Public Cloud Assistant Infrastructure Engineer

Lloyds Bank plc; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 15%

Annual performance bonus

Wellbeing initiatives

28 days holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

Lloyds Bank plc is looking for a Public Cloud Assistant Infrastructure Engineer to design, build and operate cloud infrastructure across Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure. The role is hybrid, with two days in our Leeds or Halifax office, and supports flexible working arrangements.

You’ll join an agile engineering team, gaining hands-on experience with Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, Terraform and security controls while helping to deliver secure, scalable platforms and participating in

Qualifications

• 1–4 years’ experience in a DevOps, SRE, cloud or infrastructure engineering role.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and container technologies.
• Experience using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions.
• Able to write or maintain scripts in Python, Bash or Go; familiar with Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and operate cloud infrastructure on GCP and Azure.
• Work in an agile team to deliver secure, scalable platforms.
• Gain hands-on experience with Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines and IaC (Terraform).
• Support monitoring, incident resolution and security/governance controls.
• Contribute to continuous improvements and on-call reliability activities.

Skills

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Terraform

Python

Bash

Go

GCP

Azure

Linux

Networking

Security

GitOps

Istio

Dynatrace

Prometheus

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Anthos Config Management

Backstage workflows

Harness

Job description

End Date Wednesday 02 September 2026

Salary Range £48,987 - £54,430

We support flexible working – Flexible Working Options Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary

Job Description JOB TITLE: Public Cloud Assistant Infrastructure Engineer SALARY: £ £48,987–£54,430 LOCATION(S): Halifax or Leeds HOURS: Full time WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in our Halifax or Leeds office location

What you'll be doing

As a Public Cloud Assistant Infrastructure Engineer, you'll support the design, build and operation of cloud-based infrastructure across Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Microsoft Azure. Working as part of an agile engineering team, you'll help deliver secure, scalable and resilient platforms that support critical services across Lloyds Banking Group. You'll gain hands‑on experience operating and enhancing Kubernetes-based environments, building and supporting CI/CD pipelines, and contributing to Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform. You'll also play a key role in monitoring platform performance, troubleshooting issues, supporting incident resolution activities, and helping to implement security controls, access management and governance standards. Alongside your day‑to‑day engineering responsibilities, you'll contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, platform enhancements and agile ceremonies, while developing your expertise in modern cloud and DevOps practices. With training and support provided, you'll also participate in an on‑call rota, helping to ensure the stability and reliability of our cloud platforms.

Why join us?

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

• 1–4 years’ experience in a DevOps, SRE, cloud or infrastructure engineering role
• Hands‑on experience or strong working knowledge of Kubernetes and container technologies
• Experience using CI/CD tools (e.g. Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions or similar)
• Ability to write or maintain scripts using Python, Bash or Go
• Experience or exposure to Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform
• Understanding of cloud computing concepts and services on GCP and/or Azure
• Basic understanding of Linux systems, networking and security principles
• Strong collaboration skills and a willingness to learn new tools and technologies
• And any experience of these would be great
• Experience with Istio service mesh, including ingress/egress, mTLS and telemetry
• Familiarity with GitOps approaches (e.g. Anthos Config Management, Backstage workflows)
• Experience with Harness or similar enterprise CI/CD tools
• Exposure to OPA Gatekeeper or policy‑as‑code tooling
• Awareness of container security tools such as Aqua Security
• Knowledge of shared platform services (e.g. CoreDNS, cert‑manager, Dynatrace, Infoblox, Cloudability)
• Experience with observability tools such as Prometheus or Dynatrace
• Understanding of agile and DevOps ways of working

We know that great talent comes from many backgrounds. Whilst this job advert may reference specific years of experience, 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. We are committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and establish a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role and have a disability, long‑term health condition or neuro‑divergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme. We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.

Benefits

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance related bonus
• 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 policies

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.

With 320 years under our belt, we’re used to change, and today is no different. Join us and help drive this change, shaping the future of finance whilst working at pace to deliver for our customers. Here, you’ll do the best work of your career. Your impact will be amplified by our scale as you learn and develop, gaining skills for the future.

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