Lloyds Banking Group
Penetration Tester
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Penetration Tester
Salary: £48,987 - £59,000
Location: Manchester, Bristol, Leeds, Edinburgh
Hours: Full-Time
Working Pattern: Hybrid, with at least 40% of the time spent at one of our office sites
Job Description
Job Title
Penetration Tester
What You’ll Be Doing
At Lloyds Banking Group, we aim to Help Britain Prosper. Within the Chief Security Office, our mission is to protect the Group and our customers from security threats, and to enable the Group’s businesses to innovate safely and quickly. We are seeking a curious, technically skilled, and forward-thinking individual to join our Security Testing team as a Junior Penetration Tester.
You will support the delivery of offensive security testing across a wide range of technologies and platforms, helping to strengthen the Group's security posture while developing your expertise within a large and highly regulated financial services environment. Your responsibilities will include:
- Planning, executing, and reporting on penetration testing engagements across web, API, mobile, infrastructure, and cloud assets
- Performing manual exploitation and post-exploitation activities
- Reviewing findings to ensure high-quality outputs
- Contributing to the design of repeatable detection mechanisms that identify recurring weaknesses at scale
Why Join Us?
If you think all banks are the same, you’re wrong. We’re a pioneering, fast-changing business that’s shaping finance as a force for good. If you’re after a role where you can have an impact and do the best work of your career, you’ve just found it.
What We’re Looking For
- Significant experience as a penetration tester
- Strong experience in at least three of the following areas: Web, API, Mobile, Infrastructure, Cloud (including cloud native technologies) or AI testing
- Relevant security testing certifications such as CREST (CRT, CCT), OSCP, OSCE, GPEN or GXPN
- Demonstrable knowledge of common security vulnerabilities, including the OWASP Top 10
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- A collaborative approach and a passion for continuous learning and improvement
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And It Would Be Great If You Had Any Of The Following
- Experience working within a large enterprise or regulated environment
- Exposure to building or improving in-house security testing capabilities
- Experience designing scalable detection mechanisms for recurring security weaknesses
- Knowledge of financial services technology environments
This Is A Place For You
Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity, and inclusion, supporting our customers, colleagues, and communities. We are committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn, and develop. We were one of the first major organizations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and launch a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.
We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location, and working patterns. As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role and have 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.
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We Offer
- A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
- An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
- 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
Ready for a career where you’ll learn and thrive? Apply today and find out more.
At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose: to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses, and communities. With us, you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, while the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow, and develop.
We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us, which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.
We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together, we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
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