Lloyds Banking Group
Engineering Lead (Cryptography lab))
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Cryptography Lab Engineering Lead
End Date: Wednesday 22 July 2026 Salary Range: £92,701 - £109,060 Note: We support flexible working. Flexible Working Options include Hybrid Working, Job Share.
Job Title
Cryptography Lab Engineering Lead
Employment Details
- Location: Leeds, Edinburgh, Bristol
- Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
- Working Pattern: Hybrid (at least two days/week or 40% time in office).
- Supports workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities per Flexibility Works policy.
About the Role
You will lead the engineering capability for Key Management services within the Chief Security Office’s Cryptography Lab, ensuring accountability for end-to-end operational health, reliability, and ongoing improvement. As the Engineering Lead, your role involves:
- Providing leadership and direction to a team of engineers.
- Aligning services with security policy, regulatory expectations, and audit requirements.
- Driving improvements in engineering effectiveness, service resilience, and delivery predictability while maintaining control over cryptographic operations.
- Strengthening the platform’s technical and operational maturity through coaching and collaboration.
- Ensuring the maintenance of a high-trust, high-risk environment through continuous learning and improvement.
Responsibilities
Core Responsibilities
- Lead the evolution of enterprise key management services, embedding crypto-agility principles and modern DevOps engineering practices for scalable, secure, and adaptable cryptographic controls.
- Work closely with Product Owners, Risk, Compliance, and Audit stakeholders to harmonise priorities and trade-offs.
- Ensure services meet security, regulatory, and audit requirements with embedded controls.
- Oversee cryptographic ceremonies (e.g., HSM lifecycle management) and operational best practices.
- Lead engineering teams, including coaching, performance management, and developing technical efficiency.
- Drive engineering maturity, reliability, and operational excellence across full service lifecycles.
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Complementary Experience
- Experience in scalable, resilient, highly available platforms (across full lifecycle).
- Background in Financial Services, Financial Markets, or similarly regulated environments.
- Knowledge of HSM lifecycle, cryptographic ceremonies, or operational key management practices.
- Background in enhancing reliability and platform scalability in critical ecosystems.
Requirements
Mandatory
- Senior engineering leadership experience with accountability for delivery and operational outcomes.
- Strong understanding of Key Management processes, cryptographic controls, and KM operating models.
- Proven ability to lead evolutionary improvements in cryptographic engineering teams.
- Solid grounding in modern engineering practices applicable to high-risk, regulated environments.
- Experience interfacing with Product Owners, compliance teams, and business stakeholders for trade-off decisions.
- Track record of ensuring services compliance with security, regulatory, and audit controls.
Stakeholder Management
- Strong stakeholder influence across engineering, risk, and business teams.
Benefits
Workplace Wellbeing
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion pioneer—committed to fostering a culture where everyone thrives.
- Menopause health package—supports a culture of employee well-being.
- Working with Cancer initiative dedicated to intermediary support for colleagues.
- Disability Confident Leader: Interviews guaranteed for applicable candidates with disabilities.
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EnvironmentalFlexibility
- Flexibility Works policy—encompasses hybrid working options and adjustments for diverse work needs.
Benefits Package
- Pension contribution: Up to 15% by the Group.
- Bonus and share schemes: Including free shares and annual Group performance-based bonuses.
- Holiday: 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays.
- Flexible lifestyle discounts: From shopping to travel.
- Parental and wellbeing initiatives: Generous policies supporting work-life balance.
Future Impact
Lloyds Banking Group strives to:
- Be the leading UK provider for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
- Shape Finance as a Force for Good.
- Drive positive change in customer, business, and community outcomes.
Assurance is a core aspect of our hiring:
- We maintain data privacy during recruitment—requests for sensitive information permit only after an interview invite or offer acceptance.
- Trust and transparency guide all background checks, where we clearly explain needs and justifications.
An inclusive culture is fostered through:
- A values-led synthesis of innovation, trust, and consistency across financial services.
We actively seek applicants who believe in "Helping Britain Prosper" and aspire to a career where collaboration and impact drive progress.
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