Infrastructure Engineering Lead, Lloyds

• Proven experience in guiding and mentoring engineering teams within complex, regulated environments (e.g., finance, government, or large-scale tech)
• A strong background in enterprise security architecture, including Zero Trust, networking, layer 7 controls, and SASE technologies
• Practical experience crafting and implementing Zero Trust strategies and tooling in a production setting
• Proficiency in modern DevOps practices: automation, Infrastructure/Policy as Code, and secure CI/CD
• A track record of building resilient, low-maintenance, and observable systems, and improving developer workflows
• Collaboration and partner engagement skills — comfortable working across engineering, product, risk, and governance functions
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), modern networking, containerisation, and security tooling

Desirable

• 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
• Lloyds Banking Group is looking for a highly skilled Infrastructure Engineering Lead to drive the development of our Edge Security capabilities, encompassing web access protection, layer 7 controls, and Zero Trust architectures
• As we introduce a new SASE capability, we require a candidate with demonstrated experience in implementing comparable solutions
• We're after a technically strong Engineering Lead who can guide the Edge Security evolution, collaborate with teams, and ensure secure, scalable solutions
• This is a hands-on leadership role passionate about technical direction, engineering excellence, and developing others — not people management
• The role involves leading our security initiatives and maintaining the outstanding security and robustness of our digital infrastructure
• Mentoring and supporting engineers across the Edge Security space — helping them grow technically, navigate challenges, and embrace modern engineering practices
• Delivering essential security technologies for web access, Zero Trust frameworks, layer 7 controls, and SASE tool implementation support
• Embedding modern engineering practices such as Infrastructure as Code, Policy as Code, CI/CD, automated testing, and observability into all solutions
• Simplifying and modernising our technology estate through smart design and automation, reducing manual processes and operational complexity
• Guiding the adoption of Zero Trust by applying identity-first access, micro-segmentation, and continuous verification principles to internal platforms
• Collaborating multi-functionally with product owners, platform teams, compliance, and risk to align security outcomes with business goals
• Remaining current on emerging security threats, technologies, and standard processes — and implementing them for tangible improvements