Lead Detection and Response Engineer

Lloyds Banking Group; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

A major UK banking institution is looking for a skilled Lead Detection & Response Engineer to enhance cyber defense capabilities. You will lead the team, drive strategic projects, and manage performance. Strong knowledge in cyber threat detection and proven leadership skills are essential. The role offers hybrid working options and a competitive salary package. Join us to make a significant difference in safeguarding our systems.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution

Annual performance-related bonus

Share schemes including free shares

Up to 30 days holiday

Wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a cyber defense context with demonstrable success in leading technical teams.
• Knowledge of threat detection lifecycle and attacker behavior.
• Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage Detection and Response Engineers, supervising performance and defining objectives.
• Lead and mentor team members, driving their professional development.
• Communicate leadership directives and internal updates.

Skills

Leadership capabilities

Cyber threat detection knowledge

Strong communication skills

Effective performance management

Job description

End Date

Thursday 27 November 2025

Salary Range

£90,440 - £106,400

We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options

Flexible Working Options

Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary

• Job Title: Lead Detection & Response Engineer
• Salary: £90,440.00 - £164,920.00 per annum
• Location: Leeds, Manchester, Bristol, London or Edinburgh
• Hours: Full time (This role will include a requirement to work as part of an on-call rota)
• Working Pattern: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at our locations noted above.

Job Description

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.

Our Cyber & Physical Defence Centre is undertaking an end-to-end modernisation to increase our ability to stay one step ahead of cyber adversaries. We pride ourselves on our innovative approach and our commitment to excellence in cyber security.

Join us as a skilled and proactive Lead Detection & Response Engineer in our Cyber Defence Centre. This role involves leading our Detection & Response Engineering team, managing team performance and development, and driving strategic projects that enhance our cyber defence capabilities!

What you’ll be doing

• Play a leading role in managing our Detection and Response Engineers, supervising individual performance and define tailored objectives and goals.
• Lead and mentor team members from Junior to Senior Engineer levels, driving the professional development of the team.
• Participate in recruitment and onboarding activities, and strive to maintain our organisational culture.
• Communicate leadership directives and internal updates.
• Work with Senior Detection & Response Engineers to support effective escalation and incident response.
• Review and approve relevant process artefacts and operational documentation that underpin Detection and Response Engineering activities.
• Design, code and operationalise detection rules based on threat models and intelligence.
• Be the escalation point for Detection and Response decision making.

Why Lloyds Banking Group

Like the modern Britain we serve, we’re evolving. Investing billions in our people, data, and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We’re growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too.

What you’ll need

• Proven experience in a cyber defence context with demonstrable success in leading technical teams.
• Knowledge of threat detection lifecycle, attacker behaviour and Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs).
• An understanding of advanced cyber defence concepts such as Continuous Detection/Continuous Response and Cyber Threat Intelligence, and how to apply them.
• Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities with the ability to foster a high-performance, inclusive team culture.
• Effective workforce and performance management with proficiency in project planning and execution.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Familiarity with governance, compliance, and operational excellence in security functions.
• Knowledge of threat detection lifecycle, attacker behaviour and Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs).
• Understanding of detection logic (e.g. SIEM use cases) and detection-as-code (DaC).

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.

Benefits

• 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
• Up to 30 days holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies.

Want to do amazing work, that’s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.

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.