Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer

lloyds banking group; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organization is seeking a Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer in Leeds. This role focuses on building secure DevOps solutions and implementing automated cloud infrastructure to enhance operational resilience. Ideal candidates will possess expertise in CI/CD, cloud-native tooling, and have experience with platforms like Google Cloud. Flexible working options are available.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution (up to 15%)

Annual bonus award

Share schemes including free shares

Discounted shopping benefits

30 days holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in DevOps practices and cloud-native tooling.
• Proficiency with automation and scripting.
• Experience with major cloud platforms.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with orchestration tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and maintenance of DevOps pipelines on GCP.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to embed DevOps practices.
• Drive automation of infrastructure provisioning and monitoring.
• Define and uphold service levels for implementations.
• Mentor junior engineers and support recruitment.

Skills

DevOps practices

Cloud-native tooling

CI/CD

Python

Bash

Jenkins

Terraform

Dynatrace

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

Relevant Cloud or DevOps certifications

Job description

End Date

Tuesday 28 October 2025

Salary Range

£70,929 - £78,810

We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options

Flexible Working Options

Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer

SALARY: £70,929 - £77,000

LOCATION(S): Leeds

HOURS: Full time

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in the above location

About this opportunity

In theEconomic Crime Prevention (ECP) Platform, our mission is to reduce harm to our communities by improving the Group's capability to prevent, detect and respond to economic crime. The Platform sits within Consumer Relationships and plays an important role in providing services across the whole Group!

TheEconomic Crime Intelligence – Data Platformis looking for a passionate and experiencedSenior Cloud DevOps Engineerto join our growing team! If you thrive on enabling high-performing software teams, automating cloud infrastructure, and building secure, scalable DevOps solutions, this role is for you.

You’ll play a key role in crafting and delivering our DevOps strategy, applying modern cloud-native technologies to accelerate software delivery, improve operational resilience, and ensure compliance with security and engineering standards.

There is a strong need for Platform Reliability & Automation as a key focus area in this role.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of scalable, secure, and performant DevOps pipelines and tooling on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

• Collaborate with engineers, architects, and product teams to embed DevOps practices across the development lifecycle.

• Drive automation of infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and monitoring using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

• Define and uphold service levels, ensuring implementations are stable and observable.

• Contribute to platform-level roadmaps around DevOps tooling, observability, and cloud-native technologies.

• Champion the use of endorsed technologies and common build patterns to minimise technical debt.

• Mentor junior engineers and support recruitment to grow DevOps capability across the platform.

About us

If you think all banks are the same, you’d be wrong. We’re an innovative, fast-changing business that’s shaping finance as a force for good. A bank that’s empowering its people to innovate, explore possibilities and grow with purpose.

What you'll need

• Deep expertise in DevOps practices and cloud-native tooling, including CI/CD, source code management, and orchestration.

• Proficiency with automation and scripting in languages like Python, Bash, or your preferred language.

• Experience with tools such as Jenkins, Harness, Terraform, and monitoring platforms like Dynatrace.

• A passion for process improvement, operational excellence, and platform reliability.

• Ability to lead initiatives independently and influence engineering best practices.

• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and teamwork skills.

• Proven experience in DevOps Engineering roles on major cloud platforms (e.g., GCP, Azure, AWS).

• Proficiency in source control tools and version management for application code and configuration.

• Hands‑on experience with orchestration tools, containerisation (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), and Infrastructure as Code.

• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines, cloud security, and automation frameworks.

• Relevant Cloud or DevOps certifications (e.g., Google Cloud DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, AWS DevOps Engineer – Professional).

Desirable Skills

• Expertise in monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Dynatrace, Grafana).

• Familiarity with cloud-native services for logging, alerting, and performance tuning.

• Experience with compliance automation and secure software supply chains.

• Understanding of cost optimisation in cloud environments.

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we’re inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.

And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.

We’re disability confident. So, if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Want to do amazing work, that’s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.

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.