End Date
Thursday 30 July 2026Salary Range
£92,701 - £109,060We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options
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Hybrid Working, Job ShareJob Description Summary
The Senior Enterprise Architect will lead on the architectural strategy & development to support the Platform they are aligned to. They will be an expert technologist that supports their Platform(s) define the strategic north star and technology roadmaps associated to these. They can be a Line Manager or an Individual Contributor, requiring strong stakeholder management skills and strong domain knowledge.Job Description
JOB TITLE: Senior Product Security Architect
SALARY: £92,702-£119,966
LOCATION(S): Leeds, Bristol, Manchester, Edinburgh
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
We’re looking for a technically deep and forward-thinking Senior Product Security Architect to join our Enterprise Security Architecture team. This is a role that combines application security engineering, vulnerability management and developer engagement into a unified product security capability.
You will work alongside engineering, platform teams and product owners to ensure security is built in from the beginning, as well as own how we find, prioritise and drive the remediation of risk across the application estate and be security’s primary voice inside engineering.
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 define and communicate the Group’s security strategy and provide critical enterprise security services that both protect the organisation and enable its digital transformation agenda.
We are evolving rapidly by investing in our people, tools and practises to stay ahead of an increasingly complex threat landscape and a fast paced technology estate. The security architecture function sits at the core of this to provide thought leadership and cross-cutting influence that keep the Group’s security posture aligned to its ambitions.
What you’ll be doing:
Defining and being responsible for the target states for application security and vulnerability management and solving sophisticated architectural problems
Acting as a trusted security partner to engineering – proficient in their language and focused on unblocking rather than gatekeeping
Performing research and development in collaboration with other security teams to ensure the security architecture is staying ahead of challenges and the Group’s technology transformation agenda
Describing and helping to lead the complexity of the Group’s Enterprise Security Architecture and associated interlocks
Supporting strategic change within the Group, specifically security change where you’ll take a leading architectural role in shaping and supervising initiatives
Staying ahead of emerging product security challenges – including AI-integrated application risk, software supply chain security and cloud-native attack surfaces
Representing the security architecture function with confidence in senior stakeholder forums
Producing your own artefacts and handling your own delivery dates; ensuring they integrate into the wider bank reference architecture and Group Security Architecture
Why join us?
From building a truly sustainable business to crafting a place where people love to work, we need colleagues who are up for the challenge and can match our pace. People who love to push boundaries, make change happen and challenge the status quo. Sound like you?
What we’re looking for:
Deep hands-on experience with application security capabilities and tooling and the ability to integrate them within modern CICD pipelines
Solid understanding of secure software development practises across the full SDLC, including agile and DevSecOps delivery models
Experience owning or significantly contributing to a vulnerability management programme at scale – including prioritisation methodology, metrics design and executive reporting
Proven ability to build trusted relationships with engineering and product teams – you are someone that engineering and developers want in the room, not someone they feel audited by
Experience with cloud-native application architectures – containers, microservices, serverless – and the security considerations specific to these environments
Familiarity with AI-integrated application risk – understanding the security implications of LLM integration, RAG architectures and AI-assisted development tooling
Strong written and verbal communication skills – able to translate technical risk into business language and vice versa
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
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
Ready to do the best work of your career? Apply today.
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.
We're changing financial services, and we want you to join us.
We're the UK's largest financial services group, with our 25 million customers and a history stretching back more than 300 years.
We pride ourselves on creating a great environment for colleagues to work in, one which is inclusive and driven by our values. This is critical to our business success as we know that colleagues who can show up to work as themselves are those that bring their best.
We're an inclusive and open organisation with a scale that creates a vast range of roles and opportunities. We offer a plenty of options for continual personal growth and you'll be part of a culture which embraces diversity of talent, creativity, skills and thinking among our teams.

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Opportunities for people returning from a career break |
Yes our Returner opportunities offer a career path to candidates with a 18 month year break in their career’ with ‘Yes, our Returner opportunities are aimed at candidates who have had a 18 month or more career break |
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Leadership development programmes? |
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Coaching programmes? |
Yes |
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Employee-led diversity networks? |
Yes |
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Internal women’s networking groups? |
Yes |
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Open to discussing flexible work arrangements at interview stage? |
Yes |
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No. of weeks paid maternity leave at full salary: |
20 weeks based on full pay + 19 weeks at the current statutory maternity pay rate |
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Minimum weeks tenure required to be eligible for paid maternity leave: |
No qualifying service period |
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No. of weeks paid paternity leave at full salary: |
6 weeks |
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Minimum tenure required to be eligible for paid paternity leave: |
No qualifying service period |
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Gender pay gap reporting information (insert year) (UK): 2022 |
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30.5% |
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Median pay gap: |
33.6% |
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Average bonus gap: |
62.5% |
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Median bonus gap: |
69.5% |
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Signatory of the UK Women in Finance Charter? |
Yes |
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Targets to raise the number of women in leadership? |
Yes |
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Targets to raise the number of BAME individuals in leadership? |
Yes |
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Listed in the Bloomberg Diversity & Inclusion Index? |
Yes |
Flexible Working Policy
We take pride in being a leader in flexibility and offer a wide array of flexible working options for different circumstances. How you work and the options available will depend on the role you're in, but we aim to offer the flexibility needed by everyone.
For many of our office-based roles, we work in hybrid ways, which involves spending at least two days per week or 40% of their time at one of our office sites. Dependent on your role, other flexible options may be available, such as part-time or compressed hours, complete home-working or job share. ‘Find out how flexible working can work for you’.
Flexible Working Policy
We take pride in being a leader in flexibility and offer a wide array of flexible working options for different circumstances. How you work and the options available will depend on the role you're in, but we aim to offer the flexibility needed by everyone.
For many of our office-based roles, we work in hybrid ways, which involves spending at least two days per week or 40% of their time at one of our office sites. Dependent on your role, other flexible options may be available, such as part-time or compressed hours, complete home-working or job share. ‘Find out how flexible working can work for you’.
Returner opportunities
Returning to work after time away can be challenging. That’s why we offer Returner opportunities that are designed to assist people returning to work after a career break of 18 months or more and our roles are permanent from the day one. Whether you’ve been away from work due to parenthood, illness, or even travel, we’re looking forward to hearing from you as we continue to grow!
What can you expect?
Coming back into the world of work after a career break can be really daunting – and we therefore know how important flexibility is. We’re very aware that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t always doable, so will happily have the discussion about different working patterns with you.
These roles have been created with your career break in mind, making sure we are there to support you in your transition back to work. You will be brought in on a permanent contract and given meaningful work from day one. Plus, you’ll be paired with a buddy or mentor from your team to help guide you along the way. You’ll also benefit from being part of the wider Returners Community and have the chance to create a personal development plan that works for you.
Who are we looking for?
While banking or professional services experience is desirable, especially for some roles, we care more about the transferable skills you can bring to our business.
Testimonials
I had a good network of colleagues already working for Lloyds Banking Group, who were all very passionate about their roles - so it felt the right choice for me and gave me the courage to apply for a Business Analyst role through the Returners. It was a seamless recruitment experience and I was offered a role in the work I wanted to do.
Olufunke Oladinni, Business Analyst
I love being a Project Manager, and I can’t recommend the Lloyds Banking Group Returners enough. It’ll springboard your career, giving you the best opportunity to relaunch yourself and maximise your full potential.
Justin Pierce, Project Manager