Technical Application Specialist

Lloyds Banking Group

Technical Application Specialist developing next-generation monitoring and compliance capabilities for Lloyds Banking Group. Leading engineering efforts for scalable security solutions focused on automation and resilience.

Posted 7/27/2026full-timeEdinburgh • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £48,987 - £54,830 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and enhancing security monitoring and compliance capabilities, with a strong focus on automation, CI/CD practices, and regulatory requirements. Proficient in integrating diverse data sources and producing maintainable technical documentation.

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Security Monitoring PlatformsDatabase Activity MonitoringCloud Platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure)Scripting (Python, SQL)DevSecOps Practices

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Hard Skills

Security TelemetryData PipelinesAutomationMonitoring SolutionsRegulatory ControlsObservability PlatformsSIEM ToolsEvent-Driven ArchitecturesAgile DeliveryTechnical Documentation

Soft Skills

Analytical Problem SolvingCollaborationCommunication

Industry Keywords

SOXSWIFT CSPAudit LoggingContinuous ComplianceEngineering Best Practices

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformPythonSQLSwift

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build and continuously improve regulatory Security Monitoring and Compliance capabilities, ensuring controls are scalable, testable and auditable.
Engineer and enhance security telemetry and monitoring solutions (including Database Activity Monitoring) to support detection, assurance and regulatory requirements.
Develop and maintain telemetry configurations and security monitoring use cases, integrating diverse data sources across cloud and on-premises environments.
Embed continuous compliance by automating control validation, monitoring and evidencing within engineering workflows.
Apply modern engineering practices such as automation, CI/CD, testing, infrastructure and configuration as code to improve reliability and efficiency.
Contribute to the evolution of platform-based security capabilities, challenging existing processes and introducing standardisation and engineering best practice.
Produce high-quality technical documentation and ensure our monitoring solutions are maintainable and scalable.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience working with security monitoring or telemetry platforms, such as Database Activity Monitoring or similar.
Strong technical capability with an understanding of data pipelines, ingestion patterns and automation.
Knowledge of security logging, monitoring, detection engineering or regulatory control environments (e.g. SOX, SWIFT CSP, audit logging).
Experience or familiarity with modern cloud platforms (e.g. GCP, AWS or Azure) and associated system architectures.
A structured, analytical approach to problem solving with a focus on outcomes and continuous improvement.
Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across engineering and security teams.
Scripting or programming experience (using Python, SQL or similar) would be great.
Exposure to DevSecOps practices and CI/CD pipelines would be beneficial.
Experience working with observability platforms, SIEM tools or data analytics frameworks would be advantageous.
Understanding of distributed systems or event-driven architectures is a plus.
Experience working in Agile delivery environments is a nice to have.
Interest in, or exposure to, the use of AI and automation in security and compliance is valued.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
28 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies