At a Glance
- Tasks: Design, secure, and optimise AWS cloud infrastructure for critical platforms.
- Company: Join Lloyds Banking Group, a leader in FinTech innovation.
- Benefits: Generous pension, performance bonuses, tailored benefits, and 30 days holiday.
- Other info: Flexible working options and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Why this job: Shape the future of financial services with cutting-edge cloud technology.
- Qualifications: Hands-on AWS experience and strong networking knowledge required.
The predicted salary is between 72702 - 80780 £ per year.
Salary Range: £72,702 - £80,780
We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options.
Flexible Working Options: Hybrid Working, Job Share
Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire
Hours: Full time
Agile Working Options: Hybrid – at least two days per week (40% of your time) in one of our offices
Salary: £70,929 - £80,780
Working Pattern: Some out‑of‑hours work and participation in an on‑call rota may be required.
About this opportunity:
We’re modernising with cloud – building a platform that’s quick, secure and resilient for our customers, and easy, modern and sustainable for our developers. Our core cloud focus spans Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and increasingly AWS for targeted workloads. As an Infrastructure Engineer, you’ll join our AWS team to design, secure and optimise enterprise cloud infrastructure. You’ll work across networking, automation, security and performance tuning for critical platforms that support millions of customers. You’ll help us on our journey to becoming the UK’s largest FinTech by shaping secure, scalable and innovative cloud solutions.
What you can expect to be doing:
- Build & operate AWS networking and compute
- Configure and manage VPCs, EC2, Load Balancers, Transit Gateway, PrivateLink
- Support hybrid networking and enterprise integration patterns
- Automate and modernise our platform
- Build automation with AWS CLI, Boto3, Terraform, CloudFormation
- Deploy containerised workloads with Docker & Kubernetes
- Strengthen cloud security
- Implement IAM least‑privilege access
- Use Security Hub, GuardDuty, Macie, WAF and Network Firewall
- Lead encryption and secrets through KMS & Secrets Manager
- Enable data movement & platform performance
- Support secure transfers with AWS DataSync and AWS Transfer Family (SFTP)
- Lead monitoring and observability with CloudWatch, Dynatrace and Splunk
- Drive incident response, root‑cause analysis and service improvement
What we’re looking for:
We’d love to hear from you if you have:
- Hands‑on experience with AWS infrastructure, automation and observability tooling
- Strong understanding of DNS, SSL/TLS, TCP/IP and core networking principles
- Familiarity with cloud cost optimisation and multi‑cloud environments
- Practical experience leading production‑grade cloud workloads
Why join us?
You’ll work with modern AWS services, collaborate with dedicated engineering teams and help shape secure and scalable cloud solutions used across the Group. You’ll be part of a community driving innovation, learning and best‑practice engineering.
About working for us:
We’re committed to building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want all our people to feel they belong, can be their authentic selves and reach their full potential. We were among the first major UK employers to set gender‑balanced senior leadership goals, launch a menopause health package and introduce a dedicated Working With Cancer support programme. We’re also a Disability Confident employer. If you’d like reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, just let us know.
Our benefits include:
- A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
- An annual performance‑related bonus
- Share schemes, including free share options
- A benefits package you can tailor to your lifestyle (e.g., retail discounts, wellbeing support)
- 30 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays
- A wide range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
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.
Public Cloud - AWS Senior Infrastructure Engineer in Leeds employer: LLOYDS BANKING GROUP
Lloyds Banking Group is an exceptional employer that prioritises employee well-being and professional growth, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation. With the flexibility of remote working and opportunities for career advancement within the Economic Crime Prevention function, employees can thrive in a supportive environment while contributing to meaningful compliance efforts. The company's commitment to diversity and inclusion further enhances its appeal, making it a rewarding place to build a career.
