End Date
Thursday 30 July 2026
Salary Range
£92,701 - £109,060
We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options
Flexible Working Options
Hybrid Working, Job Share
Job Description Summary
The Senior Enterprise Architect will lead on the architectural strategy & development to support the Platform they are aligned to. They will be an expert technologist that supports their Platform(s) define the strategic north star and technology roadmaps associated to these. They can be a Line Manager or an Individual Contributor, requiring strong stakeholder management skills and strong domain knowledge.
Job Description
JOB TITLE: Senior Product Security Architect
SALARY: £92,702-£119,966
LOCATION(S): Leeds, Bristol, Manchester, Edinburgh
HOURS: Full-time
WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites
About this opportunity
We’re looking for a technically deep and forward-thinking Senior Product Security Architect to join our Enterprise Security Architecture team. This is a role that combines application security engineering, vulnerability management and developer engagement into a unified product security capability.
You will work alongside engineering, platform teams and product owners to ensure security is built in from the beginning, as well as own how we find, prioritise and drive the remediation of risk across the application estate and be security’s primary voice inside engineering.
The Chief Security Office (CSO) is a vital part of delivering the Group's vision of putting customers at the heart of everything we do, helping Britain prosper and protecting the Group and customers from security threats.
We define and communicate the Group’s security strategy and provide critical enterprise security services that both protect the organisation and enable its digital transformation agenda.
We are evolving rapidly by investing in our people, tools and practises to stay ahead of an increasingly complex threat landscape and a fast paced technology estate. The security architecture function sits at the core of this to provide thought leadership and cross-cutting influence that keep the Group’s security posture aligned to its ambitions.
What you’ll be doing:
Defining and being responsible for the target states for application security and vulnerability management and solving sophisticated architectural problems
Acting as a trusted security partner to engineering – proficient in their language and focused on unblocking rather than gatekeeping
Performing research and development in collaboration with other security teams to ensure the security architecture is staying ahead of challenges and the Group’s technology transformation agenda
Describing and helping to lead the complexity of the Group’s Enterprise Security Architecture and associated interlocks
Supporting strategic change within the Group, specifically security change where you’ll take a leading architectural role in shaping and supervising initiatives
Staying ahead of emerging product security challenges – including AI-integrated application risk, software supply chain security and cloud-native attack surfaces
Representing the security architecture function with confidence in senior stakeholder forums
Producing your own artefacts and handling your own delivery dates; ensuring they integrate into the wider bank reference architecture and Group Security Architecture
Why join us?
From building a truly sustainable business to crafting a place where people love to work, we need colleagues who are up for the challenge and can match our pace. People who love to push boundaries, make change happen and challenge the status quo. Sound like you?
What we’re looking for:
Deep hands-on experience with application security capabilities and tooling and the ability to integrate them within modern CICD pipelines
Solid understanding of secure software development practises across the full SDLC, including agile and DevSecOps delivery models
Experience owning or significantly contributing to a vulnerability management programme at scale – including prioritisation methodology, metrics design and executive reporting
Proven ability to build trusted relationships with engineering and product teams – you are someone that engineering and developers want in the room, not someone they feel audited by
Experience with cloud-native application architectures – containers, microservices, serverless – and the security considerations specific to these environments
Familiarity with AI-integrated application risk – understanding the security implications of LLM integration, RAG architectures and AI-assisted development tooling
Strong written and verbal communication skills – able to translate technical risk into business language and vice versa
We know that great talent comes from many backgrounds. Whilst this job advert may reference specific years of experience, we recognise that skills are developed in many ways, so if you have relevant, transferable experience, we encourage you to apply.
This is a place for you
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 also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:
- 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
- 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
- A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
Ready to do the best work of your career? Apply today.
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.
