Lead Infrastructure Engineer; Cloud & Compute Security

Position: Lead Infrastructure Engineer (Cloud & Compute Security)
** End Date
** Wednesday 04 March 2026
** Salary Range**£92,701 - £109,060
** Flexible Working Options
** Hybrid Working, Job Share
** Job Description Summary**,
** Job Description
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* JOB TITLE:

Lead Infrastructure Engineer (Cloud & Compute Security)
**** SALARY**: £92,701 - £109,060
** LOCATION(S):
** Leeds, Edinburgh, Manchester, Bristol
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* HOURS:

Full Time
**** WORKING PATTERN**:
Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites.
** About this opportunity
** The Chief Security Office (CSO) is a vital part of delivering the Group's vision of putting customers at the heart of everything we do, helping Britain prosper and protecting the Group and customers from security threats. We’re responsible for defining and communicating Lloyds Banking Group's security strategy and providing a range of critical Enterprise Security Services which not only operate key controls that keep the Group safe but also enable the digital transformation agenda of the wider organisation.

Lloyds Banking Group is seeking a dynamic Lead Infrastructure Engineer to join our Cloud Enterprise & Compute Security Lab. This is a pivotal leadership position, where you will drive our Cloud and Compute security engineering agenda, taking ownership for engineering execution and innovation across a large, technically diverse team. You’ll be working closely with the wider leadership group, accountable for delivering cutting-edge solutions within a complex, hybrid, and multi-cloud environment.

This role is ideal for senior engineering leaders with proven experience in hands-on technical roles. You will strike a balance between fostering engineering excellence across the team, providing strategic oversight, and engaging directly in technical delivery. Your strong technical acumen and leadership will ensure our security engineering function remains robust, innovative, and adaptable, making a tangible impact across the Group.

The position involves both direct involvement in engineering and line management responsibilities for a group of engineers, offering the opportunity to shape the team’s direction and influence the Group’s security landscape.
** Key Responsibilities
**** Technical Accountability & Leadership
*** Excellent Dev Ops engineering skills across modern cloud and application architectures.
* Working within the engineering leadership team, accountable for technical direction and execution across the lab.
* Working with product teams in the definition and evolution of the technical strategy in service of the wider roadmap and security agenda.
* Providing technical leadership and engineering oversight with a detailed understanding of the technology estate, architecture and controls.
* Building a dynamic and robust engineering function, with consistency of skills able to respond to the changing demands of the organisation.
** Team Management
*** Line manage and coach a team of Infrastructure & Dev Ops Engineers, promoting a high-performance culture.
* Set objectives, provide mentoring, and support continuous professional development.
* Plan and lead team capacity, budgeting, and resource allocation to align with strategic goals.
* Encourage experimentation, innovation, and adoption of modern engineering practices.
* Open to challenges and to challenging the status quo.
** Operational Excellence
*** Oversee the delivery, monitoring, and continuous improvement of the cloud security framework.
* Ensure services are highly resilient, documented, and aligned with compliance and audit requirements.
* Maintain strong partnerships with internal product teams and external vendors to ensure service quality.
** Risk, Security & Compliance
*** Leading the engineering execution in support of security and risk strategy.
* Working with security product teams and our customers to ensure security remains a business enabler, supporting organisational and local strategy and innovation.
* Driving the reimagining of modern, automated and frictionless security.
* Participate in security reviews, risk assessments, and policy updates.
** Why Lloyds Banking Group
** We’re on an exciting journey to transform our…