About the Role
This role focuses on enabling the safe and effective use of AI by embedding security controls, supporting engineering teams, and ensuring that AI solutions are built and operated in line with security standards. The role aligns to three key areas: supporting safe adoption, understanding attacker use/exploitation of AI, and applying AI to enhance security capability.
Responsibilities
- Support the secure design, implementation, and adoption of AI systems and applications.
- Embed security controls to enable the safe and effective use of AI.
- Support engineering teams in AI development.
- Ensure AI solutions are built and operated in line with security standards.
- Support safe adoption of AI.
- Understand attacker use and exploitation of AI.
- Apply AI to enhance security capability.
- Support technical implementation, validation, and testing of security controls within applications or platforms.
Requirements
- A degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Experience in cyber security or technology risk, with exposure to AI, data, or cloud‑based environments desirable.
- A solid understanding of core cyber security principles, including identity and access management (IAM), secure application design, and data protection.
- Awareness of public cloud security concepts and tooling, with hands‑on experience an advantage.
- An interest in and understanding of AI technologies, including machine learning concepts and generative AI use cases.
- Familiarity with security frameworks and regulations such as ISO 27001, NIST, or UK GDPR, and how these apply to AI systems.
- Strong analytical and organisational skills, with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks.
- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical partners and translate security requirements into actionable technical guidance.
Skills
- Cyber Security
- Computer Science
- Artificial Intelligence
- AI
- Data
- Cloud-based environments
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Secure application design
- Data protection
- Public cloud security concepts
- Machine learning concepts
- Generative AI use cases
- ISO 27001
- NIST
- UK GDPR
- Technical implementation
- Validation
- Testing
- Analytical skills
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
Location
- Leeds
- Bristol
- Edinburgh
- Manchester
- London
Work Type
- Hybrid Working
- Job Share
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Associate
Education Level
- Degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Salary/Compensations
- £48,987 - £54,430
- £48,987 - £56,000 per annum (outside London)
- £57,150 - £66,000 per annum (London)
Benefits
- Generous pension contribution of up to 15%
- Annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
- Share schemes including free shares
- Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
- 28 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
- A range of wellbeing initiatives
- Generous parental leave policies
- Training, certifications, and learning pathways across AI, Cloud, Security Engineering, and Architecture.
About the Company
- 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.
- We’re a pioneering, fast-changing business that’s shaping finance as a force for good.
- This team is responsible for defending one of the UK's most trusted institutions as it adopts next generation AI capabilities.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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'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.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
