Description
Senior Public Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Salary:£70,929–£78,810
Location:Halifax or Leeds
Workstyle:Hybrid (at least two days a week/on average 40% on site)
Build the bank of the future with us
Why join Lloyds Banking Group?
You’ll be part of a high‑impact engineering community, shaping platforms used by millions and working in modern, agile teams that valuecraft, automation and security by design. You’ll have scope to innovate, grow and see your work make a real difference for customers and colleagues.
At Lloyds Banking Group, we’re modernising with public cloud—creating platforms that arequick, secure and resilient for customers, andeasy, modern and green for developers. Our core focus isMicrosoft AzureandGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP), and we’re redefining our technology, culture and approach to become a trulyengineering‑led organisation.
We’re looking for aSenior Public Cloud Infrastructure Engineerto help deliver one of our flagship platforms onGCP and Azure—enabling the next generation of services across the Group.
What you’ll do
1. Design, build and runhighly resilient, scalableKubernetesenvironments in public cloud.
2. Engineer multi‑tenant clusters forstrong isolation,resource efficiencyandoperational scale.
3. Automate deliveryend‑to‑end with robustCI/CDpipelines (e.g. Harness), enabling seamless testing and deployments.
4. Implementpolicy‑as‑code security(e.g.OPA Gatekeeper, fine‑grainedRBAC) and implement least‑privilege across environments.
5. Diagnose and resolvesystem‑levelperformance, scalability and automation issues to keep infrastructure healthy.
6. Contribute to a24x7 on‑call rotation(with sensible guardrails and support).
What you’ll bring
7. Deep hands‑on experience inDevOpsorSite Reliability Engineering, ideally spanning consumer and SaaS landscapes.
8. Consistent record deliveringproduction‑grade Kubernetes(k8s) clusters and services.
9. StrongCI/CDdesign and implementation skills.
10. Proficiency inPython,GoandBashfor automation and tooling.
11. Ownership mindset—able to lead initiatives to successful delivery.
12. SolidInfrastructure as Codeexperience, especiallyTerraform.
13. Experience running the fullproduct lifecycleof cloud‑native core services.
It’s great (but not essential) if you also have
14. Hands‑on withGCP/Azureinfrastructure and services.
15. Terraform expertise withmodular, reusablepatterns.
16. Service meshexposure (e.g.Istio,Anthos)—mTLS, sidecar injection, ingress/egress gateways, telemetry.
17. Strong grounding in cloud networking:Hybrid Connectivity,VPN,NAT,IPAM,DNS,routing.
18. Cloud security depth:KMS,PKI,encryption,least privilege, plus tools likeAqua Security.
19. Linux internals, networking andperformance tuning.
20. Observability at scale:Prometheus,Dynatrace(logging/metrics) andOpenTelemetry(distributed tracing).
21. Familiarity with shared services such asCoreDNS,cert‑manager,Dynatrace,Cloudability,Infoblox.
22. Experience withBackstage GitOpsworkflows andAnthos Config Management.
What We Offer:
We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and supportive environment that fosters equal opportunity and real career progression. We are committed to your personal and professional development, empowering you to make a meaningful impact throughout your career with us. Together we make it possible.
We'll also give you a broad remuneration package which includes:
23. A performance share bonus
24. A generous pension contribution
25. A flex cash pot you can adjust to suit your lifestyle
26. Private health cover
27. 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
28. Various share schemes including free shares
If you're eager to take on a challenging engineering role in a dynamic environment where quality is paramount, and want to grow within a collaborative and motivated team, we’d love to hear from you!
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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.
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.