Infrastructure Specialist - Network Development

Lloyds Banking Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 15%

Bonus program

Share schemes

Discounted shopping

24 days holiday

Wellbeing & parental leave

Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group in the UK is seeking an Infrastructure Specialist - Network Development to help design and enhance our network platforms used by millions of customers. This role combines hands-on network engineering, automation, and infrastructure-as-code within a hybrid work model.

Based in Manchester or Leeds, you will learn from experienced engineers, grow practical tech skills, and contribute to scalable, resilient network services while aligning with enterprise standards and controls.

Qualifications

• Passion for technology and desire to learn
• Interest in networking and automation
• Basic awareness of APIs and scripting
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Collaborative approach to systems integration
• Interest in emerging technologies (AI, observability)

Responsibilities

• Support developing network services skills by researching industry trends
• Monitor and improve network platforms with engineering and operations teams
• Grow and learn by building practical skills in network engineering, automation and modern infrastructure practices
• Contribute to platform development by supporting automation initiatives
• Help modernise how network services are designed and delivered

Skills

Networking basics

Automation

Infrastructure-as-code

Scripting

Observability

Data analysis

Tools

APIs

Private cloud

Job description

JOB TITLE: Infrastructure Specialist - Network Development

LOCATION(S): Manchester or Leeds

HOURS: Full-time, 35 hours

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

Colleagues with disabilities can be supported with workplace adjustments including hybrid working expectations in line with our Flexibility Works policy.

What you'll be doing:

Kick-start your career in technology as an Infrastructure Specialist within our Network Development team.

You’ll help support and enhance the network platforms that enable services for millions of customers, while gaining hands-on experience in network engineering, automation, and infrastructure-as-code.

Working alongside experienced engineers, you’ll develop valuable technical skills, contribute to the evolution of scalable and resilient network capabilities, and play a role in modernising how we deliver network services.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone at the start of their IT career who is eager to learn, solve technical challenges, and grow with one of the UK's leading organisations.

In this role, you’ll:

Support Developing Network Services Skills - research industry trends for innovative new solutions to problems within the platform. Enabling teams to move faster, more accurately and with assurance in our platform offering to customers

Monitor & Improve - work closely with engineering and operations teams to identify issues, analyse trends, and support troubleshooting across our network platforms, gaining hands‑on experience with real‑world infrastructure challenges

Grow & Learn - learn from expert engineers in a supportive environment, building practical skills in network engineering, automation, and modern infrastructure practices. We’ll support you in developing a deep technical foundation. Which you’ll apply to everyday problems in a large enterprise network

Contribute to Platform Development - play an active role in enhancing our network capabilities by supporting automation initiatives, improving platform performance, and contributing to the ongoing evolution of how we design and deliver network services.

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.

What we’re looking for?

A passion for technology and a genuine curiosity to learn and develop

An interest in networking, automation, and modern engineering practices

Basic awareness of APIs, scripting, private cloud technologies, or related tools

Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with confidence working with data

A collaborative approach and an eagerness to understand how systems and technologies integrate

An interest in emerging technologies, including AI and observability, with the ability to work within enterprise standards and controls.

And any experience of these would be great:

Exposure to technology, networking, infrastructure, or IT through education, work experience, or personal projects

An understanding of how systems, applications, and digital services work together

Confidence using data and technology to identify and solve problems

Awareness of software, infrastructure, or engineering lifecycles

Ability to work collaboratively and adapt to changing priorities

A proactive approach to learning new technologies and improving ways of working.

We know that great talent comes from many backgrounds. We recognise that skills are developed in many ways, so if you have relevant, transferable experience, we encourage you to apply.

This is a place for you:

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

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

24 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top

A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies.