Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Lloyds
Public Cloud
£70.9-78.8k
+ Performance share bonus
2+ days a week in office
Retail and commercial bank
Be an early applicant
Retail and commercial bank
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
£70.9-78.8k
+ Performance share bonus
2+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To support families and businesses, helping them to take the next step, whatever that may be.
Role
Who you are
- Extensive experience in a DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering role, ideally across both consumer and SaaS technology landscapes
- Proven expertise in deploying and maintaining production-grade Kubernetes clusters and services
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (k8s) and Containers in live environments
- Strong background in designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment workflows
- Proficient in programming with Python, Go, and Bash for automation and tooling
- Demonstrated ability to take ownership of projects and drive them to successful delivery
- Skilled in writing and managing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform
- Experience in curating and managing the full product lifecycle of cloud-native core services. Desirable Skills:
- Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure and services across Google Cloud Platform (GCP)/Azure
- Proficient in writing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, with a strong understanding of modular and reusable code practices
- Experience with Service Mesh technologies such as Istio and Anthos for managing microservices communication and observability
- Deep understanding of networking concepts in Cloud like Hybrid Connectivity, VPN, NAT, IPAM, DNS and routing
- Comprehensive knowledge of Cloud Security, Key Management Service (KMS), Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Encryption, and the principles of least privilege
- Deep understanding of Linux operating systems, including system internals, networking, and performance tuning
- Exposure to high-throughput environments with experience implementing observability stacks. Prometheus /Dynatrace for logging and metrics, and OpenTelemetry for distributed tracing
- Strong security mindset with a track record of designing and implementing secure, resilient systems
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly
- Comfortable operating in fast-paced, dynamic environments—able to adapt quickly, embrace ambiguity, and remain effective through change
- Understanding of shared services such as CoreDNS, cert-manager, Dynatrace, Cloudability, and Infoblox
- Familiarity with Aqua Security for container runtime protection
- Knowledge of OPA Gatekeeper for policy enforcement and tenant isolation
- Experience with Harness CI/CD pipelines for secure and scalable deployments
- Exposure to Backstage GitOps workflows for automation
- Hands-on experience with Anthos Config Management for GitOps-driven provisioning
- Understanding of Istio telemetry and observability integration
- Proficiency in enforcing mTLS and managing sidecar injection in Istio service mesh
- Experience with Istio ingress and egress gateways for secure service communication
What the job involves
- Our Cloud Engineering team is seeking a seasoned and passionate Senior Cloud Engineer with deep hands-on development experience
- As a Cloud Engineer you’ll be an active and leading member of a cloud-focused team of engineers – working on one of the Group’s flagship projects to deliver a strategic platform on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) & Azure that will enable the business to realise the next generation of services that form the Bank’s vision
- Collaborate across cross-functional teams to architect, implement, and maintain a highly resilient and scalable Kubernetes environment in the cloud
- Engineer and optimise Kubernetes infrastructure to support multitenant workloads, ensuring strong isolation, resource efficiency, and operational scalability
- Implement and manage robust security controls, including OPA gatekeeper policies and fine-grained RBAC policies, to safeguard infrastructure and enforce least-privilege access across environments
- Build and manage CI/CD pipelines to enable automated testing, seamless deployment, and continuous integration across environments
- Diagnose and resolve complex system-level issues related to scalability, performance, and automation, ensuring optimal infrastructure health
Application process
- End Date: Sunday 14 December 2025
Our take
Lloyds Bank, part of Lloyds Banking Group, began operations back in 1765 and is nowadays one of the UK’s leading retail and commercial banks. As with many leading banks, the company has dealt with its share of controversy – including for its handling of PPI complaints in 2015, and the 2009 European Commission ruling that forced it to part ways with TSB – but it has nonetheless stood the test of time and worked to build back its public reputation in the wake of these setbacks.
Of the company’s 26 million customers, over 18 million of them are online, making it the largest UK digital bank. As part of its ongoing digital transformation, the company is seeking to put the cloud at the front of its services and systems, and has cited intentions to invest heavily in overhauling its current technology infrastructure. All this seeks to serve the modern banking customer, and to compete with the fast-increasing number of alternative banking options appearing on the market.
Recently, Lloyds Bank has shown great interest in facilitating innovation in the industry, joining as a partner on FinTech Action Labs (a FinTech accelerator programme) to bring its industry expertise to early-stage FinTechs. As well as investment in digital transformation and AI, the company is enhancing its wealth product and corporate banking offerings, as well as expanding its partnerships with digital banking companies.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-1% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Flex cash: This is 4% of your basic salary and can be used to spend on the benefits of your choice, or you can choose to take it as a cash top up in your monthly salary.
- A generous holiday allowance: You’ll be eligible for a minimum of 22 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), rising to 30 days based on length of service and grade.
- A flexible way of working: Whether you want flexibility over your location or when you log on, together we can create an approach that works for you and for the business.
- Family leave: Up to 63 weeks of maternity or adoption leave. Statutory maternity or adoption pay is available for 39 weeks, and 20 weeks will be enhanced to the equivalent of full pay. Partners can have six weeks of fully paid paternity leave.
- Health insurance: Our company funded Private Medical Benefit provides all colleagues with access to good quality medical care, including accommodation, nursing care and specialist advice.
- Colleague Offers: Get discounts on everything from electrical items to cinema tickets and weekly food shopping. You can share this benefit with up to ten family members or friends.
- Financial products: Take advantage of our great financial products, some at a discounted rate, including current accounts, home and car insurance and loans.
- Share plans: Participate in Sharematch and receive matching shares of up to £45 a month from the company, and you can choose to participate in Sharesave, our combined savings and share option plan.
- Pension: We offer a generous pension plan, with all joiners being automatically enrolled in our 'Your Tomorrow' scheme. You can decide how much you save and get a say in where your contributions are invested.
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
Leadership
Charlie Nunn
(Group Chief Executive, not founder)Spent nine years at HSBC, including as Group Head of Wealth Management and Digital, and as CEO of Wealth and Personal Banking.
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