DevOps Engineer

lloyds banking group; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading banking organization is seeking a DevOps Engineer to lead technical solutions and work collaboratively with product and engineering teams. The role requires software engineering expertise, proficiency with various DevOps tools, and cloud experience. This position offers hybrid working options and a competitive salary range of £47,790 - £53,100. Join us in shaping the future of financial services while contributing to an inclusive workplace.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution of up to 15%

Annual bonus award

Share schemes including free shares

Discounted shopping benefits

30 days’ holiday

Wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Ability to display broad and deep technical experience with a passion for engineering excellence.
• Dynamic and adaptable individual with curiosity about technology.

Responsibilities

• Lead and shape approaches to solve technical challenges.
• Work collaboratively with product and engineering teams.

Skills

Software Engineering and pipeline background preferably Java based

Proven experience and understanding of modern engineering practices

DevOps Tools (CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Harness, Sonar, Nexus, GIT, Docker Containers)

Cloud Experience (at least one cloud provider including Kubernetes other services)

Test Automation Tools Junit, Cucumber, Selenium, Postman

Experience with common services including gateways, networks, databases, filesystems

Experience with Observability and SRE concepts & tooling

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

End Date

Saturday 08 November 2025

Salary Range

£47,790 - £53,100

We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options

Flexible Working Options

Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary

Personalised Experiences and Communications (PEC) is a business platform that sits within Consumer Relationships and plays a critical role in supporting the achievement of the Group strategic view by working closely & collaboratively across the Platform leadership team to grow by protecting and deepening customer relationships. PEC enables & delivers personalised customer communications & experiences across all channels, media and business areas supporting the Customer Relationship Growth strategy to deepen relationships with our customers across both the retail & commercial bank. This includes the data, analytics, and technology to unlock the value of differentiating our branded channel experiences, proposition, price and communication; as well as paper‑free sustainable ambitions.

This exciting opportunity is within the Personalised Experiences and Communications (PEC) platform for a DevOps Engineer. As the DevOps Engineer you'll lead, direct and shape approaches to solving technical challenges and translating business requirements into technical solutions. You will work in a highly collaborative way to drive efforts to create, build, support and improve our software working closely with the product and engineering teams with lots of exciting new challenges. You'll be a core contributor to ensure good quality and engineering practices are followed in accordance with engineering transformation strategy.

Job Description

JOB TITLE:

DevOps Engineer

SALARY:

£47,790 - £51,000

LOCATION(S):

Bristol

HOURS:

Full time

WORKING PATTERN:

Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in the above office location

About the opportunity

An ideal DevOps Engineer will need to be able to display broad and deep technical experience with a passion for engineering excellence! We are looking for a dynamic and adaptable individual, able to use and learn new skills in varying circumstances. You'll be curious about technology and understanding how things work and influence positively - demonstrating the right values and behaviours and encouraging this in team members!

About us

If you think all banks are the same, you’d be wrong. We’re an innovative, fast-changing business that’s shaping finance as a force for good. A bank that’s empowering its people to innovate, explore possibilities and grow with purpose.

What you'll need

• Software Engineering and pipeline background preferably Java based
• Proven experience and understanding of modern engineering practices
• DevOps Tools (CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Harness, Sonar, Nexus, GIT, Docker Containers)
• Cloud Experience (at least one cloud provider including Kubernetes other services)
• Test Automation Tools Junit, Cucumber, Selenium, Postman
• Experience with common services including gateways, networks, databases, filesystems
• Experience with Observability and SRE concepts & tooling

It would be great if you also had…

• Network protocols & security
• K8S, Kafka, Istio

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

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

And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.

We’re disability confident. So, if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

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

Want to do amazing work, that’s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.

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.