Lead Infrastructure Engineer – Web Access Protection

End Date

Tuesday 06 January 2026

£92,701 - £109,060

Hybrid Working, Job Share

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Lead Infrastructure Engineer – Web Access Protection

£92,701 - £109,060

Leeds, Edinburgh, Manchester

Full Time

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.

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’re responsible for defining and communicating Lloyds Banking Group's security strategy and providing a range of critical Enterprise Security Services which not only operate key controls that keep the Group safe but also enable the digital transformation agenda of the wider organisation.

Lloyds Banking Group is looking for an innovative Lead Infrastructure Engineer to craft the future approach to securing our colleague and machine web access journey within our Edge Security Lab. This role ensures secure, compliant and adaptable web access and partner integration throughout our estate, including secure enterprise browsing and all SASE components.

We're looking for a driven Lead Engineer with strong technical skills to guide our product development, collaborate with teams, and ensure secure, scalable solutions.

There is an expectation that this role will involve hands‑on engineering, as well as line management for a group of engineers.

• Lead the development, build, and ongoing improvement of web access protection infrastructure. It supports every component of a new SASE solution, such as proxy services (forward/reverse), protected corporate browsers, and API traffic controls.
• Define and evolve the infrastructure and security strategy related to internet connectivity, including B2B integrations and policy controls ("proxy" / browser).
• Collaborate with product owners to shape the roadmap, with a focus on scalability, automation, and operational resilience.
• Promote infrastructure‑as‑code principles, automation, and integration with broader security tooling.
• Lead root cause investigations and remediation for major incidents, working with cross‑functional security and platform teams.

• Line manage and coach a team of Infrastructure Engineers, promoting a high‑performance culture.
• Set objectives, provide mentoring, and support continuous professional development.
• Plan and lead team capacity, budgeting, and resource allocation to align with strategic goals.
• Encourage experimentation, innovation, and adoption of modern engineering practices.
• Open to challenges and to challenging the status quo.

• Lead incident and change management lifecycle for web access infrastructure services.
• Oversee the delivery, monitoring and continuous improvement of the SASE solution, secure enterprise browser and machine traffic infrastructure.
• Ensure services are highly resilient, documented and aligned with compliance and audit requirements.
• Maintain strong partnerships with internal product teams and external vendors to ensure service quality.

• Develop and enforce security and access policies for web traffic, aligned to enterprise risk management frameworks.
• Support detection and response efforts by integrating with SIEM and analytics platforms.
• Maintain a strong balance between security and usability, particularly in the context of browser controls and user experience.
• Participate in security reviews, risk assessments and policy updates for web access platforms.

We’re on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we’re shaping finance for good. We’re focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you.

• Leadership experience in infrastructure engineering with line management responsibilities.
• Expertise in secure web platforms (e.g., Zscaler,…