Public Cloud Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Public Cloud Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Salary: £72,702 - £80,780Locations: Leeds & BristolWorking 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.

#J-18808-Ljbffr