Public Cloud Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Public Cloud Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Salary: £72,702 - £80,780
Locations: Leeds & Bristol
Working Pattern: Hybrid (minimum 2 days per week in the office)
Hours: Full-time

About this opportunity

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're transforming the way we deliver cloud infrastructure and platform engineering, helping shape finance as a force for good.

We're looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Public Cloud) to join our Public Cloud Services Lab, where we design and deliver secure, scalable cloud platforms across Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

You’ll play a key role in enabling API-first services, integration platforms, and cloud-native solutions, supporting teams to deliver at scale through automation, reusable patterns, and engineering excellence.

About the team

The Public Cloud Services Lab provides centrally managed cloud services with a focus on:

• Security, scalability, and resilience
• Platform engineering and automation
• Developer experience and self-service platforms
• AI-driven efficiency and continuous improvement

We build ready-to-consume cloud services that make it easier for product teams to onboard, integrate, and run critical workloads.

Key responsibilities

• Design, build and operate cloud platform capabilities using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and modern CI/CD pipelines
• Deliver solutions across Azure and GCP, supporting API Gateway and integration platforms
• Embed secure-by-design principles across development and runtime environments
• Define and manage Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Indicators (SLIs)
• Implement observability, monitoring, and performance optimisation to improve reliability
• Enable API-first delivery through reusable patterns and developer enablement
• Collaborate with architecture and engineering teams to evolve cloud platform strategy
• Mentor engineers and contribute to platform engineering standards and communities of practice

What we're looking for

Core skills

• Experience designing and delivering large-scale, distributed systems with strong focus on performance, availability and resilience
• Hands‑on expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
• Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g. Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Harness)
• Strong knowledge of containers and orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Experience with service mesh technologies (e.g. Istio)
• Knowledge of API design and security (REST, OpenAPI, authentication, authorisation, mTLS)
• Scripting skills in Python, Bash or PowerShell
• Experience defining and managing SLOs/SLIs

Cloud expertise (GCP preferred)

• Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
• Cloud Load Balancing
• Cloud Armor
• Istio (service mesh)
• Cloud Monitoring / Stackdriver

Desirable experience

• API management tools (e.g. Apigee)
• CI/CD tooling (e.g. Harness)
• Secrets management (e.g. HashiCorp Vault)
• Monitoring tools (e.g. Dynatrace)
• Container tooling (Docker, Buildah, Podman)
• Experience with Node.js for API tooling
• Relevant Azure or GCP certifications

Why join us?

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're building a culture where you can grow, belong, and make a meaningful impact.

• Work on large-scale cloud and platform engineering initiatives
• Contribute to modern, API-first architecture and cloud transformation
• Hybrid and flexible working
• Strong focus on developer experience and engineering excellence
• Clear opportunities for career progression and learning

Benefits

• Up to 15% employer pension contribution
• Annual bonus linked to performance
• Share schemes (including free shares)
• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle
• Wellbeing initiatives and enhanced parental leave policies

Our commitment to inclusion

We're committed to building an inclusive organisation that reflects modern society. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Ready to apply?

If you’re passionate about cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, and building scalable systems, we’d love to hear from you.