AI Security Specialist

End Date:
Friday 13 February 2026

Salary Range: £72,702 - £80,780

We support flexible working –  for more information on flexible working options

Flexible Working Options:
Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Title:

AI Security Specialist

Salary: £72,702 - £80,780 outside of London, London £84,051 - £93,390

Location:

Edinburgh, Manchester, Leeds, Bristol or London

Hours:

Full time

Working Pattern:
Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office site

At Lloyds Banking Group, we’re moving to the next stages of our digital transformation, and it’s our job within the Chief Security Office (CSO) to ensure that we keep our customers, colleagues, and assets safe from threat. The CSO’s Security Data & AI Lab have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and dynamic AI Security Specialist to drive our efforts in securing AI systems and applications.

This role will support the refinement and embedding of our AI Security strategy, with focus on 3 key areas: supporting the business with safe adoption, understanding attacker use/exploitation of AI, and using AI to address security challenges.

• Assess, design, and configure controls for securing AI systems and applications, ensuring they are resilient against evolving threats.
• Design, build, and deploy AI to enhance security measures, including threat detection, incident response, and anomaly detection.
• Collaborate with AI development teams to integrate security standards throughout the AI lifecycle, from design to deployment.
• Assess AI security in the group, including establishing continuous assessment and commissioning adversarial testing, to identify and rectify security weaknesses.
• Conduct AI risk assessments, threat modelling, and document mitigation plans.
• Advise on and ensure continued compliance with industry standards and regulations related to AI security.
• Stay updated with the latest advancements in AI security and emerging threats, continuously improving the security posture of AI systems.
• Maintain relationships with external partners and vendors to enhance AI security measures.

We’re on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we’re shaping finance for good. We’re focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you.

• Relevant experience in Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Computer Science, or a related area, gained through education, professional work, or equivalent experience.
• Substantial experience in Cyber Security, including practical experience securing AI systems and/or public cloud applications.
• Solid understanding of cyber security principles and controls, including identity & access management (IAM), encryption, network security, and secure application design.
• Hands‑on experience in public cloud security engineering and/or in the configuration/operation of security tooling, such as Web Application Firewalls (WAFs).
• Solid knowledge of AI technologies, including machine learning concepts, common model architectures, and emerging generative AI capabilities.
• Experience with security frameworks and regulations, such as ISO 27001, NIST and UK GDPR.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting risk assessments, threat modelling, and security audits.
• Good communication, project management, and organisational skills, with a high level of attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate with a wide range of teams and prioritise competing demands in a fast‑paced environment.

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and 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…