
Infrastructure Engineering Lead – Edge Security
Lloyds Banking Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Edinburgh • United Kingdom
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Salary
💰 £92,701 - £109,060 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- 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
Requirements
- 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
- Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, or cloud security accreditations are appreciated but not required.
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
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Hard skills
Zero Trustenterprise security architecturelayer 7 controlsSASEInfrastructure as CodePolicy as CodeCI/CDautomated testingobservabilitycloud security
Soft skills
mentoringcollaborationpartner engagementtechnical guidanceproblem-solvingcommunicationleadershipadaptabilityteam supportcross-functional collaboration
Certifications
CISSPCCSPcloud security accreditations