Associate AI Security Specialist

Lloyds Banking Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 15%

Annual bonus

Share schemes

Discounts

28 days holiday

Wellbeing programs

Parental leave

Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group is seeking an AI Security Specialist to embed security controls, support engineering teams and ensure AI solutions are designed and operated in line with security standards, risk management, and regulatory requirements across the bank.

You will help defend one of the UK's most trusted institutions as it adopts next-generation AI capabilities, shaping the security posture and deploying controls that keep customers, colleagues and services safe while enabling bold

Qualifications

• Degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in cyber security or technology risk, with exposure to AI, data, or cloud-based environments desirable.
• Strong understanding of core cyber security principles, including IAM, secure application design, and data protection.
• Awareness of public cloud security concepts and tooling; hands-on experience is a plus.
• Interest in AI technologies and generative AI use cases.
• Familiarity with ISO 27001, NIST, UK GDPR and their application to AI systems.
• Experience supporting technical implementation, validation, and testing of security controls.
• Strong analytical and organisational skills, with attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate security requirements to technical and non-technical partners.

Responsibilities

• Embed security controls to enable safe AI use and secure deployment.
• Support engineering teams with secure AI integration.
• Help defend the bank by designing and deploying AI security measures.
• Align AI initiatives with security standards and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Cyber security

AI security

Cloud security

IAM

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security or related field

Tools

Cloud security tooling

Security frameworks

Job description

This role focuses on enabling the safe and effective use of AI by embedding security controls, supporting engineering teams, and ensuring that AI solutions are built and operated in line with security standards. The role aligns to three key areas: supporting safe adoption, understanding attacker use/exploitation of AI, and applying AI to enhance security capability., This team is responsible for defending one of the UK's most trusted institutions as it adopts next generation AI capabilities. You'll play a part in 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 -

What You’ll Get -

• Opportunity to help 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.

• A degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in cyber security or technology risk, with exposure to AI, data, or cloud-based environments desirable.
• A solid understanding of core cyber security principles, including identity and access management (IAM), secure application design, and data protection.
• Awareness of public cloud security concepts and tooling, with hands-on experience an advantage.
• An interest in and understanding of AI technologies, including machine learning concepts and generative AI use cases.
• Familiarity with security frameworks and regulations such as ISO 27001, NIST, or UK GDPR, and how these apply to AI systems.
• Experience supporting technical implementation, validation, and testing of security controls within applications or platforms.
• Strong analytical and organisational skills, with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical partners and translate security requirements into actionable technical guidance.

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're moving to the next stages of our digital transformation, and it's our job within the Chief Security Office (CSO) to ensure that we keep our customers, colleagues, and assets safe from threat. 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 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
• 28 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies