Private Cloud Infrastructure Specialist (Windows

JOB TITLE: Private Cloud Infrastructure Specialist (Windows) (Open)

SALARY:Leeds

LOCATION(S):£72,702 – £80,780

HOURS: Full-time – 35 hours per week

WORKING PATTERN
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Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at our Leeds office sites. Colleagues with disabilities can be supported with workplace adjustments including hybrid working expectations in line with our Flexibility Works policy.

About this opportunity

LBG Private Cloud is looking for Infrastructure Specialists to join our Operating Systems team. We build and run secure, resilient platforms that support modern, private cloud‑based services for customers and developers.

In this role, you’ll work hands‑on with operating systems to design, build and support reliable infrastructure in our private cloud environment. You’ll help modernise our technology by using automation and “as‑code” approaches to deliver scalable, secure and repeatable solutions.

You’ll be part of a collaborative team that shapes how our platforms are built and improved, with a strong focus on security, compliance and continuous improvement. This is an opportunity to make a real impact while developing your skills in modern infrastructure engineering.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead the architectural design of infrastructure platform technologies and products across our ecosystem.

• Be hands‑on, working on building and maintaining our hybrid products and services in your specialist area

• Lead technical conversations with collaborators 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

• Can 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 join us?

We’re transforming esting billions in our people, data and tech to change the way we meet the needs of our 28 million customers. We’re growing, and we’d love you to be part of the journey.

What we’re looking for?

Demonstrable experience as an infrastructure Engineer working in a private cloud environment specialising in the following technologies:

• Windows Operating System (2012 onwards)

• Automation Tooling (Chef / Terraform / Ansible / Salt)

• Source Code Management (Git / Git Hub)

• Windows Security Standards and OS Hardening

And any experience of these would be great

• Dell Open Manage

• VMware (including NSX and VMware ARIA suite)

• Databases (MSSQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle)

• Storage & Backup (SAN, NAS, vSAN)

• Networking (DHCP / WINS / DNS)

• Microsoft Certified:
  Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate

• VMware Certified Professional (VCP)

• Experience working in a government regulated environment

We know that great talent comes from many backgrounds. Whilst this job advert may reference specific years of experience, we recognise that skills are developed in many ways, so if you have relevant, transferable experience, we encourage you to apply.

This is a place for you

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual performance‑related bonus

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies