Public Cloud Assistant Infrastructure Engineer

Lloyds Banking Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK bank is looking for a motivated Cloud Engineer with hands-on experience in cloud-native technologies. You will support the design and maintenance of Kubernetes-based infrastructure, assist in building CI/CD pipelines, and contribute to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) development. Ideal candidates have 1-3 years of relevant experience and skills in Kubernetes and CI/CD tools. This role offers a collaborative environment and opportunities for growth.

Benefits

Performance share bonus

Generous pension contribution

Flex cash pot

Private health cover

30 days holiday plus bank holidays

Share schemes including free shares

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or cloud engineering role.
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes and containerization technologies.
• Familiarity with scripting languages like Python, Bash, or Go.

Responsibilities

• Support the design, implementation, and maintenance of Kubernetes-based infrastructure.
• Assist in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

Skills

DevOps experience

Kubernetes knowledge

CI/CD tools experience

Scripting languages

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Cloud computing concepts

Eagerness to learn

Tools

Terraform

Jenkins

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Job description

Company Overview

As part of our ongoing transformation journey, we're building the bank of the future—and we're looking for passionate engineers to help us get there. Our Cloud Engineering team is seeking a motivated Cloud Engineer with hands‑on experience in cloud‑native technologies and a strong desire to grow in a collaborative, engineering‑led environment.

Lloyds Banking Group is driven by a clear purpose: to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues focus on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. You’ll have the opportunity to shape the financial services of the future while learning and growing.

Responsibilities

• Support the design, implementation, and maintenance of Kubernetes‑based infrastructure on GCP/Azure.
• Assist in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployment and testing workflows.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Collaborate with the team to implement security best practices and access controls.
• Participate in troubleshooting and resolving infrastructure issues.
• Engage in team ceremonies and contribute to continuous improvement efforts.

Qualifications

• 1‑3 years of experience in a DevOps, SRE, or cloud engineering role.
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes and containerization technologies.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions.
• Familiarity with scripting languages like Python, Bash, or Go.
• Exposure to Infrastructure as Code tools, preferably Terraform.
• Understanding of cloud computing concepts and GCP/Azure services.
• Eagerness to learn, take initiative, and contribute to team success.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with Istio ingress and egress gateways, mTLS enforcement, sidecar injection, and telemetry.
• Familiarity with Anthos Config Management for GitOps‑driven resource provisioning.
• Exposure to Backstage GitOps workflows for platform automation.
• Experience with Harness CI/CD pipelines for secure and scalable deployments.
• Understanding of OPA Gatekeeper policies for tenant isolation and policy enforcement.
• Awareness of Aqua Security for container runtime protection.
• Knowledge of shared services such as CoreDNS, cert‑manager, Dynatrace, Cloudability, and Infoblox.
• Experience with GCP or Azure cloud platforms.
• Exposure to service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio) and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Dynatrace).
• Basic understanding of networking, security principles, and Linux systems.
• Awareness of agile methodologies and DevOps culture.

Benefits

• Performance share bonus
• Generous pension contribution
• Flex cash pot
• Private health cover
• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Share schemes including free shares