Private Cloud Infrastructure Specialist

End Date Tuesday 11 August 2026

Salary Range
72,702 - 80,780

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

Flexible Working Options Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary .

Job Description

JOB TITLE:

Private Cloud Infrastructure Specialist LOCATION(S):
Manchester or Leeds SALARY: 72,

HOURS:

Full time WORKING PATTERN:
Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at our locations noted above.

About this Opportunity:

We are modernising with cloud, a platform that is quick, secure and resilient for customers and easy, modern and green for developers.

We're looking for Infrastructure Specialists to join our Private Cloud Platform. You’ll have a unique opportunity to be part of an ambitious team with the purpose of driving our tech modernisation agenda and enable us to become the biggest Fintech in the UK.We're seeking a highly experienced, motivated and innovative hands-on Infrastructure Specialists to play a pivotal role in leading and shaping the technical direction of our team.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience in infrastructure engineering and a passion for technology. Commitment to delivering high-quality, scalable solutions is a must. Our Compute, Storage & Networking team has roles across all three capabilities.  You will have worked hands-on and broadly across one or multiple of these areas:

Virtualisation platform automation (with a preference for VMware Aria Automation and/or VCF)
Virtual machine infrastructure development/management (with a preference for VMware ESXi)
Virtual machine infrastructure networking development/management (with a preference for VMware NSX networking)
Day to day, you'll:

Be hands-on, working on building and maintaining our Private Cloud products and services in your specialist area

Lead technical conversations with stakeholders of varying levels of technical background, including Senior Management and other Subject Matter Experts Be a great collaborator across internal, external, and 3rd party teams

Drive best-in-class approaches to automation and security

Have the ability to provide education and mentorship covering infrastructure engineering topics to support different teams on those topics, and drive upskilling

Be an SME in a particular aspect of infrastructure engineering, bringing your skills to our specialist teams whilst working to expand your knowledge across the hybrid cloud platform

Why Lloyds Banking Group We’re on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we’re shaping finance for good. We’re focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you.

What you’ll need Expertise in a hybrid cloud environment specialising in one or more of the following technologies:
• VMware (including VMware ARIA suite or VCF)
• Automation Tooling (Terraform / Ansible / Salt / Git)
• Dev Ops understanding and principals
• Networking (DHCP / DNS / Firewalls / Load Balancing)
You will be able to demonstrate experience of:
• Developing, Supporting & managing enterprise infrastructure systems
• Designing or contributing to solutions for a Private Cloud Environment
• Defect management and technical fault-finding
• Performance optimisation
• Security best practises and compliance standards
• Problem solving and communication skills
• Mentoring colleagues and supporting technical development of other
• Agile ways of working

Any experience of these would be really useful:
• VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
• Azure VMware Solution (AVS)
• Databases (MSSQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle)
• Operating Systems (Windows & Linux)
About working for usOur 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…