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Sunday 06 September 2026Salary Range
£48,987 - £54,430We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options
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JOB TITLE: Private Cloud Infrastructure Specialist (VMware)
SALARY: £48,987 - £54,430
LOCATION(S): Manchester or Leeds
HOURS: Full time (Please note that participation in an on-call rota is also a requirement of this role)
WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in the above office location
What you'll be doing
We’re 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 team, specialising in VMware technologies with a particular focus on VMware Cloud Foundation.
This is a unique opportunity to be part of an ambitious team driving our technology modernisation agenda and helping us become the biggest FinTech in the UK. The role is firmly focused on automation-first platform engineering, shaping how infrastructure platforms, including VMware Cloud Foundation and Dell hardware, are built, deployed and operated through infrastructure-as-code. You'll help reduce manual intervention and enable safe, repeatable change at scale.
We’re looking for hands-on Infrastructure Specialists to help deliver the next generation of compute hosting platforms across our Private Cloud ecosystem. You'll design, build, operate and continuously improve services running on VMware and Bare Metal platforms.
Using platform engineering and infrastructure-as-code principles, you'll drive automation, resilience, security and operational excellence across the platform lifecycle.
As a technical authority, you'll provide expert guidance while working with internal teams, partners and vendors to deliver scalable, secure infrastructure solutions.
Why join us?
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.
What we're looking for
Proven experience as an Infrastructure or Platform Engineer working in a private cloud environment, with infrastructure expertise.
Experience with compute infrastructure technologies, including one or more of the following: VMware vSpehere or Cloud Foundation, vSAN, NSX, Aria Suite, Dell Server Hardware
Experience designing and operating platforms using automation and infrastructure‑as‑code
Source Code Management (Git / GitHub)
Understanding of security, compliance and resilience in enterprise environments
Experience supporting production platforms with high availability and performance requirements
You’ll should be able to demonstrate experience in:
Supporting and managing enterprise infrastructure platforms
Agile ways of working
Designing or contributing to Hybrid Private Cloud solutions
Backup, restore and disaster recovery processes
Performance tuning and optimisation
Incident, problem and defect management (Level 3 / 4)
Secure configuration and compliance with enterprise standards
Analytical, problem‑solving and communication skills
Any experience of these would be really useful:
Cisco ACI Networks
SAN Storage
Observability and monitoring tooling (e.g. Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana)
Experience modernising legacy platforms
Scripting and automation (e.g. Bash, Python, Ansible, Terraform)
Experience working with regulated or financial services environments
Azure VMware Solution
Certifications in VMware technologies
Experience contributing to platform standards, patterns or internal engineering communities
Experience working closely with product owners and architecture teams
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 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.
We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.
We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.
We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:
A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
An annual performance related bonus
Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
28 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
Ready to make an impact? Apply today.
At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.
We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
