Lloyds Banking Group
Software Engineer - Security Data and AI
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Software Engineer - Security Data and AI
Software Engineer (Security Data and AI)
Salary: £48,987 – £54,430 per year Location(s): Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, or Bristol Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week) Working Pattern: Hybrid model (minimum 40% office attendance, flexible for disability adjustments via Flexibility Works policy)
About the Role
Join our engineering team in the Security Data and AI lab under the Chief Security Office (CSO) at Lloyds Banking Group. As we drive digital transformation, our mission is to safeguard customers, colleagues, and assets against evolving threats.
- Focus on innovation – Work with AI, machine learning, and data science to enhance security solutions.
- Practical engineering – Design, develop, and maintain applications with real-world impact.
- Growth opportunities – Learn from senior engineers, contribute to high-calibre projects, and refine technical expertise in an agile environment.
What You’ll Be Doing
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Development & Debugging
- Write clean, efficient, and well-documented Python and Bash code.
- Collaborate with senior engineers to understand requirements, fix bugs, and build robust solutions.
- Maintain and optimise live applications, performing root cause analysis and ensuring performance.
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Security & Reliability
- Align software practices with enterprise security and compliance standards.
- Secure systems, enhance risk detection, and simulate threat scenarios.
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Technical Landscape Expansion
- Track industry trends, embracing new technologies (AI, cloud, DevOps) as needed.
- Champion quality engineering, including test automation and CI/CD pipelines (Harness, GitHub).
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- Compatibility & People Centricity
- Engage in lab/project activities, balancing adaptability with domain expertise.
- Translate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders effectively.
An ideal candidate thrives where challenging problems and security innovation intersect. Your curiosity and collaborative spirit accessorise your code.
Why Join Us?
Lloyds Banking Group is transforming at pace, reinvesting in people, data, and technology to meet a vast 28 million customers' needs. This role offers you the chance to play a vital part in modern finance’s security backbone.
Key Responsibilities
- Coding, problem-solving, and continuous improvement of applications.
- Cross-functional collaboration, including persuasion and coordination.
- Security-centric deployments and compliance adherence.
- Hands-on reliability engineering (EFM, incident response, live monitoring).
- Growth through challenging work and mentorship.
Key Requirements
Technical Skills
Primary:
- Languages: Python (core), Bash scripting.
- AI/Cyber Securities: Familiarity with Agillant or Cyber AI solutions.
- Data & DevOps: Proficiency with ETL/ELT pipelines, Kubernetes or CTO/CF materials, and hands-on DevOps knowledge (GCP preferred, adapts to other clouds with growth mindset).
Secondary (competes favourably):
- Cloud/AI Platforms: Experience with GCP’s Kubeflow, Vertex AI, GKE, Terraform, or Cloud Composererafi; or equivalent from other platforms (AWS, Azure).
- Testing/Automation: DevSecOps pipeline design (CI/CD with Harness/GitHub).
- Agile Principles: Qualified within team settings or equivalently via leadership.
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Competency Attributes
- Security Mindset: Ability to apply security best practices, balancing business needs.
- Stakeholder Communication: Translate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
- Team Influence: Drive collaboration across engineering, security, product, and business teams.
Alternate Experience & Attitudes Your journey may vary—backgrounds with transferrable skills are encouraged (career diversity viewed inclusively).
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
We believe everyone’s unique contributions shape our leading UK business. Commitment to building an inclusive culture drives us to:
- Adapt to meet your needs: flexible working models, accommodation adjustments etc.
- Foster growth through coachability and empowerment.
Benefits Package
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Retirement & Share:
- Up to 15% pension contribution.
- Performance-linked bonus and free/share schemes aligned to company success.
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Work-Life Balance:
- 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays).
- Family titres: Active Parent policies, among other wellbeing support.
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Pecuteive Perks:
- Discounts via our employee shopping platform.
- Future investment in flexible working, training, and hybrid opportunities.
Ready to Thrive?
This is a role tailored for someone prepared to make strides in security and AI. If you possess foundational experience (or a willingness to build on it), our team’s collaborative spirit awaits.
Apply today to shape—or simply witness—tomorrow’s financial safeguards.
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