Lead Detection & Response Engineer
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What you'll do
- Investigate security alerts, incidents and emerging threats, driving effective containment, eradication and recovery activities.
- Perform detailed analysis of security events, attacker behaviours and threat intelligence to identify risks and determine appropriate response actions.
- Undertake threat hunting, forensic investigations and proactive cyber defence activities to identify previously unknown threats.
- Contribute to the development and improvement of Cyber Defence by utilising the Continuous Detection Continuous Response (CD/CR) model.
- Use automation, AI and modern security tooling to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of detection and response engineering.
- Take a leading role in managing Detection and Response Engineers, from performance management, defining tailored objectives and goals and recruitment activities.
- Act as a technical role model within the team, sharing lessons learned to drive continuous improvement and engineering excellence.
What they're looking for
- Strong experience working within a Security Operations Centre (SOC), Cyber Defence, Incident Response, Threat Hunting or related cyber security function.
- Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities with the ability to foster a high-performance, inclusive team culture
- Strong understanding of threat detection lifecycle, attacker behaviour and Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs)
- Experience with security investigations and responding to security incidents using enterprise security tools and technologies.
- Knowledge of one or more cyber defence fields such as Incident Response, Threat Hunting, Detection Engineering, Threat Analysis or Digital Forensics.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess complex situations and determine appropriate actions.
- Ability to influence technical outcomes and drive improvements through expertise, collaboration and credibility.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- This role will include a requirement to work as part of an on-call rota.
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End Date
Monday 28 September 2026Salary Range
£72,702 - £80,780We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options
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.Job Description
Lead Detection and Response Engineer
SALARY: £72,702 - £80,780
LOCATION(S): Edinburgh, Bristol, Manchester, Leeds
HOURS: Full time
WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of your time, at one of our office sites.
About this opportunity
Help defend one of the UK's largest organisations against evolving cyber threats. As a Lead Detection and Response Engineer within our Cyber Defence Centre, you'll play a key role in protecting the organisation through the investigation of security incidents, identification of malicious activity, and continuous improvement of detection and response capabilities.
You'll combine deep technical expertise with analytical thinking to investigate complex cyber security challenges, strengthen cyber resilience, and help shape how we detect and respond to threats across the Group. Alongside remaining hands-on in cyber defence activities, you'll provide leadership and support to Security Engineers across the team, helping to raise technical standards and foster continuous learning.
Key responsibilities include:
Leading investigations into security alerts, incidents and emerging threats, ensuring effective containment, eradication and recovery activities.
Analysing security events, attacker behaviours and threat intelligence to identify risks and determine appropriate response actions.
Conducting threat hunting, forensic investigations and proactive cyber defence activities to identify previously unknown threats.
Contributing to the ongoing enhancement of detection and response capabilities through continuous improvement initiatives.
Using automation, AI and modern security tooling to improve operational effectiveness and efficiency.
Supporting, developing and managing Security Engineers while promoting engineering excellence and knowledge sharing.
About us / Why Lloyds Banking Group
Like the modern Britain we serve, we're evolving. Investing in the technologies, people and capabilities needed to make a real difference for our customers, we're building a more sustainable and inclusive future.
Our focus is on creating better outcomes for customers, colleagues and communities. By joining us, you'll have the opportunity to work on meaningful challenges, develop your skills and contribute to the security and resilience of one of the UK's largest organisations.
What you'll need
Strong experience within a Security Operations Centre, Cyber Defence, Incident Response, Threat Hunting or a related cyber security environment.
Experience investigating and responding to cyber security incidents using enterprise security technologies and processes.
Strong understanding of threat detection lifecycles, attacker behaviours and tactics, techniques and procedures.
Proven ability to lead, mentor and develop colleagues while fostering an inclusive, high-performing team culture.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess complex situations and determine appropriate actions.
Ability to influence technical outcomes through expertise, collaboration and credibility, communicating effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
And any experience of this would be really useful
Experience in digital forensics, detection engineering or threat analysis.
Experience applying automation or AI-enabled approaches to improve cyber defence outcomes.
Experience contributing to continuous improvement initiatives within cyber security operations.
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.
Benefits
30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top.
A generous pension contribution.
Discretionary annual performance-related award.
Flexible benefits designed to support your health, wellbeing and lifestyle.
Access to a range of colleague and family support initiatives.
Apply today
If you're passionate about cyber defence, incident response and continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you. Join us and help build the resilience, protection and security capabilities that support our customers, colleagues and communities every day.
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.
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