Decision Engine Technical Lead

Location: Thorpe Park, Leeds, Hybrid working

You will be working as a Technical Lead in the Decision Engine Team and will be responsible for designing optimal solutions for all Business Rules changes and resolving any technical challenges for the team.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Explore use of new tools and practices to improve Decision Engine capabilities
• Ensure that all changes have been adequately tested and peer reviewed before release to production
• Performance reporting, ensuring Blaze is delivering as per the agreed key metrics
• Take the lead in identifying and delivering transformational activities and technical innovations
• Be the Decision Engine SME, with a detailed understanding of the technologies and processes used to deliver business rules changes
• Support direct manager in prioritisation and allocation of team workload and represent direct manager at stakeholder meetings
• Partner with cross-functional teams in IT, Decision Science, Operations, Strategy and Transformation to build and execute on the development roadmap for Decision Engine
• Monitor, maintain and improve system performance in partnership with IT
• Ensure the Decision Engine remains highly performant while delivering complex business rule changes
• Develop/test/launch business rules change in decision engine at pace to a high standard
• Maintain and continuously review processes to ensure that we have the necessary controls while building business rules through the Decision Engine

What we need from you:

• Experience with FICO Blaze Advisor or other Business Rules Management Systems / Decision Engine platforms and familiarity with MI/BI tools to produce reports on Decision Engine performance.
• Extensive experience of Object-Oriented Programming methodology and associated development technologies
• Experience of using source control systems including branching, merging, and resolving conflicts
• Experience of implementing automated build and testing processes and an understanding of the CI/CD pipeline
• Demonstrable evidence of developing complex business rule changes using decisioning systems
• Provide mentoring, support and guidance to other team members with the ability to plan and manage large volumes of work, and effectively communicate progress on work
• Highly numerate with a proven track record of technical innovation and analytical thinking
• Strong stakeholder and change management skills
• Experience of risk and control framework management

A mission that gives back:

You'll also have lots of opportunities to make an impact on your personal development. At Lowell we have a big focus on helping our colleagues develop their careers and grow with us, together.

So, whatever your culture, gender identity, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, or disability status, if you're ready to help us make credit work better for all, we think you'll fit right in. Our people are our strength, so we build strong teams thriving with diverse voices, and offer benefits that can keep our people strong.

That means…

• A competitive salary.
• A discretionary annual bonus for a job well done.
• 3% flexible benefits; pick additional benefits or take as cash each month. Whether this is extra holiday or dental cover there will be something for you.
• We are committed to a hybrid working environment, where we will ask you to work in our Leeds office, which will be based in Thorpe Park. Our new purpose-built office to support collaborative working and those meaningful moments you'll only get from being in the office.
• Free parking when you are in the office and when working from home, you'll be fully equipped with everything you'll need to be successful.
• 28 days holiday plus public holidays with the option to purchase up to an additional 5 days.
• Life assurance
• A fantastic culture with more little perks along the way including, self-development opportunities, recognition awards and on-site facilities to support the varying needs of our colleagues.
• Wellbeing support and a programme of webinars and classes geared towards mindfulness.
• Job security

Ready to share in that mission?

Our people are our greatest asset. That means part of our mission is building a workplace where you can grow with us, and help us go on to make a difference, together.

Together, we go further - and it starts with you. So, if you're interested in adding your voice to our fantastic team of people, take the first step and apply today…