Technical Application Specialist

Job Title

Technical Application Specialist

£72,702 - £88,858

Leeds, Edinburgh, Bristol or Manchester

Full-time. Hybrid work: at least two days per week (or 40%) at an office site. Accommodation for disabilities available.

We are looking for a Technical Application Specialist to join the Assured Build team, supporting delivery of secure, scalable platforms across LBG. The role involves ensuring security configurations in build artefacts and CI/CD pipelines, driving automation, and embedding security early in the engineering lifecycle.

• Assess systems against internal security frameworks, design, and baseline build requirements.
• Use Dev Ops tools and automation to improve security artefact review and approval.
• Partner with Cloud Security Engineers and platform teams to drive reuse and standardisation of security artefacts.
• Configure and support cloud security policies and portals.
• Evaluate impact of technology roadmap changes on security patterns and controls.
• Contribute to development and improvement of cyber security services, including processes, templates, and documentation.
• Identify improvement opportunities and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support delivery of change initiatives, working with project and programme teams where needed.
• Deliver practical, scalable solutions that meet customer and business needs.

• Strong technical foundation and ability to learn and adapt quickly.
• Outcome-focused approach, balancing delivery pace with quality and detail.
• Broad understanding of cyber security domains, including cloud security (Azure and/or GCP).
• Hands‑on technical experience, including ability to read and interpret code.
• Experience with security frameworks, CI/CD, and automation tools beneficial.

• Generous pension contribution up to 15%
• Annual performance‑related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Discounted shopping and other lifestyle options
• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave

We welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you have relevant, transferable experience, we encourage you to apply.