Cyber Security Specialist – Technology Strategy

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JOB TITLE: Cyber Security Specialist – Technology Strategy

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

HOURS: Full time

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, at least two days per week, or 40% of your time, in an office

About this opportunity

We're looking for a Cyber Security Specialist to join our Technology Strategy team.

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape how cyber security technology evolves across Lloyds Banking Group. You'll work alongside colleagues from Cyber Security, Engineering, Architecture, Risk and Technology to understand challenges, explore opportunities and help guide future technology choices.

We'll support you to grow your expertise in both cyber security and technology strategy. You'll build a broad understanding of the Group's security technologies, contribute to important reviews and initiatives, and help identify opportunities to modernise, simplify and strengthen our security environment.

The Chief Security Office plays a critical role in protecting the Group and our customers from security threats. As part of Technology Strategy, you'll help us make sure our technology choices are evidence-based, aligned to business needs and focused on delivering secure and resilient outcomes.

What you'll be doing

No two days are exactly the same! You'll contribute to a wide range of activities that help us understand our technology landscape and plan for the future.

You'll help us review technologies, analyse information, research emerging trends and develop recommendations. You'll work closely with customers across Cyber Security and Technology, bringing together different perspectives and helping turn complex information into clear, practical insights.

You'll also maintain technology data and reporting, track industry and vendor developments, and communicate findings in a way that supports both technical and non-technical audiences.

Most importantly, you'll be part of a team that values curiosity, collaboration and continuous improvement.

What you'll need

We're looking for someone with hands-on experience in cyber security, information security, technology risk or a related area. You don't need to have worked in technology strategy before, but you'll have an interest in learning and developing in this space.

You'll bring an understanding of technology, cloud and security concepts and be comfortable exploring how technology choices can affect customers, colleagues, systems and business outcomes.

You'll enjoy analysing information, asking questions and getting to the root of complex problems. You'll also be able to communicate clearly, adapt your approach to different audiences and build strong working relationships across a wide range of teams.

If you're passionate about cyber security, enjoy learning and want to help shape the future of security technology, we'd love to hear from you!

Essential experience and capabilities

We're interested in people who can demonstrate experience in several of the following areas:

• Cyber security, information security, technology risk or related disciplines.
• Understanding how technology, cloud and security solutions operate within complex environments.
• Researching, analysing and interpreting information to support recommendations and technology decisions.
• Working with data, reporting or dashboards to identify insights and trends.
• Communicating effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Building positive working relationships across teams and bringing people together around shared goals.
• Keeping up to date with emerging technologies, security threats and industry developments.

It would be great if you also have

Experience or exposure to security architecture, security design, technology strategy, consulting or technology assessments would be beneficial.

We're also interested in hearing from people who have worked across multidisciplinary teams or who bring experience from different technology, security or business domains.

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

We were one of the first major organisations to set diversity goals for senior roles. We established a menopause health package and launched a Working with Cancer initiative.

That’s why we especially welcome applications from people in under-represented groups.

We’re Disability Confident. If you require reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process, please let us know.

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

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
• Share schemes, including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 28 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A variety of wellbeing programs and generous parental leave policies

Want to do amazing work that’s exciting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey!

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.

We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.