Lead Engineer – Modern Workplace Security

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JOB TITLE:  Lead Infrastructure Engineer – Modern Workplace 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 an innovative Lead Engineer covering two feature teams to craft the future of our modern workplace security capabilities.

We’re looking for a driven and hardworking Lead Engineer with technical skills to guide our product development, collaborate with teams, and ensure secure, scalable solutions.

There is an expectation that this role will involve hands-on engineering, as well as line management for a team of engineers.

What you’ll be doing

Technical Leadership

• Define and evolve the infrastructure and security strategy for your domain, ensuring robust, secure, and scalable solutions.

• Own and drive the technical product roadmap for infrastructure and tooling across the Lab, in conjunction with the Product Owner.

• Lead the integration of security controls into infrastructure deployments (e.g., Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Purview).

• Promote and implement infrastructure-as-code (IaC), automation, and continuous improvement practices.

• Measure and report the efficiency of infrastructure automation and orchestration initiatives to senior collaborators.

Team Management

• Line manage an engineering staff, including goal setting, coaching, mentoring, and performance management.

• Foster a collaborative, high-performing team culture with a growth mindset.

• Establish team capabilities through structured development frameworks and informal mentoring.

• Plan and deliver resource and budget requirements for your area.

Operational Excellence

• Coordinate and contribute to the development, delivery, and support of infrastructure products and services.

• Drive innovation by adopting new technologies and standard processes in DevOps, CI/CD, and automation.

• Lead the delivery of high-quality, secure solutions that improve the user experience.

• Promote the sharing of information, documentation, and the implementation of service management tools (e.g., JIRA, ServiceNow).

Risk, Security & Compliance

• Develop and implement security and compliance policies across the team’s responsibilities.

• Support risk management and prioritisation across infrastructure services.

• Balance usability and security to ensure effective end-user experiences while maintaining compliance.

What You’ll Need

• Proven experience leading a team of engineers.

• Strong technical expertise in endpoint security on Windows and macOS.

• Experience with Microsoft Defender, Purview, Endpoint DLP, and email/exchange security.

• Proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform) and scripting (e.g., PowerShell, Python).

• Demonstrated success in system automation, API integrations, and continuous improvement.

• Emphasizing a user-first approach, finding the right balance between security and performance while ensuring usability.

• Ability to influence product and platform direction with strategic technical insights.

In addition, any experience of these would be useful

• Familiarity with additional endpoint security tools/platforms.

• Solid understanding of DevOps, CI/CD tooling (e.g., Harness, Azure DevOps).

• Previous experience with ticketing systems (JIRA, ServiceNow).

• Participation in an out-of-hours or on-call rota.

• Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals, CISSP, CCSP, or cloud security credentials.

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.