aspects

• Technical Design - leading the team in creating (and documenting) designs which deliver the business requirements, to the agreed service levels. Understanding scope and adapting the builds to changing demands, ensuring it remains fit for purpose. Establishing and maintaining clear documentation standards is also essential

• Planning - Contribute to resource planning and estimation to ensure the right developers are in place with the right capabilities to succeed by addressing hotspots and coaching as required to deliver

• Implementation leadership - Working alongside the Service Lead (Development Team Leader) to support engineers in implementing builds safely and in line with established engineering practices to protect production services. This includes ensuring the team consistently applies unit testing, integration testing, and code quality checks within CI pipelines and workflows

• Release & Deployment - Responsible for deployments, collaborating with our DevOps teams to ensure quality delivery aligned to business outcomes

• Assurance - Accountable for providing assurance that implementation is built right, to service levels and follows YBS’s development standards

• Collaboration - Work closely with Architects, DevOps Engineers, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and the engineering chapter leads to drive the YBS Engineering capability forward

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About you

You’ll have hands‑on experience of Java and Spring boot microservice development. In addition, you will -

• Have demonstrable experience leading a modern software engineering team. Providing clear direction and expectations to developers and able to identify training and upskilling opportunities

• Be comfortable switching between hands‑on development and technical leadership oversight, depending on the needs of the project

• Have experience of integrating new technologies and creating standards of usage within teams

• Be a great communicator finding ways for non-technical stakeholders to understand technical concepts

• Be a strong influencer and negotiator to bring people on‑board to new ways of thinking

• Experience working within a regulated financial environment

• Strong knowledge of established and emerging technologies and platforms used within modern payments applications including:

  • Restful Design, working with API gateway and management platforms (Azure API Management)

  • Containers and Container Orchestration OpenShift, Docker, Kubernetes

  • Continuous Integration Pipelines - GitLab, Jenkins.

  • Java Spring Boot Microservices

  • IaC scripting & concepts (Bicep or Terraform preferred but not essential)

About us

At YBS we don’t have shareholders, we have members. We care about people and that includes you. So here, you’ll be respected for who you are, you’ll be able to bring your whole self to work, and you’ll have everything you need to build a long and rewarding career.

Flexibility.

We offer a range of flexible working options without unsocial hours, which can help you find a healthy work‑life balance. Whether it’s finishing early for an appointment or fitting your studies and hobbies in around your working hours, we can help make it work for you. We’re happy to talk flexible working and you can reach out to us anytime during the recruitment process to discuss this.

Development.

We want you to feel challenged here. Whatever your ambitions, we’re committed to helping you develop your skills and move ahead in your career journey. From day one, we’ll set you up for success with a brilliant induction and full training plan, all designed to get you up to speed quickly.

Inclusivity.

We’re passionate about creating an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and able to be themselves. If you’ll go the extra mile to help our members, you’ll fit right in and feel you belong here.

About our Benefits

We offer lots of fantastic rewards that you can make the most of in and out of work, including:

• Holiday. You’ll get 25 days plus Bank Holidays, as well as the option to buy up to a further 5 days.

• Bonus. At YBS we work collaboratively and share in our success together, so when we reach our goals were all rewarded with an on target bonus of 7% of eligible pay (with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%).

• Pension. We know how important it is to save towards the future, that’s why we’ll contribute up 11% into your YBS pension.

• Healthcare. Health and wellbeing are an important part of life at YBS, when you join us you’ll have access to a range of health benefits to suit your life including private medical insurance, dental and healthcare plans.

• My Benefits. When you join YBS you’ll have access to our self‑service benefits portal, where you can access a range of retail, hospitality and health discounts.

Ready to apply?

If you’re excited about this role and want to be part of the YBS team, apply now to send us your application.

Want more information?

If you have any questions about this role, please contact Mike Peel on [e-mail]