Overview

JOB TITLE: Lead Software Engineer

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

HOURS: Full-time

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week currently, or 40% of our time, at one of our office locations.

About this opportunity

The Chief Security Office (CSO) plays a vital role in delivering Lloyds Banking Group's vision of putting customers at the heart of everything we do, helping Britain prosper, and protecting the Group and its customers and suppliers from security threats. We defend, and we enable. Our mission is to help the bank move safely faster, with engineering at the heart of security services to the Group.

We’re looking for a Lead Software Engineer to join our Security Vulnerability Services team. You’ll be instrumental in building the data-driven applications that power our cyber security services—helping us detect, manage, and respond to vulnerabilities across the Group.

What you’ll do

• Design, build and maintain our in-house developed software systems hosted in Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Get creative to take our systems to the next level.
• Collaborate with product owners and service leads to deliver high-throughput, data-intensive applications for security analysts and engineers across the Group.
• Lead the integration of security controls into the software lifecycle.
• Champion agile development, automation, and collaborative engineering practices.
• Mentor and grow a high-performing, psychologically safe engineering team.

Why Lloyds Banking Group

We’re on an exciting journey to transform our Group and shape 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

• Proven expertise in Python and comfort navigating diverse tech ecosystems.
• Experience designing and maintaining secure systems in complex environments.
• Strong understanding of vulnerability management, risk mitigation, and secure development practices.
• Passion for enabling business outcomes through technology and data.
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills.

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.

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
• 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.