Infrastructure Specialist - Cisco ACI

Lloyds Banking Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading banking group in Manchester seeks an Infrastructure Specialist focused on Cisco ACI. Responsibilities include building scalable network solutions and redesigning current architecture. The ideal candidate should have technical expertise in Cisco Data Centre, hands-on automation experience, and a modern engineering background. The role includes benefits such as a competitive salary, performance-related bonuses, and a generous pension contribution.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Performance-related annual bonus

Generous pension contribution of up to 15%

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible cash pot (4% salary) for lifestyle benefits

Private health cover

Share schemes, including free shares

Qualifications

• Technical experience with Cisco Data Centre architecture and design.
• Hands‑on experience deploying and operating advanced Cisco infrastructure via automation.
• Modern engineering background using the latest tools and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Build a new dynamic, scalable software‑defined network solution.
• Redesign the current network architecture.
• Integrate advanced Cisco ACI infrastructure.

Skills

Cisco Data Centre architecture

Automation

Infrastructure as code

Scripting languages (Shell, Python, Ansible)

Tools

Terraform

JIRA

Confluence

ServiceNow

Job description

Infrastructure Specialist – Cisco ACI

Lloyds Bank
Manchester Westminster House
£47,790 - £53,100
Contract
Full time

Job Summary

Lloyds Banking Group is the UK's biggest Retail, Digital and Mobile bank with over 30 million customers. Our Chief Information Office (CIO) delivers the backbone infrastructure that powers this bank.

Responsibilities

• Build a new dynamic, scalable, software‑defined and automated network solution that enables managed networks and boundary controls within LBG data centres.
• Redesign the current network architecture to improve automation, manageability, security and application‑centric networking.
• Integrate advanced Cisco ACI infrastructure, automate deployment and operations, and optimise toolsets for future growth.
• Collaborate with the Data Centre network team to drive DevOps principles and technologies across the network journey.

Qualifications

• Technical experience with Cisco Data Centre architecture and design.
• Hands‑on experience deploying and operating advanced Cisco infrastructure via automation.
• Modern engineering background using the latest tools and techniques.

Desired Skills

• Infrastructure as code and CI/CD experience.
• Scripting languages such as Shell, Python, or Ansible.
• Terraform and cloud‑native provisioning templates.
• Software‑defined and application‑centric networking using spine and leaf architecture.
• Knowledge of integrating Checkpoint firewalls and F5 services (GTM, LTM, WAF) onto Cisco ACI.
• JIRA/Confluence and ServiceNow incident, change and problem management.

Benefits

• A competitive salary.
• A performance‑related annual bonus.
• Generous pension contribution of up to 15%.
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• A flexible cash pot (4% salary) for lifestyle benefits.
• Private health cover.
• Share schemes, including free shares.

About LBG

LBG operates in a fast‑paced, collaborative and dynamic environment. We have hybrid working – live within a commute of a hub location and attend one or two days a week. We value diversity and equal opportunity, and are a disability‑positive employer that accommodates reasonable adjustments.

Diversity

We are committed to building an inclusive environment where all our colleagues can be themselves and succeed on merit. We celebrate gender, ethnicity, disability, LGBTQ+ and families and have industry recognition across these areas.