End Date: Thursday 31 July 2025

Salary Range: £90,440 - £106,400

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Flexible Working Options: Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Lead Detection & Response Engineer

SALARY: From £90,440 depending on experience and location

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

HOURS: Full time (includes on-call rota)

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, with at least two days per week at the office

About this opportunity

At Lloyds Banking Group, we’re advancing our digital transformation within the Chief Security Office (CSO) to ensure the safety of our customers, colleagues, and assets. Our Cyber & Physical Defence Centre is modernising to stay ahead of cyber adversaries, emphasizing innovation and excellence in cyber security.

Join us as a Lead Detection & Response Engineer in our Cyber Defence Centre. You will lead the Detection & Response Engineering team, manage performance and development, and drive strategic projects to enhance cyber defense capabilities.

What you’ll do

1. Manage Detection and Response Engineers, supervise performance, and set objectives.
2. Mentor team members across different levels, supporting professional growth.
3. Participate in recruitment and onboarding, fostering our organizational culture.
4. Communicate leadership directives and updates.
5. Support escalation and incident response with Senior Engineers.
6. Review and approve process artifacts and operational documentation.
7. Design, code, and operationalize detection rules based on threat models.
8. Serve as escalation point for detection and response decisions.

Why Lloyds Banking Group

We are evolving by investing in our people, data, and technology to serve our 26 million customers better. Join us to be part of this purpose-driven journey.

What you’ll need

1. Proven experience in cyber defense leadership.
2. Knowledge of threat detection lifecycle, attacker behavior, and TTPs.
3. Understanding of advanced cyber defense concepts like Continuous Detection/Response and Threat Intelligence.
4. Strong leadership and mentoring skills.
5. Effective project planning and performance management skills.
6. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
7. Familiarity with governance, compliance, and operational security standards.
8. Knowledge of detection logic and detection-as-code (DaC).

About working for us

We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, providing an environment where everyone can thrive. We offer reasonable adjustments for disabilities and guarantee interviews for qualifying applicants under the Disability Confident Scheme.

Benefits

• Up to 15% pension contribution
• Annual performance bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Flexible benefits including discounts
• Up to 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies

Join us

Be part of a purpose-driven organization shaping the future of financial services. We value diversity and inclusion, aiming to reflect the communities we serve.

We prioritize data safety and only request sensitive information during the formal interview or offer process, explaining the reasons for any data collection.

Our culture is values-led, and we are dedicated to building an inclusive workplace where everyone can make a difference.