Cloud Security Architect

End Date
Friday 08 March 2024
Salary Range
£68,202 - £75,780
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Agile Working Options
Hybrid Working, Job Share
Job Description Summary
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Job Description
JOB TITLE: Cloud Security Architect
SALARY: The salary banding for this role is £68,202 - £75,780
LOCATION: Preference is for the vacancy to be filled in Manchester but for the right candidate we would consider Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds or Halifax.
HOURS: 35 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
The Cloud Platform team is on the journey to create the next generation technical platform for Lloyds Banking Group that will be at the core of one of the UK's biggest financial service transformations. We're looking for a Cloud Security Architect to Join our Cloud Security Architecture team.
We're seeking a highly experienced, motivated and innovative hands-on Security Architect, to play a pivotal role in the delivery and technical direction of our platform. You'll be responsible for architecting complex systems and solving challenging problems.
The ideal candidate will have proven experience with an architecture focus, Security or Cloud Platform Architects with security knowledge and interest.
You’ll document reference, and retrospective, exec level architecture, architectural patterns and blueprints and architecture decisions.
You’ll review external architecture proposals as they are presented, calling out issues and security concerns. You’ll produce high-level designs for security related products and features and understand and follow secure-by-design principles. Whilst performing a Security Assessment to understand, document and surface perceived exposure and threats
Why Lloyds Banking Group
From building a truly sustainable business to creating a place where people love to work, we need colleagues who are up for the challenge of our bold ambitions. Who are excited to push boundaries and make change happen. Together, we can grow with purpose.
What you’ll need

• Experience in Platform/Infrastructure Security
  
• Experience with public cloud: Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud
  
• Understanding of API-based architectures
  
• Experience in Securing AKS/GKE/Istio (Kubernetes)
  
• Understanding of Cryptography - Keys, certificates
  
• Experience with secret management solutions and network security - WAF/WAP/Firewalls
  

And any experience of these would be really useful

• Ability to be hands-on to perform basic PoCs to better understand products and assist with designs and reviews
  
• Previous experience in a similar security focused role
  
• Have worked in a DevOps/Automation centric environment
  
• Operate as a self-starter, able to manage their workload, and identify and plan their next tasks
  

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.
We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.
We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.
And it’s why we especially welcome applications from underrepresented groups.
We’re disability confident. So if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know
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
  

Want to do amazing work, that’s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.
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.