Senior Technical Application Specialist – MFA

Jobtailor; Leeds; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 15%

Annual bonus

Share schemes

Discounted shopping

30 days holiday

Wellbeing initiatives

Parental leave

Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group is seeking a Senior Technical Application Specialist (MFA) to manage and evolve enterprise MFA controls. The role is based in Leeds or Manchester with hybrid working patterns and a rotation for out‑of‑hours support.

You will shape authentication strategy, implement secure patterns and collaborate with architects, engineers and security leaders. The candidate will act as a senior technical authority, guiding complex MFA integrations across cloud, on‑premise and legacy

Qualifications

• Senior technical specialist in Identity & Access Management or authentication.
• Hands-on experience delivering enterprise-scale MFA solutions.
• Strong knowledge of authentication protocols (SAML, OIDC, OAuth2, Radius).
• Experience integrating authentication controls across complex, regulated environments.
• Excellent troubleshooting across identity, application and infrastructure layers.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical authority for MFA and enterprise authentication controls.
• Lead design, delivery and assurance of MFA integrations across cloud, SaaS, on-premise and legacy platforms.
• Define and own enterprise MFA patterns, standards and guardrails.
• Review authentication designs to ensure secure, compliant implementations.
• Provide senior technical leadership during migrations and decommissioning of legacy solutions.
• Escalate and resolve high-impact MFA incidents to reduce risk.
• Drive resilience, availability and recoverability of MFA services.
• Support audit, risk and regulatory activity with technical insight.

Skills

Identity & Access Management

MFA Solutions

Authentication Protocols

Cloud & On-Prem Integration

Troubleshooting

Job description

Senior Technical Application Specialist (MFA)

Location: Leeds or Manchester. Hours: Full‑time (35 hours per week) with out‑of‑hours support on a rota basis (1 in 3 weeks). Work pattern is hybrid, requiring at least two days per week (or 40%) at the office.

Flexible Working Options

Hybrid working and job share are available. Hybrid work pattern involves at least two days per week (or 40%) at Leeds or Manchester office sites. Colleagues with disabilities can be supported with workplace adjustments and flexible working expectations.

About this opportunity

Senior role in the Chief Security Office (CSO) Identity & Access Management function. Responsible for engineering, configuration, onboarding, and operational support of Multi‑Factor Authentication (MFA) solutions across Lloyds Banking Group. Shape authentication controls, design, implementation and operation across a complex, regulated estate, influencing enterprise‑scale security outcomes.

What you’ll be doing

• Act as a technical authority and subject‑matter expert for MFA and enterprise authentication controls
• Lead the design, delivery and assurance of complex MFA integrations across cloud, SaaS, on‑premise and legacy platforms
• Define and own enterprise MFA patterns, standards, and guardrails, ensuring secure and consistent adoption
• Review and challenge authentication designs to prevent insecure or non‑compliant implementations
• Provide senior technical leadership during platform migrations, strategic change and decommissioning of legacy authentication solutions
• Act as an escalation point for high‑impact or complex MFA incidents, ensuring swift resolution and reduced risk
• Drive operational resilience, availability and recoverability of MFA services
• Support audit, risk and regulatory activity with credible technical insight and evidence
• Partner with architects, product owners, engineers and security leadership to influence outcomes without formal authority
• Mentor engineers and specialists, raising capability and maturity across the IAM and security community
• Contribute to MFA strategy, roadmap development and continuous improvement initiatives

What we’re looking for

• Significant experience as a senior technical specialist in Identity & Access Management or authentication
• Deep, hands‑on expertise delivering enterprise‑scale MFA solutions
• Strong understanding of authentication and identity protocols (e.g. SAML, OIDC, OAuth2, Radius)
• Proven experience integrating authentication controls across large, complex and regulated environments
• Strong troubleshooting and diagnostic capability across identity, application and infrastructure layers
• Ability to operate credibly across strategy, design, delivery and operational support
• Exposure to risk‑based or conditional access models (preferred)
• Understanding of non‑human identities, APIs or workload authentication patterns (preferred)
• Experience contributing to enterprise security standards or control frameworks (preferred)

Benefits

• Generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• Annual performance‑related bonus
• Share schemes, including free shares
• Benefits adaptable to lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days holiday, with bank holidays on top
• Wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies