Lead Technical Application Specialist

Who you are

• Experience leading, coaching and developing engineering teams
• Strong technical expertise in Privileged Access Management, Identity & Access Management or Identity Security
• Experience delivering security platforms within large and complex organisations
• Experience leading the design, implementation and operation of enterprise PAM solutions
• Knowledge of CyberArk technologies, ideally including the CyberArk Identity Security Platform
• Experience with secrets management, privileged identity governance and privileged session monitoring
• Understanding of cloud platforms including Azure, AWS or GCP
• Experience working with APIs and modern authentication standards including OAuth, OIDC, SAML and SCIM
• Experience implementing Just-in-Time access capabilities
• Experience supporting Zero Standing Privilege initiatives
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code practices and tooling such as Terraform
• Experience driving automation and engineering efficiency improvements
• Knowledge of operational resilience and critical incident management

What the job involves

• Within IAM Engineering, we're transforming how privileged access is secured across Lloyds Banking Group through modern PAM platforms, automation and cloud-based security controls
• As Lead Technical Application Specialist - Privileged Access Management (PAM), you'll lead a team responsible for building, operating and enhancing the services that govern privileged access across the Group
• You'll combine technical leadership with hands-on engineering to deliver secure, resilient and scalable solutions that protect critical systems, support engineering teams and strengthen the Group's identity security capabilities
• Working closely with Product Owners, Architects, Security teams and platform consumers, you'll help shape strategy, influence our roadmap and deliver modern privileged access capabilities that reduce standing privilege, enable secure just-in-time access and strengthen identity security across one of the UK's largest financial institutions

The application process

• End Date: Thursday 10 September 2026

Benefits

• Flex cash: This is 4% of your basic salary and can be used to spend on the benefits of your choice, or you can choose to take it as a cash top up in your monthly salary.
• A generous holiday allowance: You’ll be eligible for a minimum of 22 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), rising to 30 days based on length of service and grade.
• A flexible way of working: Whether you want flexibility over your location or when you log on, together we can create an approach that works for you and for the business.
• Family leave: Up to 63 weeks of maternity or adoption leave. Statutory maternity or adoption pay is available for 39 weeks, and 20 weeks will be enhanced to the equivalent of full pay. Partners can have six weeks of fully paid paternity leave.
• Health insurance: Our company funded Private Medical Benefit provides all colleagues with access to good quality medical care, including accommodation, nursing care and specialist advice.
• Colleague Offers: Get discounts on everything from electrical items to cinema tickets and weekly food shopping. You can share this benefit with up to ten family members or friends.
• Financial products: Take advantage of our great financial products, some at a discounted rate, including current accounts, home and car insurance and loans.
• Share plans: Participate in Sharematch and receive matching shares of up to £45 a month from the company, and you can choose to participate in Sharesave, our combined savings and share option plan.
• Pension: We offer a generous pension plan, with all joiners being automatically enrolled in our 'Your Tomorrow' scheme. You can decide how much you save and get a say in where your contributions are invested.