IT Security Engineer (AI)

Leeds Building Society; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Annual bonus

Pension matching

Holiday entitlement

Mortgage & Savings products

Volunteer days

Job summary

Leeds Building Society is seeking an experienced IT security professional to assess AI-related risk and shape practical security controls and governance. You will review AI-enabled solutions, tackle complex security challenges with colleagues and trusted partners, and protect members, colleagues and services while enabling safe adoption of AI technology.

Reporting to the Senior IT Security Manager, you will balance innovation with regulatory compliance and operational resilience, communicating

Qualifications

• Experience in a Cloud SaaS/PaaS security engineering role.
• Hands-on experience assessing AI-related security, privacy and operational risks of generative AI and AI-enabled solutions.
• Knowledge of AI security frameworks and standards (NIST AI RMF, OWASP Top 10 for LLMs, MITRE ATLAS, ISO 42001).
• Ability to balance innovation with regulatory compliance and operational resilience.
• Clear communication of complex issues to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Assess AI-related risk and shape security controls and governance.
• Review AI-enabled solutions and tackle security challenges with colleagues and partners.
• Protect members, colleagues and services while enabling safe AI adoption.

Skills

Cloud SaaS security

AI risk assessment

AI security frameworks

Communication

Independent work

Collaborative work

CISSP/CISM/CCSK etc.

Azure OpenAI/Azure AI Foundry

Tools

Copilot Studio

Microsoft Copilot

Job description

How you'll help us live our purpose

We've been helping our members save for their future and buy their own home since 1875. Join us and you'll play a big role in helping us to put home ownership within reach of more people, generation after generation.

How you'll make a difference

You'll play a key role in protecting our members, colleagues and services while enabling the safe adoption of emerging AI technology. Reporting to the Senior IT Security Manager, you'll assess AI-related risk, shape practical security controls and governance, review AI-enabled solutions and tackle complex security challenges with colleagues and trusted partners.

What will you bring to the role?

• Experience in a Cloud SaaS/PaaS security engineering role, ideally in financial services or another regulated sector.
• Hands-on experience assessing the security, privacy and operational risks of generative AI, LLMs and AI-enabled solutions in a change environment.
• Knowledge of emerging AI security frameworks and standards, including NIST AI RMF, the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications, MITRE ATLAS and ISO 42001.
• The judgement to balance innovation with security, regulatory compliance and operational resilience.
• Clear communication skills and confidence explaining technical issues to non-technical audiences of all levels.
• A collaborative approach, with the ability to work independently and coordinate expertise when needed.
• Recognised IT or information security qualifications such as CISSP, CISM, Microsoft AI-500, SANS, TAISE, CCSP or CCSK
• We'd also value experience across some of the following Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Foundry environments.

And in return, you'll get the best from us:

• Hybrid working - 2 days per week in the office
• Annual bonus of up to 12%
• Matched pension contributions up to 10%
• 26 days holiday, plus bank holidays and holiday purchase scheme
• Colleague Mortgage and Saver products
• 2 days' volunteering per year

We'll give you a place to belong with the support to learn, develop and shape a meaningful career.

Why choose us?

Our business is centred around our people. Our colleagues are at the heart of everything we do, as shown by our Inclusive Employers Gold accreditation in 2023 and 2025. We're committed to equal opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.

You'll be joining a truly purpose-focused culture which helped us win the Leading with Purpose award at the 2023Business Culture Awards. This recognises how we've embedded our purpose with our colleagues, and the actions we've taken to put home ownership within reach of more people, generation after generation.

We'd love to hear from you. But don't wait around - we may close the advert early and we'd hate for you to miss out.

#LI-Hybrid