Job Overview
Public Cloud Assistant Infrastructure Engineer
Salary: £48,987 – £54,430
Location: Leeds & Bristol
Working Pattern: Hybrid (minimum 2 days per week in the office)
Hours: Full-time
At Lloyds Banking Group, we’re transforming how we deliver cloud infrastructure, platform engineering and automation — helping shape finance as a force for good. We’re hiring a Public Cloud Assistant Infrastructure Engineer to join our Public Cloud Services Lab, supporting the design and delivery of secure, scalable cloud platforms across Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in designing, building and operating cloud infrastructure and platform capabilities
- Support delivery using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines
- Help implement secure-by-design principles across cloud environments
- Contribute to observability, monitoring, and performance optimisation
- Support incident management and root cause analysis for live cloud systems
- Enable API-first delivery through reusable patterns and integration tooling
- Work with engineers and architects to evolve cloud platforms and services
- Contribute to documentation and knowledge sharing across the team
Qualifications
Core Skills
- Experience or exposure to cloud platforms (Azure, GCP or AWS)
- Understanding of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred) and automation concepts
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Understanding of containers and orchestration (Kubernetes)
- Scripting skills in Python, Bash or PowerShell
- Knowledge of cloud fundamentals (compute, networking, identity & access management)
- Strong problem‑solving mindset and desire to learn
Preferred Experience
- GCP exposure, particularly Google Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Load Balancing, Cloud Armor, Cloud Monitoring / Stackdriver
- API management (e.g. Apigee)
- CI/CD tooling (e.g. Harness, GitHub Actions)
- Monitoring tools (e.g. Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana)
- Container tooling (Docker, Buildah, Podman)
- Exposure to Node.js or API tooling
- Relevant cloud certifications (Azure, GCP, AWS)
Benefits
- Clear pathways for career progression and development
- Hybrid working and strong focus on work‑life balance
- Up to 15% employer pension contribution
- Annual bonus linked to performance
- Share schemes (including free shares)
- 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Flexible benefits tailored to your lifestyle
- Wellbeing initiatives and enhanced parental leave policies
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.
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