Private Cloud Infrastructure Specialist

lloyds banking group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to work within their Private Cloud Platform. The candidate should have extensive experience with MS SQL and PostgreSQL technologies and be enthusiastic about tech modernization. This role will involve designing solutions, mentoring team members, and working in a hybrid environment. Join a team committed to driving technological advances and ensuring high-quality, scalable database solutions.

Qualifications

• Expertise in a private cloud environment.
• Experience with PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server.
• Ability to mentor and coach team members.

Responsibilities

• Design the best solution with team members and product owners.
• Identify and resolve technical impediments.
• Automate processes in a private cloud environment.

Skills

PostgreSQL (including HA)

Microsoft SQL Server (AAG, SSIS, SSAS, SSIS)

Powershell

T‑SQL

PL/pgSQL

Agile ways of working

Performance Optimisation

Security best practices and compliance standards

Problem solving and communication skills

Job description

End Date

Thursday 22 January 2026

Salary Range

£72,702 - £80,780

Flexible Working Options

Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary

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Job Title

Senior Database Administrator (Private Cloud Infrastrucure)

Location

Manchester

Hours

Full time

Working Pattern

Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office site

About this opportunity

We are modernising with cloud, a platform that is fast, secure and resilient for customers and easy, modern and green for developers.

We're looking for Senior Database Administrators to join our Private Cloud Platform. You’ll have a unique opportunity to be part of an ambitious team with the purpose of driving our tech modernisation agenda and enable us to become the biggest Fintech in the UK.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience in database platform engineering and a passion for technology. Commitment to delivering high‑quality, scalable solutions is a must. You will have worked hands‑on with MS SQL and PostgreSQL database technologies and bring your expertise to our specialist team.

About us

Like the modern Britain we serve, we’re evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever‑changing needs of our 26 million customers. We’re growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too…

Job Description

On a day to day basis you will:

• Understand the business area to facilitate the best solution design with team members and product owners
• Be environment aware, identify technical impediments / bottlenecks and work directly to resolve
• Be technology agnostic and willing to adapt approach in pursuit of the best solution
• Be anchored to core engineering area and carry the ability to test and learn
• Understand Systems Thinking and Service Design to mitigate reactive solutions that lead to further technical debt
• Understand agile and the relationship between agile definitions and automated delivery
• Be passionate about automating everything
• Be industry aware and understand the importance of new technical approaches to evolve solutions and the experience of the team
• Have the ability to mentor and coach others, always sharing knowledge for the benefit of the team

What you’ll need

Expertise in a private cloud environment specialising in one or more of the following technologies:

• PostgreSQL (including HA)
• Microsoft SQL Server (AAG, SSIS, SSAS, SSIS)
• Powershell
• T‑SQL
• PL/pgSQL
• Supporting, managing and designing enterprise systems, including HA/DR solutions
• Agile ways of working
• Designing or contributing to solutions for a Private Cloud Environment
• Backup / Restore and Disaster recovery processes
• Defect Management
• Performance Optimisation
• Technical fault‑finding Level 3 & 4
• Security best practices and compliance standards
• Mentoring Colleagues and supporting technical development of others
• Service design and associated methodologies
• Problem solving and communication skills
• Industry based best practice

And any experience of this would be really useful:

• Ansible
• Backstage / Harness / IDP
• Github Enterprise
• MongoDB

Additional information

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 will 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 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.