Infrastructure Engineer - Network Security and Traffic Management Lab

Lloyds Bank plc; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as an Infrastructure Engineer focused on supporting and delivering Technical Patterns. The role involves collaborating on the design and maintenance of software-defined infrastructure within a hybrid working environment, catering to diverse and evolving technological needs while contributing to inclusivity and innovation in finance.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution up to 15%

Annual performance-related bonus

Share schemes including free shares

Discounted shopping benefits

28 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives

Generous parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering background with a focus on Python.
• Understanding of Infrastructure as Code practices and tools.
• Experience in cloud-based architectures and agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain software-defined infrastructure resources.
• Assist in the implementation of medium-complexity IaC activities.
• Identify shortcomings and propose improvements in existing processes.

Skills

Python Programming

Infrastructure as Code

Agile Methodologies

Cloud-based Architectures

Knowledge of Emerging Technologies

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Jira

Job description

End Date
Tuesday 10 June 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

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Infrastructure Engineer

SALARY: £47,790 - £53,100

LOCATION(S): Edinburgh, Leeds or Manchester

HOURS: Full-time - 35 hours per week

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time in the office, either Edinburgh, Leeds or Manchester.

About this opportunity

The focus of this role to provide support, guidance and delivery of Technical Patterns that align with LBG Policy, Strategy.

An opportunity has risen for a Infrastructure Engineer to join our Network Security and Traffic Management Lab within the Core Infrastructure Platform at Lloyds Banking Group. The focus of this role to provide support, guidance and delivery of Technical Patterns that align with LBG Policy, Strategy.

What you'll do

• Assist in the design, implementation, maintenance and support of software-defined infrastructure resources.
• Gain practical experience whilst working on medium-complexity IaC-related activities under the guidance of senior Infra engineers.
• Identify shortcomings and suggests improvements to existing processes, systems and procedures, then delivers a plan for a small element of a change management programme with guidance from a project/programme manager.
• Helps others use and benefit from the existing knowledge management systems.
• Keeps track of risk parameters and identifies and reports any major deviation to more senior colleagues while working within established risk management systems.
• Analyses specified problems and issues to find the best technical and/or professional solutions.
• Uses product specifications to design test procedures and standards.

Why Lloyds Banking Group

We're on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we're shaping finance for good. We're focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you!

What you'll need

• A natural curiosity about technology and its application to customer outcomes, demonstrated by continuous learning and agile practices. Collaborate within teams to foster a culture of cooperation and ownership.
• Software engineering skills, such as python programming.
• Infrastructure as Code, experience and understanding of Terraform, Ansible and other infrastructure automation tooling.
• Agile methodologies and tooling such as Jira and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience in modern Cloud based architectures.
• Knowledge of traditional datacentre hosted architectures.
• Awareness of emerging technologies and trends.

And any experience of these would be beneficial

• Technical experience within financial services organisations.
• Good understanding of Operational Resilience and Security.

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're committed to creating a consciously inclusive workplace where our colleagues can be themselves, thrive and perform at their best.

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.

As an inclusive employer, we offer Workplace Adjustments for colleagues with a disability (which may include long-term health and neurodivergent conditions) where it is reasonable to do so. This could include flexibility with regards to office attendance, location, and working pattern.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you have a disability, you can also apply via our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). Through the DCS, we guarantee to interview a fair and proportionate number of applicants with a disability, whose application meets the minimum criteria for the advertised job role.

We also provide adjustments that are reasonable throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers for applicants with a disability, long-term health condition or neurodivergent condition. If you'd like an adjustment to the recruitment process just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual performance-related bonus

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

• 28 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policie

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.