Secure-by-Design Software Engineer – Cloud-Native

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Annual bonus

Share schemes

Discounts

30 days holiday

Parental leave

Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group is seeking a Software Engineer – Cyber Security Assured Design to embed secure-by-design principles into cloud-native platforms and microservices. You’ll develop security patterns and reusable components while collaborating with engineering, architecture, and product teams.

The role involves Python-based development, secure design documentation, and enhancing CI/CD security across GCP and Azure in a hybrid working environment with multiple office sites.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with scripting languages (Python, JavaScript, PowerShell) and ability to write, troubleshoot, and fix code.
• Understanding across Cyber Security domains and Cloud Security (GCP, Azure).
• Desire to automate repetitive tasks and improve developer experience.
• Knowledge of software containerisation and related technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and evolve secure design patterns for cloud-native and microservices architectures.
• Build and maintain reusable security components, frameworks, and reference implementations.
• Develop Python-based services, tooling, or automation to enable secure-by-design adoption.
• Support engineering teams in embedding security controls within CI/CD pipelines.
• Work with GCP services to design scalable, resilient, and secure architectures.
• Translate security requirements into developer-friendly implementations.
• Contribute to secure design documentation, standards, and guidance.
• Collaborate with architects and product teams to embed security early in design decisions.
• Continuously improve developer experience and self-service security capabilities.

Skills

Python

JavaScript

PowerShell

CI/CD

Cloud security

GCP

Azure

Containerisation

Automation

DevOps

Job description

Lloyds Banking Group is seeking a Software Engineer – Cyber Security Assured Design to embed secure-by-design principles into cloud-native platforms and microservices. You’ll develop security patterns and reusable components while collaborating with engineering, architecture, and product teams.

The role involves Python-based development, secure design documentation, and enhancing CI/CD security across GCP and Azure in a hybrid working environment with multiple office sites.