Lead Engineer – Modern Workplace Security
Lloyds Banking Group
Location: Leeds, Edinburgh, Manchester (Hybrid)
Salary: £92,701 – £109,060 per year
Job Type: Permanent | Full-time
Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 January 2026
Overview
Lloyds Banking Group is recruiting a Lead Infrastructure Engineer – Modern Workplace Security to help design and secure the future of its modern workplace platforms. This senior role sits within the Chief Security Office (CSO) and combines hands-on technical leadership with people management responsibilities.
The role follows a hybrid working model, requiring a minimum of two days per week (40%) on-site.
About the Role
You will lead two feature teams responsible for building and operating secure, scalable workplace security services. The position requires strong technical expertise, strategic thinking, and the ability to mentor and manage engineers while actively contributing to delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership
- Define and evolve infrastructure and security strategy
- Own and deliver the technical roadmap with Product Owners
- Integrate security controls including Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Purview
- Champion Infrastructure-as-Code, automation, and best practices
- Measure and report automation effectiveness to senior stakeholders
Team Management
- Line-manage engineers, including coaching and performance management
- Build a collaborative, high-performing team culture
- Develop team capability through mentoring and structured development
- Plan resources and manage budgets
Operational Excellence
- Deliver and support secure infrastructure products and services
- Drive innovation using DevOps, CI/CD, and automation
- Improve end-user experience while maintaining strong security controls
- Promote documentation and service management tools such as JIRA and ServiceNow
Risk, Security and Compliance
- Implement security and compliance policies
- Support risk management and prioritisation
- Balance usability, performance, and security requirements
Essential Skills and Experience
- Proven experience leading engineering teams
- Strong endpoint security expertise on Windows and macOS
- Experience with Microsoft Defender, Purview, Endpoint DLP, and Exchange/Email Security
- Infrastructure-as-Code experience, such as Terraform
- Scripting skills in PowerShell and/or Python
- Experience with automation, APIs, and continuous improvement
- User-first mindset balancing security and usability
- Ability to influence technical and platform direction
Desirable Experience
- Experience with additional endpoint security tools
- Knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD tooling such as Azure DevOps or Harness
- Familiarity with JIRA and ServiceNow
- Experience with on-call or out-of-hours rotas
- Relevant certifications including Microsoft Security, CISSP, CCSP, or cloud security credentials
Benefits
- Pension contribution up to 15%
- Annual performance-related bonus
- Share schemes including free shares
- 30 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
- Flexible lifestyle benefits and discounted shopping
- Wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
About Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Banking Group is committed to helping Britain prosper by supporting customers, businesses, and communities. The organisation promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion and provides reasonable workplace adjustments to ensure everyone can thrive.
Apply Now
Apply today to join Lloyds Banking Group and play a key role in shaping the future of secure modern workplace technology.
