JOB TITLE: Enterprise Security Architect

LOCATION(S): Bristol, Manchester, Leeds, or Edinburgh

HOURS: Full time

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office site

Base pay range

Provided by Lloyds Banking Group. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

About this opportunity

We're looking for passionate and forward‑thinking Enterprise Security Architects who can combine deep technical thought leadership with strong security knowledge & skills to help drive the Group's Security Architecture forward. We have a role open to be responsible for the Application Security domain. Application Security at Lloyds Banking Group includes Application Development Security, Application Security Testing, Release Management, Application Operation Protection, Mobile Application Protection, and Threat Modelling.

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.

Responsibilities

• Defining the target state for security architectural capabilities and solving complex architectural problems


• Performing research and development in collaboration with other security teams to ensure the security architecture stays ahead of challenges and the Group's technology transformation agenda


• Describing and helping to manage the complexity of the Group's Enterprise Security Architecture and associated interlocks


• Supporting strategic change within the Group, specifically security change where you'll take a leading architectural role in shaping and supervising initiatives


• Communicating and working closely with a variety of security teams as well as senior customers to ensure critical thinking and architecture delivers desired business outcomes


• Producing artefacts and managing delivery dates, ensuring integration into the broader bank reference architecture and Group Security Architecture

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Application Security and Threat Modelling to drive security requirements


• Experience overseeing major security strategic change initiatives, providing leadership and direction to ensure architectural objectives are met


• Ability to develop cyber domain architecture that is business enabling and optimises the maturity of the Group's cyber defences


• Strong understanding of multi & hybrid cloud environments with detailed experience on how Enterprise Security Architecture is used to secure them


• Comfortable solving sophisticated challenges with Enterprise‑wide impact


• Provide line management to solution architects and support change delivery teams to deliver value

About working for us

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns, and we guarantee fair interviews for applicants with disabilities, long‑term health or neurodivergent conditions through the Disability Confident Scheme.

Benefits

• Generous pension contribution of up to 15%


• An annual bonus award subject to Group performance


• Share schemes including free shares


• Discounted shopping and other lifestyle benefits


• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top


• Range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

What you'll need

• A diverse collection of knowledge across security domains with a particular interest or focus on Application Security and using Threat Modelling to drive security requirements.


• Line management experience and the ability to support change delivery teams.