Technical Application Specialist

Lloyds Banking Group • Full-time • Edinburgh, UK • £48.99k - £54.43k / year • 4d ago

JOB TITLE:Technical Application Specialist

SALARY: £48,987-£59,873

LOCATION(S):Edinburgh, Bristol, Leeds or Manchester

HOURS:Full-time– 35 hours a week – Monday to Friday

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

We’re transforming howSecurity andCompliance are engineered across Lloyds Banking Group—leveraging data, automation and modern architectures to protect our customers at scale.

Within the Chief Security Office, the Security Data & AI Lab is building next-generation monitoring and compliance capabilities that move beyond traditional controls towards continuous, intelligence-driven assurance.

As a Technical Application Specialist – Compliance Engineering, you’ll design, build and evolve regulatory security monitoring solutions that operate at enterprise scale—ensuring our controls are not only effective, but engineered for resilience, automation and auditability.

This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of security, data engineering and modern platform delivery, helping shape the future of compliance in a fast-evolving landscape.

What you’ll be doing:

Design, build and continuously improveregulatorySecurityMonitoring andCompliance capabilities, ensuring controls are scalable, testable and auditable.

Engineer and enhancesecurity telemetry and monitoring solutions(includingDatabaseActivityMonitoring) to support detection, assurance and regulatory requirements.

Developand maintaintelemetry configurationsand security monitoring use cases, integrating diverse data sources across cloud and on-premises environments.

Embedcontinuous complianceby automating control validation, monitoring and evidencing within engineering workflows.

Apply modern engineering practices such asautomation, CI/CD, testing,infrastructureand configurationas codeto improve reliability and efficiency.

Contribute to the evolution ofplatform-based security capabilities, challenging existing processes and introducing standardisation and engineering best practice.

Produce high-quality technical documentation and ensureour monitoringsolutions aremaintainable and scalable.

Whyjoin us?

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.

What we’re looking for:

We’re looking for a curious, driven engineer who brings an engineering mindset to security and compliance—focused on building scalable, automated solutions rather than manual processes.

You’ll bring:

Experience working withsecurity monitoring or telemetry platforms, such as Database Activity Monitoring or similar.

Strong technical capability with an understanding ofdata pipelines, ingestion patterns and automation.

Knowledge of security logging, monitoring, detection engineering or regulatory control environments (e.g.SOX,SWIFT CSP,audit logging).

Experience or familiarity withmoderncloud platforms (e.g.GCP, AWS or Azure) andassociatedsystem architectures.

Astructured, analytical approachto problem solving with a focus on outcomes and continuous improvement.

Strong collaborationandcommunication skills, with the ability to work effectively across engineering and security teams.

And anyof these would be great:

Scripting or programming experience (usingPython, SQL or similar).

Exposure to DevSecOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.

Experience working with observability platforms, SIEM tools or data analytics frameworks.

Understanding of distributed systems or event-driven architectures.

Experience working in Agile delivery environments.

Interest in, or exposure to, the use of AI and automation in security and compliance.

We know that great talent comes from many backgrounds. Whilst this job advert may reference specific years of experience, we recognise that skills are developed in many ways, so if you have relevant, transferable experience, we encourage you to apply.

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 and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual performance-related bonus

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

•28days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Finishing Statement

Ready for a career where you’ll learn and thrive? Apply today and find out more.

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