Lead Technical Application Specialist - Privileged Access Management

Lloyds Banking Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 15%

Annual bonus

Share schemes

Wellbeing initiatives

Generous parental leave

Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group in Leeds is seeking a Lead Technical Application Specialist - Privileged Access Management (PAM) to lead a team, build and run secure privileged access services across the Group. You'll combine technical leadership with hands-on engineering to deliver resilient, scalable IAM controls.

You'll work with Product Owners, Architects and Security teams to shape strategy, drive roadmaps and implement Just-in-Time access, Zero Standing Privilege initiatives, and automation to

Qualifications

• Experience leading, coaching and developing engineering teams.
• Expertise in Privileged Access Management and identity security.
• Proven ability to design, implement and operate enterprise PAM solutions.
• Knowledge of CyberArk technologies and Identity Security Platform.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS or GCP) and IAM APIs.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team responsible for building, operating and enhancing PAM services across the Group.
• Shape strategy, influence roadmap and deliver modern privileged access capabilities.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, Security teams and platform consumers to strengthen identity security.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Privileged Access Management

Identity & Access Management

Security platforms

CyberArk knowledge

Secrets management

Cloud platforms

APIs & modern auth

Just-in-Time access

Zero Standing Privilege

IaC (Terraform)

Automation & efficiency

Operational resilience

Tools

Terraform

Job description

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.

• Experience leading, coaching and developing engineering teams
• Strong technical expertise in Privileged Access Management, Identity & Access Management or Identity Security
• Experience delivering security platforms within large and complex organisations
• Experience leading the design, implementation and operation of enterprise PAM solutions
• Knowledge of CyberArk technologies, ideally including the CyberArk Identity Security Platform
• Experience with secrets management, privileged identity governance and privileged session monitoring
• Understanding of cloud platforms including Azure, AWS or GCP
• Experience working with APIs and modern authentication standards including OAuth, OIDC, SAML and SCIM
• Experience implementing Just-in-Time access capabilities
• Experience supporting Zero Standing Privilege initiatives
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code practices and tooling such as Terraform
• Experience driving automation and engineering efficiency improvements
• Knowledge of operational resilience and critical incident management

Within IAM Engineering, we're transforming how privileged access is secured across Lloyds Banking Group through modern PAM platforms, automation and cloud-based security controls. As Lead Technical Application Specialist - Privileged Access Management (PAM), you'll lead a team responsible for building, operating and enhancing the services that govern privileged access across the Group. You'll combine technical leadership with hands‑on engineering to deliver secure, resilient and scalable solutions that protect critical systems, support engineering teams and strengthen the Group's identity security capabilities.

Working closely with Product Owners, Architects, Security teams and platform consumers, you'll help shape strategy, influence our roadmap and deliver modern privileged access capabilities that reduce standing privilege, enable secure jus‑in‑time access and strengthen identity security across one of the UK's largest financial institutions., 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 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
• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies