Responsibilities
- This role sits at the heart of the bank’s cloud modernisation, working within a large‑scale Google Cloud Platform environment that underpins digital journeys, data capabilities and emerging Generative AI workloads
- As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you’ll help shape the cloud foundations that enable the organisation to operate securely, scale efficiently and innovate responsibly
- Your work will directly influence how cloud infrastructure evolves across the bank, with the opportunity to contribute to platform direction, engineering standards and the broader adoption of modern cloud practices
- You’ll design, build and optimise GCP infrastructure using a wide range of cloud services, alongside delivering Infrastructure‑as‑Code through Terraform and modular design patterns
- The role involves developing automation using tools such as Python, Bash or Groovy, and working with structured data formats including JSON and YAML
- You’ll also play a key role in evolving the CI/CD ecosystem across technologies such as Jenkins, Harness and GitHub, while working with Kubernetes (GKE) and modern deployment approaches to support scalable, resilient platforms
- Collaboration is central to the role
- You’ll work closely with Infrastructure, Systems, Architecture and Software Engineering teams to deliver secure, automated and high‑quality cloud solutions within strong control, compliance and security frameworks
- You’ll contribute to engineering quality through code reviews, design input and full lifecycle ownership, while also helping to guide and support more junior team members
- In addition, you’ll be part of a wider operational model, including participation in an on‑call support rota and occasional out‑of‑hours work, ensuring the reliability and performance of critical cloud services that support the bank’s core operations
Qualifications
- Trong hands‑on experience with GCP services across a broad range
- Advanced experience with Terraform and IaC
- Proficiency in automation scripting (Python, Bash, Groovy)
- Ability to work across engineering domains with excellent communication and collaboration
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Harness and GitHub
- Experience managing environments using GKE or similar Kubernetes deployments
- Google Cloud Professional certifications
- Experience writing security guardrails (Sentinel or similar)
- Experience with monitoring platforms such as Dynatrace or Cloud Monitoring
- Strong creativity, adaptability and a continuous‑learning mindset
Benefits
- A generous holiday allowance: You’ll be eligible for a minimum of 22 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), rising to 30 days based on length of service and grade.
- A flexible way of working: Whether you want flexibility over your location or when you log on, together we can create an approach that works for you and for the business.
- Family leave: Up to 63 weeks of maternity or adoption leave. Statutory maternity or adoption pay is available for 39 weeks, and 20 weeks will be enhanced to the equivalent of full pay. Partners can have six weeks of fully paid paternity leave.
- Flex cash: This is 4% of your basic salary and can be used to spend on the benefits of your choice, or you can choose to take it as a cash top up in your monthly salary.
- Health insurance: Our company funded Private Medical Benefit provides all colleagues with access to good quality medical care, including accommodation, nursing care and specialist advice.
- Colleague Offers: Get discounts on everything from electrical items to cinema tickets and weekly food shopping. You can share this benefit with up to ten family members or friends.
- Financial products: Take advantage of our great financial products, some at a discounted rate, including current accounts, home and car insurance and loans.
- Share plans: Participate in Sharematch and receive matching shares of up to £45 a month from the company, and you can choose to participate in Sharesave, our combined savings and share option plan.
- Pension: We offer a generous pension plan, with all joiners being automatically enrolled in our ‘Your Tomorrow’ scheme. You can decide how much you save and get a say in where your contributions are invested.
WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites. Colleagues with disabilities can be supported with workplace adjustments including hybrid working expectations in line with our Flexibility Works policy.
