End Date
Wednesday 04 March 2026
Salary Range
£70,929 - £78,810
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Job Description
JOB TITLE: Security Specialist
SALARY: £72,702 - £80,780
LOCATION(S): Bristol, Manchester, Leeds or Edinburgh
HOURS: Full time
WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office site
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.
The Technical Strategy team ensures that LBG's security capabilities and strategy (envisioned by our Enterprise Security Architects) are fulfilled by appropriate technologies. We help shape strategic technology decisions, providing expert insight into our tooling and opportunities to optimise, based on LBG requirements and future trends, supplemented with rigorous market and industry-based research.
We're looking for a Senior Security Specialist to join our growing Technical Strategy team as LBG transforms into a leading digital organisation You'll help shape and influence the cybersecurity technology direction and identify change initiatives that deliver on cybersecurity strategies.
Key responsibilities:
* Working with security focused SMEs, Product Owners and partners to ensure factual and timely production of security technology artefacts.
* Establishing relationships with internal customers and external vendors, to maintain a consensus view of Security technology direction that supports group strategy.
* Compare and contrast technologies to identify deltas and best-fit capabilities to against evolving company needs.
* Using excellent written and verbal skills to distil and convey detailed technical information in appropriate terms to senior stakeholders and their associated teams.
* Finding opportunities to help build change initiatives that deliver impactful cybersecurity Strategies.
* Unblocking challenges to the production, maintenance & content of the cybersecurity Technology Roadmaps.
* Providing opportunity, cost perspectives, and insights on strategic CSO initiatives.
* Leading technical vendor relationships and influencing vendor Technology roadmap alignment.
* Establishing and leading collaboration environments for new and existing engagements both internal and external.
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
* You'll need extensive practical experience, across a broad spectrum of IT, Network, Cloud and cybersecurity platforms; we're looking for someone who's spent extensive time in the field handling complex environments, who isn't an authority in a single subject, and experienced in consultancy.
* You'll possess a relentless desire to keep your knowledge fresh and stay on top of industry developments and how that could shape the future of cybersecurity at LBG.
* You'll need to be constantly curious about the art of the possible, and how evolving technology could lead to a shift of our security strategy, posture, and potential catalysts for transformational change.
* You'll need strong analytical and critical thinking skills along with your technical competence to compare/contrast security capabilities and challenge the status quo in line with LBG requirements with a holistic and unbiased view.
* You'll need to be resolved in your findings, and able to confidently articulate and defend your reasoning with peers, stakeholders and senior leadership.
* You'll need the ability to build and maintain relationships both externally and internally and proactively promote the services offered by Technology Strategy within the group.
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 bonus award, subject to Group performance
* 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
Want to do amazing work, that's interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.
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.