Infrastructure Engineering Lead - Edge Security

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JOB TITLE: Infrastructure Engineering Lead – Edge Security

SALARY: £92,701 - £109,060

LOCATION(S): Leeds, Edinburgh, Manchester

HOURS: Full Time

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites.

About this opportunity

The Chief Security Office (CSO) is a vital part of delivering the Group's vision of putting customers at the heart of everything we do, helping Britain prosper and protecting the Group and customers from security threats. We’re responsible for defining and communicating Lloyds Banking Group's security strategy and providing a range of critical Enterprise Security Services which not only operate key controls that keep the Group safe but also enable the digital transformation agenda of the wider organisation.

Lloyds Banking Group is looking for a highly skilled Infrastructure Engineering Lead to drive the development of our Edge Security capabilities, encompassing web access protection, layer 7 controls, and Zero Trust architectures. As we introduce a new SASE capability, we require a candidate with demonstrated experience in implementing comparable solutions.

We're after a technically strong Engineering Lead who can guide the Edge Security evolution, collaborate with teams, and ensure secure, scalable solutions.

This is a hands-on leadership role passionate about technical direction, engineering excellence, and developing others — not people management.

What You'll Be Doing

The role involves leading our security initiatives and maintaining the outstanding security and robustness of our digital infrastructure.

• Mentoring and supporting engineers across the Edge Security space — helping them grow technically, navigate challenges, and embrace modern engineering practices.

• Delivering essential security technologies for web access, Zero Trust frameworks, layer 7 controls, and SASE tool implementation support.

• Embedding modern engineering practices such as Infrastructure as Code, Policy as Code, CI/CD, automated testing, and observability into all solutions.

• Simplifying and modernising our technology estate through smart design and automation, reducing manual processes and operational complexity.

• Guiding the adoption of Zero Trust by applying identity-first access, micro-segmentation, and continuous verification principles to internal platforms.

• Collaborating multi-functionally with product owners, platform teams, compliance, and risk to align security outcomes with business goals.

• Remaining current on emerging security threats, technologies, and standard processes — and implementing them for tangible improvements.

Why Lloyds Banking Group

We’re on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we’re shaping finance for good. We’re focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you.

What you'll need

• Proven experience in guiding and mentoring engineering teams within complex, regulated environments (e.g., finance, government, or large-scale tech).

• A strong background in enterprise security architecture, including Zero Trust, networking, layer 7 controls, and SASE technologies.

• Practical experience crafting and implementing Zero Trust strategies and tooling in a production setting.

• Proficiency in modern DevOps practices: automation, Infrastructure/Policy as Code, and secure CI/CD.

• A track record of building resilient, low-maintenance, and observable systems, and improving developer workflows.

• Collaboration and partner engagement skills — comfortable working across engineering, product, risk, and governance functions.

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), modern networking, containerisation, and security tooling.

It would be great if you also had

• Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, or cloud security accreditations are appreciated but not required.

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 performance-related bonus

• 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.