Cloud Platform Lead — Hybrid, Azure & GCP, API‑First

Lloyds Banking Group; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 92,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial service provider is seeking a Public Cloud Engineering Lead in Leeds. The role involves leading teams to design and operate a secure cloud platform using Azure and Google Cloud, embracing agile principles and promoting modern engineering practices. Ideal candidates will have experience in large-scale systems and a solid understanding of API security. Join to help shape the future of fintech in the UK while enjoying flexible working options and a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution of up to 15%

Annual performance-related bonus

30 days holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible benefits including discounted products

Share schemes and access to wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering large-scale systems with performance, availability, and fault-tolerance.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and modern CI/CD systems.
• Strong background in API security and design.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers to design and operate cloud platform capabilities.
• Create change through modern engineering tools and methods.
• Collaborate with the wider Engineering Community to ensure consistent software development.

Skills

Large-scale systems performance

Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform

Container orchestration with Kubernetes

API design and security

Scripting in Bash, PowerShell or Python

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Job description

A leading financial service provider is seeking a Public Cloud Engineering Lead in Leeds. The role involves leading teams to design and operate a secure cloud platform using Azure and Google Cloud, embracing agile principles and promoting modern engineering practices. Ideal candidates will have experience in large-scale systems and a solid understanding of API security. Join to help shape the future of fintech in the UK while enjoying flexible working options and a competitive benefits package.