Lead Detection & Response Engineer – Lloyds Banking Group
Salary Range: £90,440 - £106,400 per annum
Locations: Leeds, Manchester, Bristol, London, Edinburgh
Job Type: Full-time, hybrid (at least 2 days onsite per week)
End Date: Thursday 27 November 2025
About This Opportunity
At Lloyds Banking Group, we’re moving to the next stages of our digital transformation, and it’s our job within the Chief Security Office (CSO) to ensure that we keep our customers, colleagues and assets safe from threat. Our Cyber & Physical Defence Centre is undertaking an end‑to‑end modernisation to increase our ability to stay one step ahead of cyber adversaries. We pride ourselves on our innovative approach and our commitment to excellence in cyber security.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Play a leading role in managing our Detection and Response Engineers, supervising individual performance and defining tailored objectives and goals.
* Lead and mentor team members from Junior to Senior Engineer levels, driving the professional development of the team.
* Participate in recruitment and onboarding activities, and strive to maintain our organisational culture.
* Communicate leadership directives and internal updates.
* Work with Senior Detection & Response Engineers to support effective escalation and incident response.
* Review and approve relevant process artefacts and operational documentation that underpin Detection and Response Engineering activities.
* Design, code and operationalise detection rules based on threat models and intelligence.
* Be the escalation point for Detection and Response decision making.
What You’ll Need
* Proven experience in a cyber defence context with demonstrable success in leading technical teams.
* Knowledge of threat detection lifecycle, attacker behaviour and Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs).
* Understanding of advanced cyber defence concepts such as Continuous Detection/Continuous Response and Cyber Threat Intelligence, and how to apply them.
* Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities with the ability to foster a high‑performance, inclusive team culture.
* Effective workforce and performance management with proficiency in project planning and execution.
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
* Familiarity with governance, compliance, and operational excellence in security functions.
* Understanding of detection logic (e.g. SIEM use cases) and detection‑as‑code (DaC).
Benefits
* 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
* Up to 30 days holiday, with bank holidays on top
* A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies.
Why Lloyds Banking Group
Like the modern Britain we serve, we’re evolving. Investing billions in our people, data, and tech to transform the way we meet the ever‑changing needs of our 26 million customers. We’re growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too.
Equal Opportunities
We provide reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. 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.
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