Infrastructure Specialist - Network Development

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Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group is seeking an Infrastructure Specialist in Manchester or Leeds. This entry-level role sits in the Network Development team and focuses on supporting and enhancing network platforms, with hands-on exposure to network engineering, automation, and infrastructure-as-code.

The position offers a hybrid work pattern and learning from experienced engineers to build scalable, resilient network capabilities.

Qualifications

• Entry-level opportunity for someone starting an IT career.
• Hybrid working arrangement with regular in-office presence.
• Interest in network platforms and infrastructure is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support developing network services skills—work with the Network Development team.
• Help monitor and improve network platforms to ensure reliable services for customers.
• Learn from and collaborate with experienced engineers on automation and infrastructure as code.
• Contribute to platform development by supporting automation initiatives and improving performance.

Job description

Infrastructure Specialist - Network Development

Employer:

Lloyds Banking Group

Pay:

£36,224 to £36,224 per year,

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

25/09/2026

About this job

JOB TITLE: Infrastructure Specialist

• Network Development SALARY: £36,224 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