Senior Security Design Assurer

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At Lloyds Banking Group we're building the bank of the future, and we want your help to ensure we do that with security at the heart of all of our change. With over 26 million customers, we're the UK's largest Retail and Digital Bank, and with 100,000 colleagues, the scale of services, customers, and colleagues you can help protect is EPIC. The Groups' purpose is to help Britain prosper by operating as a responsible, sustainable, and inclusive organisation. We support this goal within Cyber Security by ensuring our design and delivery teams are equipped to make smart, innovative, and secure decisions. We put the customer first, and secure technology plays a pivotal role in how we make things more accessible, secure, and convenient for people. Sounds an exciting prospect, right? Are you someone who wants to be in at the heart of this change, working in an agile way to deliver new, innovative digital finance technologies, that are securely future-proofed. Being resilient and scalable to meet the needs of our business and the pace of our growth. As a Senior Security Design Assurer in IT Cyber Security Direction you will lead, influence, and assure security designs, to help change be delivered both securely and at pace. Positioned between supporting large projects and programmes and working with technical security engineers, you will ensure that the Group's security objectives are built directly into our systems. If you have an eye for detail, enjoy the challenge acting as a specialist expertise to technical security engineering across a number of programmes, projects, then you could be just the Security Specialist we're looking for. Some additional day to day duties include:

Work in an agile way you will be lead security SME completing security design assessments.

Working with cross-discipline teams to tackle complex challenges that often occur when developing innovative secure solutions within a banking environment.

Accountable for running Security Service(s) and initiatives, including identifying and implementing service improvements.

Promote and present services to senior stakeholders and communities of colleagues.

Mentoring of junior and new to role colleagues.

Evaluate security models and designs, identifying and understanding any risks arising from weaknesses or non-compliances against the bank's security standards.

Advise designers on how to interpret and apply Security standards and produce detailed guidance where it can be useful to colleagues in future.

Working with cross-discipline teams to address complex challenges that often occur when developing innovative secure solutions within a banking environment.

A little about you: A senior security specialist who is highly motivated with a keen focus on improving both themselves and the services they offer the rest of the bank. With an in-depth understanding of the cyber threat landscape, candidates need solid experience across a range of security disciplines and confidently apply that Security expertise when performing risk assessments to ensure risks are correctly identified and mitigated. You'll be supporting the dynamic demands of projects and associated change activities, as well as familiarity with dealing with technical teams. With an ability to delve into the detail across security disciplines, you'll use your experience to shape technical security engineers' approach to designs. A background in authoring technical documents and reviewing and articulating risk is required. You will demonstrate:

Experience in Security service management - developing, running, and leading.

Demonstrable experience as security specialist authority who can influence technical teams.

Experienced Security background across a range of disciplines (e.g., Networks, Data Security, Application Security and Identity & Access Management).

In-depth understanding of technical security risks & controls and management of these, supported by experience or possibly accreditation e.g. CCSP / CISSP / CISM

Experience of security patterns, guidance, or Cloud guardrails.

Exposure to Cloud security and Cloud security frameworks.

Appreciation of Cloud Security and 3rd Party assurance issues.

What you'll get in return! You'll get the stretch and opportunity to learn new technologies within a well-funded organisation and take your next step up the career ladder into bigger and more complex roles. You'll also will also enjoy a diverse, energising, and informal environment that focuses on teamwork and providing equal opportunity with working patterns beyond the standard 9-5. You'd get a benefits package that includes;

A performance related bonus

Generous pension contribution

28 Days leave plus bank holidays

A flexible cash pot (4% of base salary) to spend on benefits

Private health cover

We're dedicated to giving you opportunities and support to develop you both expertly and personally to optimise your potential. As a new colleague, you'll join us on our journey to build a 21st century bank that reflects modern Britain, and craft an inclusive culture where all colleagues feel encouraged and valued. If this opportunity sounds like a great match we'd love to hear from you where together we make it possible.