JOB TITLE: Technical Application Specialist
LOCATION(S): Leeds, Edinburgh, Bristol, Halifax or Manchester
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. Colleagues with disabilities can be supported with workplace adjustments including hybrid working expectations in line with our Flexibility Works policy.
We’re looking for a Technical Application Specialist to join the Assured Build team, supporting the delivery of secure, scalable platforms across LBG.
Assured Build is a CSO centre of excellence service that enables Platforms and Infrastructure (hardware, software and firmware) to meet Security Relevant Configuration (SRC) requirements.
We support teams by:
Assuring security configurations in both static build artefacts and CI/CD pipelines
Driving greater automation, consistency, and reuse of security artefacts
Embedding security earlier into the engineering lifecycle
This is an opportunity to work at the innovative forefront of secure‑by‑design engineering, helping to embed security seamlessly into how technology is built and delivered.
We’re investing billions in our people, places and tech to change the way we meet the needs of our 28 million customers. We’re growing, and we’d love you to be part of the journey.
What we’re looking for?
As a Technical Application Specialist, you’ll play a key role in strengthening security across our platforms by:
Assessing systems against internal security frameworks, design and baseline build requirements
Using DevOps tools and automation to improve how security artefacts are reviewed and approved
Partner with Cloud Security Engineers and platform teams to drive reuse and standardisation of security artefacts
Configure and support cloud security policies and portals
Evaluating the impact of technology roadmap changes on security patterns and controls
Contribute to the development and improvement of cyber security services, including processes, templates, and documentation
Identify improvement opportunities and support continuous improvement initiatives
Support delivery of change initiatives, working with project and programme teams where needed
Deliver practical, scalable solutions that meet customer and business needs
And any experience of these would be great
A strong technical foundation with the ability to quickly learn and adapt
An outcome-focused approach – balancing delivery pace with quality and detail
Broad understanding of cyber security domains, including cloud security (Azure and/or GCP)
Hands‑on technical experience, including the ability to read and interpret code
We know that great talent comes from many backgrounds. Whilst this job advert may reference specific years of experience, we recognise that skills are developed in many ways, so if you have relevant, transferable experience, we encourage you to apply.
Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities, and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.
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
Ready for a career where you’ll learn and thrive? Apply today and find out more.
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