About the role Moorepay is transforming. We are a trusted leader in UK Payroll and HR solutions, but we aren't resting on our history. We are embarking on a major digital transformation to redefine how businesses manage their most important asset: their people. As the Principal Software Solutions Architect, you'l l be the technical authority responsible for defining, governing, and evolving the end-to-end architecture of our "AI First " platform, ensuring architectural consistency, secure-by-design principles, and long-term scalability across all engineering squads. Working closely with the Engineering Manager , Cloud & Platform Engineering Lead , and Product leadership , this role shapes our architectural strategy, drives technical excellence, and provides deep guidance to multiple autonomous squads as we scale towards high-performing, cloud-native teams. The Architect balances hands-on solution design, strategic planning, technical oversight, and stakeholder collaboration to keep the platform robust, secure, and ready for future growth. Why this role matters: This role defines the architectural backbone that enables the entire engineering organisation to scale effectively. As we transition to multiple autonomous squads, you will ensure our systems remain leading edge, secure, resilient, and consistent enabling rapid product delivery while maintaining high standards of engineering excellence. You will leave an enduring impact on the platform's foundations, influencing everything from service boundaries to reliability strategies and cloud platform design. This is a full time, permanent role working on a hybrid basis with 3 days per week in Manchester. Key Responsibilities Team Leadership & Scaling Define and maintain the technical architecture vision and roadmap across all squads. Ensure alignment of architecture with business goals, engineering strategy, and long-term scalability. Drive system-wide architectural decisions, providing clear technical direction for squads. Evaluate emerging technologies and propose solutions that improve scalability, performance, and developer productivity. Mentor senior engineers and influence technical leaders across the organisation. Secure-by-Design & Compliance Embed secure-by-design principles into architectural decisions. Ensure threat modelling is performed for new features and major changes. Champion secure coding standards and integration of security testing into the delivery pipeline. Collaborate with security and compliance stakeholders to ensure solutions meet regulatory and governance requirements. Promote design patterns that minimise risk across distributed systems. Solution Design & Governance Own the end-to-end architectural design for major platform components and new product capabilities, with a focus on AI First. Work closely with Engineering Manager and Engineering Team Leads to ensure solutions are consistent, secure, and scalable. Lead architecture reviews and ensure adherence to design standards, technical patterns, and best practices. Produce solution blueprints, reference architectures, and technical documentation. Validate that all solutions support operational excellence, reliability, and maintainability. Cloud, Infrastructure, and Platform Architecture Define scalable service-based architectures leveraging cloud-native patterns. Work with the Lead SRE to ensure architectural designs account for: Observability (metrics, logs, tracing) Reliability (SLIs, SLOs, failover) CI/CD automation Infrastructure as code and environment design Drive optimisation of compute, storage, and network resources across cloud platforms (Azure/AWS). Engineering Collaboration & Technical Enablement Partner with Engineering Manager to ensure squads have clear architectural guidance. Support teams in breaking down complex technical problems into executable, scalable solutions. Provide architectural input into backlog refinement, release planning, and prioritisation. Act as the primary facilitator for cross-team architectural decision-making. Communicate architectural decisions, trade-offs, and risks to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Continuous Improvement & Technology Standards Define and maintain engineering standards, reusable patterns, and architectural principles. Champion continuous improvement across code quality, security, performance, and operational readiness. Foster a culture of technical excellence, experimentation, and innovation. Skills & experience Essential: Proven experience as a Principal Architect, Solutions Architect, or Senior Engineer leading architectural decisions in complex systems. Strong understanding of AI technologies such as agents and models for both accelerated design & delivery as well as delivery of product capabilities. Strong background in cloud-native architectures (microservices, event-driven, distributed systems). Deep understanding of secure-by-design principles, threat modelling, cryptography basics, and modern security practices. Experience with API design, integration patterns, and domain-driven design (DDD) and Event Driven Design. Ability to influence without authority and collaborate effectively across engineering, SRE, product, and leadership teams. Exceptional communication skills, capable of simplifying complex technical topics for diverse stakeholders. Extensive experience with modern programming platforms and frameworks (e.g., Node.js, C# .NET, React). Strong grounding in cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), including networking, identity, observability, and cost optimisation. Desirable: Experience designing solutions in regulated or compliance-driven industries. Background in DevOps, platform engineering, or SRE practices. Experience scaling architectures to support high-growth environments. Certification in cloud or architecture frameworks (AWS SA Pro, Azure Architect Expert, TOGAF, etc.). Benefits & culture Part of the Zellis Group, Moorepay is a team of over 500 friendly professionals across four offices in Swinton (Manchester), Sheffield, Birmingham and Kochi (India). We're passionate about making Moorepay a fantastic place to work for every single one of our colleagues. The average length of service at Moorepay is 12 years, which speaks for itself! To help make Moorepay such a great place to work, we focus on three things in our company culture: mental health support, maintaining a healthy work/life balance, and equal opportunities and inclusion for all. Here's what you'll gain if you join our team: A career packed with opportunity, in a stable and growing company. A comprehensive programme of learning and development. Competitive base salary and annual bonus. 25 days annual leave, with the opportunity to buy more. You'll even get your birthday off as well! Private medical insurance. Life assurance 4x salary. Enhanced pension with up to 8.5% employer contributions. A huge range of additional flexible benefits across financial & personal wellbeing, lifestyle & leisure.
Mar 03, 2026
Full time
About the role Moorepay is transforming. We are a trusted leader in UK Payroll and HR solutions, but we aren't resting on our history. We are embarking on a major digital transformation to redefine how businesses manage their most important asset: their people. As the Principal Software Solutions Architect, you'l l be the technical authority responsible for defining, governing, and evolving the end-to-end architecture of our "AI First " platform, ensuring architectural consistency, secure-by-design principles, and long-term scalability across all engineering squads. Working closely with the Engineering Manager , Cloud & Platform Engineering Lead , and Product leadership , this role shapes our architectural strategy, drives technical excellence, and provides deep guidance to multiple autonomous squads as we scale towards high-performing, cloud-native teams. The Architect balances hands-on solution design, strategic planning, technical oversight, and stakeholder collaboration to keep the platform robust, secure, and ready for future growth. Why this role matters: This role defines the architectural backbone that enables the entire engineering organisation to scale effectively. As we transition to multiple autonomous squads, you will ensure our systems remain leading edge, secure, resilient, and consistent enabling rapid product delivery while maintaining high standards of engineering excellence. You will leave an enduring impact on the platform's foundations, influencing everything from service boundaries to reliability strategies and cloud platform design. This is a full time, permanent role working on a hybrid basis with 3 days per week in Manchester. Key Responsibilities Team Leadership & Scaling Define and maintain the technical architecture vision and roadmap across all squads. Ensure alignment of architecture with business goals, engineering strategy, and long-term scalability. Drive system-wide architectural decisions, providing clear technical direction for squads. Evaluate emerging technologies and propose solutions that improve scalability, performance, and developer productivity. Mentor senior engineers and influence technical leaders across the organisation. Secure-by-Design & Compliance Embed secure-by-design principles into architectural decisions. Ensure threat modelling is performed for new features and major changes. Champion secure coding standards and integration of security testing into the delivery pipeline. Collaborate with security and compliance stakeholders to ensure solutions meet regulatory and governance requirements. Promote design patterns that minimise risk across distributed systems. Solution Design & Governance Own the end-to-end architectural design for major platform components and new product capabilities, with a focus on AI First. Work closely with Engineering Manager and Engineering Team Leads to ensure solutions are consistent, secure, and scalable. Lead architecture reviews and ensure adherence to design standards, technical patterns, and best practices. Produce solution blueprints, reference architectures, and technical documentation. Validate that all solutions support operational excellence, reliability, and maintainability. Cloud, Infrastructure, and Platform Architecture Define scalable service-based architectures leveraging cloud-native patterns. Work with the Lead SRE to ensure architectural designs account for: Observability (metrics, logs, tracing) Reliability (SLIs, SLOs, failover) CI/CD automation Infrastructure as code and environment design Drive optimisation of compute, storage, and network resources across cloud platforms (Azure/AWS). Engineering Collaboration & Technical Enablement Partner with Engineering Manager to ensure squads have clear architectural guidance. Support teams in breaking down complex technical problems into executable, scalable solutions. Provide architectural input into backlog refinement, release planning, and prioritisation. Act as the primary facilitator for cross-team architectural decision-making. Communicate architectural decisions, trade-offs, and risks to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Continuous Improvement & Technology Standards Define and maintain engineering standards, reusable patterns, and architectural principles. Champion continuous improvement across code quality, security, performance, and operational readiness. Foster a culture of technical excellence, experimentation, and innovation. Skills & experience Essential: Proven experience as a Principal Architect, Solutions Architect, or Senior Engineer leading architectural decisions in complex systems. Strong understanding of AI technologies such as agents and models for both accelerated design & delivery as well as delivery of product capabilities. Strong background in cloud-native architectures (microservices, event-driven, distributed systems). Deep understanding of secure-by-design principles, threat modelling, cryptography basics, and modern security practices. Experience with API design, integration patterns, and domain-driven design (DDD) and Event Driven Design. Ability to influence without authority and collaborate effectively across engineering, SRE, product, and leadership teams. Exceptional communication skills, capable of simplifying complex technical topics for diverse stakeholders. Extensive experience with modern programming platforms and frameworks (e.g., Node.js, C# .NET, React). Strong grounding in cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), including networking, identity, observability, and cost optimisation. Desirable: Experience designing solutions in regulated or compliance-driven industries. Background in DevOps, platform engineering, or SRE practices. Experience scaling architectures to support high-growth environments. Certification in cloud or architecture frameworks (AWS SA Pro, Azure Architect Expert, TOGAF, etc.). Benefits & culture Part of the Zellis Group, Moorepay is a team of over 500 friendly professionals across four offices in Swinton (Manchester), Sheffield, Birmingham and Kochi (India). We're passionate about making Moorepay a fantastic place to work for every single one of our colleagues. The average length of service at Moorepay is 12 years, which speaks for itself! To help make Moorepay such a great place to work, we focus on three things in our company culture: mental health support, maintaining a healthy work/life balance, and equal opportunities and inclusion for all. Here's what you'll gain if you join our team: A career packed with opportunity, in a stable and growing company. A comprehensive programme of learning and development. Competitive base salary and annual bonus. 25 days annual leave, with the opportunity to buy more. You'll even get your birthday off as well! Private medical insurance. Life assurance 4x salary. Enhanced pension with up to 8.5% employer contributions. A huge range of additional flexible benefits across financial & personal wellbeing, lifestyle & leisure.
About the role Moorepay is transforming. We are a trusted leader in UK Payroll and HR solutions, but we aren't resting on our history. We are embarking on a major digital transformation to redefine how businesses manage their most important asset: their people. As the Engineering Team Leader you are a hands-on technical leader responsible for guiding a cross-functional engineering squad to deliver high-quality, secure, and reliable software. Acting as both a principal engineer and a team enabler, this role ensures strong engineering practices, effective delivery, and close collaboration with Product, Architecture, and Site Reliability Engineering teams. You'll support the Engineering Manager in scaling engineering excellence across squads while fostering a culture of aligned autonomy, continuous improvement, and technical craftsmanship. Why This Role Matters As we scale towards multiple autonomous squads, the Engineering Team Leader plays a crucial role in shaping the engineering culture at the team level, ensuring technical excellence, secure delivery, and strong collaboration across the organisation. You will set the pace, uphold engineering standards, and enable your team to deliver reliable and modern cloud-native services with confidence and autonomy. This is a full time, permanent role working on a hybrid basis with 3 days per week in Manchester. Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership & Delivery Lead the squad in delivering high-quality software, ensuring adherence to secure-by-design and engineering best practices. Own the squad's day-to-day technical direction, ensuring alignment with architectural patterns and technical strategy. Break down complex requirements into actionable engineering tasks and support backlog refinement. Drive predictable delivery through strong Agile practices, partnering with the Engineering Manager and Scrum Master. Conduct code reviews, lead design discussions, and champion technical excellence within the team. Advocate AI tools and solutions to accelerate delivery of high-quality solutions. Engineering Execution & Hands-On Contribution Actively contribute to the codebase, setting the standard for code quality, testing, and documentation. Troubleshooting, incident response, and root-cause analysis for squad-owned services. Promote best practices in cloud-native development, CI/CD, observability, and reliability engineering. Pair-program with engineers, provide technical mentoring, encourage knowledge sharing, supporting engineers to achieve their potential. Identify opportunities to improvement to accelerate delivery, improve quality or reduce technical debt. Squad Leadership & Team Development Foster a healthy team culture built on psychological safety, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Develop squad members with coaching, onboarding, and day-to-day guidance, escalating people issues to the Engineering Manager when needed. Identify skills gaps and support growth and career progression plans for engineers. Encourage learning, experimentation, and adoption of modern engineering practices. Process Ownership & Continuous Improvement Champion efficient engineering processes (exploiting AI tools) and development workflows within the squad. Ensure adherence to SSDLC, coding standards, secure coding practices, and quality gates. Promote and facilitate retrospectives, driving actionable improvements. Shape squad ceremonies and practices in partnership with Scrum Master and Product Owner. Drive a culture of squad self-improvement. Cross-Functional Collaboration Partner with the Solutions Architect to ensure architectural consistency and alignment with strategic design patterns. Work with the Lead SRE to embed reliability, observability, and CI/CD into day-to-day engineering workflows. Collaborate with Product Owners to refine requirements, manage scope, and support prioritisation. Communicate squad progress, risks, and technical challenges to the Engineering Manager and stakeholders. Celebrating success of team achievements. Skills & experience Essential Proven experience as a Senior Engineer ideally with tech leadership responsibilities within modern, cloud-native engineering environments. Strong technical skills in modern development frameworks (e.g. Node.js, React.js) and cloud platforms (AWS and/or Azure). Demonstrated ability to lead engineering practices such as code reviews, design sessions, testing, and CI/CD. Solid understanding of Agile delivery methods, DevOps principles, and secure software development practices. Strong communication skills, with the ability to guide, mentor, and collaborate effectively across disciplines. Desirable Experience supporting or leading a squad in a high-growth or regulated environment. Exposure to microservices, event-driven architectures, and distributed system design. Interest in leadership development or mentoring pathways toward Engineering Manager. Benefits & culture Part of the Zellis Group, Moorepay is a team of over 500 friendly professionals across four offices in Swinton (Manchester), Sheffield, Birmingham and Kochi (India). We're passionate about making Moorepay a fantastic place to work for every single one of our colleagues. The average length of service at Moorepay is 12 years, which speaks for itself! To help make Moorepay such a great place to work, we focus on three things in our company culture: mental health support, maintaining a healthy work/life balance, and equal opportunities and inclusion for all. Here's what you'll gain if you join our team: A career packed with opportunity, in a stable and growing company. A comprehensive programme of learning and development. Competitive base salary and annual bonus. 25 days annual leave, with the opportunity to buy more. You'll even get your birthday off as well! Private medical insurance. Life assurance 4x salary. Enhanced pension with up to 8.5% employer contributions. A huge range of additional flexible benefits across financial & personal wellbeing, lifestyle & leisure.
Mar 03, 2026
Full time
About the role Moorepay is transforming. We are a trusted leader in UK Payroll and HR solutions, but we aren't resting on our history. We are embarking on a major digital transformation to redefine how businesses manage their most important asset: their people. As the Engineering Team Leader you are a hands-on technical leader responsible for guiding a cross-functional engineering squad to deliver high-quality, secure, and reliable software. Acting as both a principal engineer and a team enabler, this role ensures strong engineering practices, effective delivery, and close collaboration with Product, Architecture, and Site Reliability Engineering teams. You'll support the Engineering Manager in scaling engineering excellence across squads while fostering a culture of aligned autonomy, continuous improvement, and technical craftsmanship. Why This Role Matters As we scale towards multiple autonomous squads, the Engineering Team Leader plays a crucial role in shaping the engineering culture at the team level, ensuring technical excellence, secure delivery, and strong collaboration across the organisation. You will set the pace, uphold engineering standards, and enable your team to deliver reliable and modern cloud-native services with confidence and autonomy. This is a full time, permanent role working on a hybrid basis with 3 days per week in Manchester. Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership & Delivery Lead the squad in delivering high-quality software, ensuring adherence to secure-by-design and engineering best practices. Own the squad's day-to-day technical direction, ensuring alignment with architectural patterns and technical strategy. Break down complex requirements into actionable engineering tasks and support backlog refinement. Drive predictable delivery through strong Agile practices, partnering with the Engineering Manager and Scrum Master. Conduct code reviews, lead design discussions, and champion technical excellence within the team. Advocate AI tools and solutions to accelerate delivery of high-quality solutions. Engineering Execution & Hands-On Contribution Actively contribute to the codebase, setting the standard for code quality, testing, and documentation. Troubleshooting, incident response, and root-cause analysis for squad-owned services. Promote best practices in cloud-native development, CI/CD, observability, and reliability engineering. Pair-program with engineers, provide technical mentoring, encourage knowledge sharing, supporting engineers to achieve their potential. Identify opportunities to improvement to accelerate delivery, improve quality or reduce technical debt. Squad Leadership & Team Development Foster a healthy team culture built on psychological safety, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Develop squad members with coaching, onboarding, and day-to-day guidance, escalating people issues to the Engineering Manager when needed. Identify skills gaps and support growth and career progression plans for engineers. Encourage learning, experimentation, and adoption of modern engineering practices. Process Ownership & Continuous Improvement Champion efficient engineering processes (exploiting AI tools) and development workflows within the squad. Ensure adherence to SSDLC, coding standards, secure coding practices, and quality gates. Promote and facilitate retrospectives, driving actionable improvements. Shape squad ceremonies and practices in partnership with Scrum Master and Product Owner. Drive a culture of squad self-improvement. Cross-Functional Collaboration Partner with the Solutions Architect to ensure architectural consistency and alignment with strategic design patterns. Work with the Lead SRE to embed reliability, observability, and CI/CD into day-to-day engineering workflows. Collaborate with Product Owners to refine requirements, manage scope, and support prioritisation. Communicate squad progress, risks, and technical challenges to the Engineering Manager and stakeholders. Celebrating success of team achievements. Skills & experience Essential Proven experience as a Senior Engineer ideally with tech leadership responsibilities within modern, cloud-native engineering environments. Strong technical skills in modern development frameworks (e.g. Node.js, React.js) and cloud platforms (AWS and/or Azure). Demonstrated ability to lead engineering practices such as code reviews, design sessions, testing, and CI/CD. Solid understanding of Agile delivery methods, DevOps principles, and secure software development practices. Strong communication skills, with the ability to guide, mentor, and collaborate effectively across disciplines. Desirable Experience supporting or leading a squad in a high-growth or regulated environment. Exposure to microservices, event-driven architectures, and distributed system design. Interest in leadership development or mentoring pathways toward Engineering Manager. Benefits & culture Part of the Zellis Group, Moorepay is a team of over 500 friendly professionals across four offices in Swinton (Manchester), Sheffield, Birmingham and Kochi (India). We're passionate about making Moorepay a fantastic place to work for every single one of our colleagues. The average length of service at Moorepay is 12 years, which speaks for itself! To help make Moorepay such a great place to work, we focus on three things in our company culture: mental health support, maintaining a healthy work/life balance, and equal opportunities and inclusion for all. Here's what you'll gain if you join our team: A career packed with opportunity, in a stable and growing company. A comprehensive programme of learning and development. Competitive base salary and annual bonus. 25 days annual leave, with the opportunity to buy more. You'll even get your birthday off as well! Private medical insurance. Life assurance 4x salary. Enhanced pension with up to 8.5% employer contributions. A huge range of additional flexible benefits across financial & personal wellbeing, lifestyle & leisure.
Role: Delivery Lead - SC Clearance needed Type: Contract (6 Months) Location: UK Wide (Fully Remote) Working Model: Fully Remote Contract Payrate: 47 - 57/hr on PAYE 65 - 75/hr on INSIDE IR35 Umbrella Clearance: Active SC Clearance Required Dual nationals will not be considered. The Role: We are looking for an experienced Delivery Lead to drive complex cloud and digital transformation initiatives within the Public Sector. You will bridge the gap between high-level strategy and agile execution, leading multidisciplinary teams (DevOps, Cloud Engineers, Analysts) to deliver secure, scalable, and citizen-focused solutions. Key Responsibilities: Programme Leadership: Shape delivery strategy and roadmaps for cloud-native/hybrid infrastructure (Azure, AWS, GCP). Agile Governance: Manage sprint cycles, backlog prioritization, and delivery metrics (DORA) using Jira or Azure DevOps. Technical Oversight: Review Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation workflows to ensure scalability and resilience. Stakeholder Management: Navigate complex client contracts, manage third-party vendors, and lead service recovery for failed SLAs. Compliance: Ensure all delivery aligns with GDS, NCSC, and ITIL standards. Requirements: Proven Lead: Extensive experience in service delivery within digital or legacy environments. Public Sector Savvy: Deep understanding of Government Service Standards and secure delivery practices. Commercial Acumen: Ability to manage internal charging mechanisms and interpret complex contracts. Communication: Expert at presenting technical risks to non-technical senior leadership. This is an urgent vacancy with a deadline where the hiring manager is shortlisting for an interview immediately. Please apply with a copy of your CV or send it praveen. Com Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Feb 27, 2026
Contractor
Role: Delivery Lead - SC Clearance needed Type: Contract (6 Months) Location: UK Wide (Fully Remote) Working Model: Fully Remote Contract Payrate: 47 - 57/hr on PAYE 65 - 75/hr on INSIDE IR35 Umbrella Clearance: Active SC Clearance Required Dual nationals will not be considered. The Role: We are looking for an experienced Delivery Lead to drive complex cloud and digital transformation initiatives within the Public Sector. You will bridge the gap between high-level strategy and agile execution, leading multidisciplinary teams (DevOps, Cloud Engineers, Analysts) to deliver secure, scalable, and citizen-focused solutions. Key Responsibilities: Programme Leadership: Shape delivery strategy and roadmaps for cloud-native/hybrid infrastructure (Azure, AWS, GCP). Agile Governance: Manage sprint cycles, backlog prioritization, and delivery metrics (DORA) using Jira or Azure DevOps. Technical Oversight: Review Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation workflows to ensure scalability and resilience. Stakeholder Management: Navigate complex client contracts, manage third-party vendors, and lead service recovery for failed SLAs. Compliance: Ensure all delivery aligns with GDS, NCSC, and ITIL standards. Requirements: Proven Lead: Extensive experience in service delivery within digital or legacy environments. Public Sector Savvy: Deep understanding of Government Service Standards and secure delivery practices. Commercial Acumen: Ability to manage internal charging mechanisms and interpret complex contracts. Communication: Expert at presenting technical risks to non-technical senior leadership. This is an urgent vacancy with a deadline where the hiring manager is shortlisting for an interview immediately. Please apply with a copy of your CV or send it praveen. Com Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
End Date Wednesday 04 March 2026 Salary Range £92,701 - £109,060 Flexible Working Options Hybrid Working, Job Share Job Description Summary , Job Description JOB TITLE: Lead Infrastructure Engineer (Cloud & Compute Security) SALARY : £92,701 - £109,060 LOCATION(S): Leeds, Edinburgh, Manchester, Bristol 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 DevOps 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 & DevOps 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 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. Including you! What You'll Need Leadership experience in DevOps and/or Infrastructure Engineering role, with associated line management responsibilities. Proven expertise and hands-on experience in Terraform, Python, Kubernetes, and cloud-based architectures-including Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Azure, and preferably AWS. Strong familiarity with foundational security controls and concepts, specifically in modern cloud and enterprise architectures and supporting ecosystem (CI/CD) - ideally including Backstage, Harness, GitHub and Jenkins. Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence product and platform strategy. In addition, any experience of these would be useful Knowledge of cloud, Kubernetes, microservice and API based architectures and their security. Experience in financial services and regulated environments and responding to audits. Possibly participation in an on-call rota and supporting 24/7 services. Security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CCSP, Cloud / DevOps / Kubernetes certification). About working for us 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 were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need. 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 policiesIf you're excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We'd love to hear from you! 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. With 320 years under our belt, we're used to change,
Feb 25, 2026
Full time
End Date Wednesday 04 March 2026 Salary Range £92,701 - £109,060 Flexible Working Options Hybrid Working, Job Share Job Description Summary , Job Description JOB TITLE: Lead Infrastructure Engineer (Cloud & Compute Security) SALARY : £92,701 - £109,060 LOCATION(S): Leeds, Edinburgh, Manchester, Bristol 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 DevOps 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 & DevOps 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 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. Including you! What You'll Need Leadership experience in DevOps and/or Infrastructure Engineering role, with associated line management responsibilities. Proven expertise and hands-on experience in Terraform, Python, Kubernetes, and cloud-based architectures-including Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Azure, and preferably AWS. Strong familiarity with foundational security controls and concepts, specifically in modern cloud and enterprise architectures and supporting ecosystem (CI/CD) - ideally including Backstage, Harness, GitHub and Jenkins. Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence product and platform strategy. In addition, any experience of these would be useful Knowledge of cloud, Kubernetes, microservice and API based architectures and their security. Experience in financial services and regulated environments and responding to audits. Possibly participation in an on-call rota and supporting 24/7 services. Security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CCSP, Cloud / DevOps / Kubernetes certification). About working for us 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 were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need. 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 policiesIf you're excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We'd love to hear from you! 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. With 320 years under our belt, we're used to change,
