AI Security Engineering Lead

Lloyds Banking Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 93,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

A generous pension contribution up to

Annual bonus

Share schemes

Discounted shopping

30 days’ holiday

Wellbeing initiatives and parental and

Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group is seeking an experienced AI Security Engineering Lead to design and deliver secure engineering patterns, controls and tooling that protect our AI/ML systems. This senior role is pivotal to safeguarding the bank’s expanding AI ecosystem.

You will lead hands-on engineering, work directly on code, automation and platform design while embedding DevSecOps practices and guiding cross-functional teams toward secure-by-design solutions in a hybrid UK-wide environment.

Qualifications

• Experience operating as a senior security engineer and leading engineering initiatives in a DevSecOps environment.
• Strong expertise securing AI and ML systems at scale, including model lifecycle security, data pipelines, and secure deployment.
• Hands‑on experience with machine learning stacks and cloud‑native architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver secure engineering patterns, controls and tooling for AI/ML systems.
• Lead hands‑on engineering with code, automation and platform design, guiding cross‑functional teams.
• Champion secure architectures and DevSecOps practices across the organisation.

Skills

DevSecOps experience

AI/ML security

Security engineering leadership

Python/Go programming

Education

Certifications like CISSP/CCSP

Tools

Kubernetes

PyTorch

TensorFlow

MLflow

Kubeflow

Job description

End Date

Wednesday 16 September 2026

Salary Range

£92,701 - £109,060

Flexible Working Options

Hybrid Working, Job Share

JOB TITLE

AI Security Engineering Lead

Salary

£92,701 - £115,000 per annum (outside London)

£107,304 - £130,000 per annum (London)

Location

Leeds, Bristol, Edinburgh, Manchester, London

Hours

Full-time – 35 hours

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. Colleagues with disabilities can be supported with workplace adjustments including hybrid working expectations in line with our Flexibility Works policy.

What You’ll Be Doing

The Chief Security Office (CSO) plays a critical role in safeguarding the Group against an increasingly complex threat landscape while supporting its vision of helping Britain prosper.

As AI reshapes both opportunity and risk, we are strengthening our capability to secure the Group’s rapidly expanding AI ecosystem. We are looking for an experienced AI Security Engineering Lead to design and deliver the secure engineering patterns, controls, and tooling that protect our AI and machine learning systems.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role, where you will take ownership of complex problem spaces and lead through engineering expertise. You will work directly on code, automation, and platform design, while influencing direction and embedding best practice across AI security engineering in collaboration with senior technical customers and cross-functional teams.

The role is suited to a senior engineer with deep expertise in AI/ML security, modern software engineering, and secure-by-design approaches. You will champion secure architectures, embed DevSecOps practices, and help elevate engineering capability as the organisation adopts generative AI, agentic systems, and automation at scale.

Why Join us

If you think all banks are the same, you’re wrong. We’re a pioneering, fast-changing business that’s shaping finance as a force for good. If you’re after a role where you can have an impact and do the best work of your career, you’ve just found it

What we’re looking for

• Experience operating as a senior security engineer and leading engineering initiatives in a DevSecOps environment.
• Strong expertise securing AI and ML systems at scale, including model lifecycle security, data pipelines, and secure deployment.
• Strong hands‑on experience with machine learning stacks, such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, MLflow, Kubeflow, or equivalent managed platforms (e.g. Vertex AI, Azure ML).
• Solid understanding of cloud‑native and containerised architectures, including Kubernetes and serverless technologies.
• Experience operating in complex hybrid environments, spanning public cloud, private cloud and on‑premise platforms.
• Experience building automation and engineering tooling using Python, Go, or similar languages.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, or cloud security accreditations are appreciated but not required.

Why This Role Matters

This team is responsible for defending one of the UK's most trusted institutions as it adopts next generation AI capabilities. You'll help shape the Group’s AI security posture, designing and deploying the controls that keep our customers, colleagues, and services safe - while enabling bold transformation across the bank.

What You’ll Get

• A senior technical leadership role in one of the UK’s largest and most dynamic security organisations.
• Opportunity to shape AI security strategy at national scale.
• An environment that supports experimentation, an engineering-forward approach, and continuous learning.
• Training, certifications, and learning pathways across AI, Cloud, Security Engineering, and Architecture.

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. We are 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 launch a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role and have 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 bonus award, subject to Group performance
• 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

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.