At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead engineering for Key Management services in a cutting-edge Cryptography Lab.
- Company: Join Lloyds Banking Group, a pioneering force in finance.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, generous pension, and 30 days holiday.
- Other info: Flexible working options and commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a high-trust, innovative environment.
- Qualifications: Senior engineering leadership experience and strong understanding of cryptographic controls.
The predicted salary is between 92701 - 109060 £ per year.
Locations: Leeds, Bristol, Edinburgh
Time type: Full time
Posted on: Posted Today
End Date: July 23, 2026 (28 days left to apply)
Job requisition id: 159018
Salary Range: £92,701 - £109,060
We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options.
Flexible Working Options: Hybrid Working, Job Share
Job Description Summary:
You’ll lead the engineering capability for Key Management services within the Chief Security Office’s Cryptography Lab, taking accountability for their end‐to‐end operational health, reliability and ongoing improvement. You’ll provide leadership and direction to a team of engineers, ensuring services are designed, built and operated in line with security policy, regulatory expectations and audit requirements.
Working closely with Product Owners, Risk, Compliance and Audit stakeholders, you’ll drive improvements in engineering effectiveness, service resilience and delivery predictability, while maintaining strong control discipline across cryptographic operations and ceremonies such as HSM lifecycle management. You’ll play a key role in strengthening the technical and operational maturity of the platform, coaching teams to enhance design quality, operability and maintainability, and fostering a culture of continuous learning, collaboration and excellence in a high‐trust, high‐risk environment.
What we’re looking for:
- Senior engineering leadership experience with accountability for delivery and operational outcomes
- Strong understanding of Key Management concepts, cryptographic controls and KM operating models
- Lead the evolution of enterprise key management services, embedding crypto‐agility principles and modern DevOps engineering practices to ensure scalable, secure, and adaptable cryptographic controls.
- Experience leading and developing engineering teams, including coaching and performance management
- Solid grounding in modern engineering practices and applying them pragmatically in high‐risk, regulated environments
- Ability to work closely with Product Owners and stakeholders, contributing to prioritisation and trade‐off decisions
- Experience ensuring services meet security, regulatory and audit requirements with embedded controls
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across engineering, risk and business teams
And it would be great if you had any of the following:
- Experience delivering scalable, resilient and highly available platforms across the full lifecycle
- Background in Financial Services, Financial Markets or similarly regulated environments
- Knowledge of cryptographic ceremonies, HSM lifecycle management or related operational practices
- Experience driving engineering maturity, reliability and operational excellence at scale
This is a place for you. 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 offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. 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.
We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:
- A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
- An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
- 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
Ready for a career where you’ll learn and thrive? Apply today and find out more.
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.
Engineering Lead (Cryptography lab) in Leeds employer: Lloyds Bank plc
At Lloyds Banking Group, we pride ourselves on being a pioneering employer that champions diversity, equity, and inclusion. With a strong commitment to employee growth, we offer extensive benefits including a generous pension scheme, flexible working options, and a culture that fosters continuous learning and collaboration. Join us in Leeds, Edinburgh, or Bristol, where you can make a meaningful impact in the financial services sector while enjoying a supportive and innovative work environment.
