Junior Infrastructure Engineer

Join us as a Junior Infrastructure Engineer at Barclays UK, where you will build, maintain, and support infrastructure platforms and products across hardware, software, networks, and cloud environments to ensure systems are reliable, scalable, and secure. You will work across the full lifecycle—from development and deployment to support—applying best practices in automation and incident response, collaborating across teams, and contributing to on‑call support on a rotational basis.

To be successful as a Junior Infrastructure Engineer, you should have experience with:

• An understanding of core AWS Cloud Infrastructure elements such as EC2s, ALBs and SGs.
• Experience of developing and running code using dev‑ops pipeline tools such as cloudbees/Jenkins or Git Lab.
• A basic knowledge of RHEL O/S commands.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Experience of supporting and monitoring critical Production applications, resolving incidents, raising changes etc.
• Knowledge of more advanced AWS Infrastructure as code elements such as Cloud Formation and/or Containers.
• Experience with both using and creating dashboards/queries using monitoring/logging tools like Data Dog.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job‑specific technical skills.

This role is based in Edinburgh.

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To build and maintain infrastructure platforms and products that support applications and data systems, using hardware, software, networks, and cloud computing platforms as required with the aim of ensuring that the infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and secure. Ensure the reliability, availability and scalability of the systems, platforms and technology through the application of software engineering techniques, automation and best practices in incident response.

• Build Engineering:
  Development, delivery and maintenance of high‑quality infrastructure solutions to fulfil business requirements ensuring measurable reliability, performance, availability and ease of use. Including the identification of the appropriate technologies and solutions to meet business, optimisation and resourcing requirements.
• Incident Management:
  Monitoring of IT infrastructure and system performance to measure, identify, address and resolve any potential issues, vulnerabilities or outages. Use of data to drive down mean time to resolution.
• Automation:
  Development and implementation of automated tasks and processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention, utilising software scripting/coding disciplines.
• Security:
  Implementation of a secure configuration and measures to protect infrastructure against cyber‑attacks, vulnerabilities and other security threats, including protection of hardware, software and data from unauthorised access.
• Teamwork:
  Cross‑functional collaboration with product managers, architects and other engineers to define IT Infrastructure requirements, devise solutions and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives via a data‑driven approach.
• Learning:
  Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations, and actively contribute to the organization’s technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.

• To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
• Requires in‑depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise.
• Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise.
• They lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A –…