International Payments Technical Specialist

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Our vision is to make Lloyds Banking Group the best bank for customers. As the UK's largest retail and commercial bank, we have a footprint that touches nearly every community and household in the UK. That gives us a big responsibility to support the UK economy, and to put customers at the heart of everything we do. To achieve this, we also need to be the best bank for our colleagues and our communities - and we have a clear strategy in place to make this a reality. We are building on our many strengths: iconic brands, strong heritages and great people. To unlock the great potential in our business, we are becoming more efficient, more transparent, and more responsive to customers. Already the UK's largest community investor, we are giving even more back. Above all, we are putting customers first.

At Lloyds Banking Group our vision is to be the best bank for our customers. By putting customers first, keeping banking simple and making a difference together, we'll help Britain prosper.

We are the UK's leading provider of current accounts, savings, personal loans, credit cards and mortgages. We also have Britain's largest network of ATMs. All of which means over 40% of the nation's domestic payments pass through our systems. We process tens of billions in value every day and our Payments & Cards IT team is at the heart of it all. Joining them at the start of a major investment programme, you'll shape an incredible future.

Making full use of your knowledge of our platform and your analytical skills, you'll develop valuable technical solutions. Whether you're working independently or as part of a team, you will provide efficient, effective software solutions - utilising familiarity with Software Development Lifecycle. An Understanding of business processes and architecture and how they integrate with the technical aspects of the role will be key to your success.

Your varied responsibilities will range from reviewing platform deliverables and documentation, through to requirement assessment and option definition. Keen to develop yourself as well as others you will relish your involvement in coaching and mentoring. Along the way, you'll work with a range of key stakeholders, external partners and our Quality Assurance team, to support the successful achievement of IT strategies. If you have extensive relevant knowledge, skills and experience, you'll enjoy the scope to play a coordinating role.

Having strong skills in software development lifecycle is essential, and you should be able to demonstrate this through your experience to date.

We are looking for individuals that have experience in a number of the areas below:

- Understanding of SWIFT global secure financial messaging service and FIN message formats

- A good understanding of core technologies such as Unix Command Shell Scripting, Oracle, WAS, MQ and Java, including Web Service Architecture

- Knowledge of defect management processes, tools and experience in live system support

- Understanding of system scheduling components such as TWS/OPCA

- Fundtech GPP Product Knowledge would be an advantage

- Understanding of rules based payment engine systems, and their function

An understanding of other payment schemes such as BACS and Faster Payments would also be an advantage. Working to tight deadlines and providing weekend and out of hours support is also required.

In return, we'll recognise and reward your performance. Our award-winning benefits package includes a flexible option that allows you to choose cash or pick from a wide range of benefits. These include a contributory pension scheme, private medical insurance and retail discount vouchers. You'll also have our full support, training and opportunities for both personal and professional development.

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