Senior Technical Application Specialist - PAM

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JOB TITLE: Senior Technical Application Specialist - PAM

SALARY: £72,702 - £80,780

LOCATION: Leeds, Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh

HOURS: Full-Time (35 Hours)

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.

What you’ll be doing…

You’ll join the IAM Engineering Lab within the Chief Security Office, helping protect Lloyds Banking Group through the secure management of privileged access. As a Technical Application Specialist, you’ll focus on the engineering, technical delivery and operational support of the Idira Identity Security Platform, formerly CyberArk.

You’ll help modernise Privileged Access Management (PAM), making privileged access simpler, safer and more automated by onboarding applications, infrastructure and privileged identities; implementing least privilege, Just-in-Time access and Zero Standing Privilege; solving technical issues; and delivering controlled changes using engineering and automation tools including Terraform, GitHub and Harness. You’ll also support SOX, audit and security control requirements, provide technical guidance to teams onboarding services into Idira, and find opportunities to automate PAM processes and continuously improve the service.

Why Join us?

If you think all banks are the same, you’re wrong. We’re a pioneering, fast-changing business that’s shaping finance as a force for good. If you’re after a role where you can have an impact and do the best work of your career, you’ve just found it

What we’re looking for?

• Practical knowledge and experience of Privileged Access Management (PAM) technologies and concepts.
• Experience working within Identity & Access Management, Cyber Security or a related technical security function.
• Good understanding of privileged access controls, including privileged identities, least privilege, access elevation, credential management and session management.
• Experience supporting or engineering enterprise security platforms in a complex technology environment.
• Experience using engineering and automation tooling such as Terraform, GitHub and Harness, or comparable technologies.
• Hands-on experience with CyberArk or Idira, particularly privileged access, infrastructure access or cloud access capabilities.
• Ability to identify technical and security risks, understand their potential impact and contribute to appropriate resolution options.
• Strong quality and service focus, with the ability to deliver multiple technical tasks in parallel.

And it would be great if you had any of the following...

• Experience implementing Just-in-Time (JIT), Zero Standing Privilege (ZSP) or role-based privileged access models.
• Experience working across infrastructure technologies including Windows/Active Directory, Linux/UNIX, databases and mainframe.
• Experience supporting privileged access across Azure, AWS and/or GCP.
• Understanding of Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD and source-controlled configuration.
• Experience working in a regulated environment and supporting SOX, audit or security control requirements.
• Understanding of emerging agentic identity and privileged access requirements, including how autonomous agents, service identities and machine identities should be authenticated, authorised and governed when performing privileged actions.

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 were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and launch a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.

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 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.