Lead Software Engineer

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End Date Tuesday 29 September 2026 We Support Flexible Working – Click here for more information on flexible working options Flexible Working Options Hybrid Working Job Description Summary Level 5 will have all traits from Level 4 but sometimes will lead technical development on product/team/domain level. They may start taking responsibility for overall tech delivery & app ownership alongside their own software engineering output. They are experts of parts of the domain and technology used. Job Description • Experience Required: 8 to 12 years. • Mode of work- Hybrid • Location-Hyderabad   Grade E: Technical Specialist – IT Asset Discovery & Tooling   About the Role  Lloyds Banking Group operates a large and evolving IT estate. Our Enterprise Technology Discovery Team ensures accurate, scalable IT asset data using tools like OpenText UCMDB (also known as Universal Discovery) & FlexeraOne (also known as FNMS / Data Platform) to populate ServiceNow CMDB. This role focuses on utilising this tooling to maintain & expand discovery coverage across hybrid environments, and drive continuous improvement & automation.   What you’ll be doing  Working with UCMDB and/or Flexera One to…  • Configure and optimize UCMDB / Flexera One for infrastructure and software inventory (to enable inventory insights).  • Engage in technical assessments and hands-on problem-solving for discovery-related issues.  • Lead agent installation, deployment, and troubleshooting across hybrid environments.   • Design and implement new discovery patterns and integrations (if necessary).  • Configure and optimize UCMDB / Flexera One -> ServiceNow CMDB integration to represent the IT estate accurately and improve data coverage.  • Collaborate with stakeholders on requirement gathering, planning, and implementation work distribution.   • Drive tooling upgrades, re-platforming initiatives, and automation of discovery processes.  • Collaborate with engineering peers and stakeholders, championing Agile best practices.  • Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to continuous improvement.   • Support evolution of the ServiceNow CMDB data model to align with enterprise architecture.     What you’ll need   Great behaviours  • Passion to learn/grow in role.  • Ability to work proactively, independently with minimal guidance.  • Strong communication, stakeholder management and interpersonal skills.  • Problem-solving and adaptability in complex & ambiguous situations.  • Demonstrate good judgment and pragmatic approach to delivering in an agile team  Strong Technical Skills  • Strong understanding of discovery tools preferably UCMDB or Flexera. Alternatively experience any other agent-based discovery tool (such as ServiceNow ITOM, BMC Helix, etc) or any agent based tool (e.g. SentinalOne, Dynatrace, AquaSec, ServiceNow ACCs, etc).  • Hands-on experience with agent installation and management or API integrations.<spa