Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Public Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
LOCATION(S): Halifax or Leeds

Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at our locations noted above.
Our core technology focus is on Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform.
We're on a mission to build the bank of the future, and we need your expertise to help us get there. Continuing our extensive transformation program, we're redefining what a bank is from the inside out. Our technology, our culture, and our mind-set is changing to craft a true engineering-led organisation.
Our Cloud Engineering team is seeking a passionate Senior Cloud Engineer with deep hands-on development experience. As a Cloud Engineer you'll be an active and leading member of a cloud-focused team of engineers - working on one of the Group's flagship projects to deliver a strategic platform on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) & Azure that will enable the business to realise the next generation of services that form the Bank's vision.
Engineer and optimise Kubernetes infrastructure to support multitenant workloads, ensuring strong isolation, resource efficiency, and operational scalability.
Implement and manage robust security controls, including OPA gatekeeper policies and fine-grained RBAC policies, to safeguard infrastructure and implement least-privilege access across environments.
Build and manage CI/CD pipelines to enable automated testing, seamless deployment, and continuous integration across environments.
Diagnose and resolve sophisticated system-level issues related to scalability, performance, and automation, ensuring optimal infrastructure health.

Extensive experience in a DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering role, ideally across both consumer and SaaS technology landscapes.
Strong background in designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment workflows.
Proficient in programming with Python, Go, and Bash for automation and tooling.
Demonstrated ability to take ownership of projects and drive them to successful delivery.
Proven capability to assume responsibility for projects and guide them to successful completion.
Proficient in writing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, with a strong understanding of modular and reusable code practices.
Strong grasp of networking concepts in Cloud like Hybrid Connectivity, VPN, NAT, IPAM, DNS and routing.
Deep understanding of Linux operating systems, including system internals, networking, and performance tuning.
Knowledge of OPA Gatekeeper for policy enforcement and tenant isolation.
Experience with Harness CI/CD pipelines for secure and scalable deployments.
Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. 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.
As an inclusive employer, we offer Workplace Adjustments for colleagues experiencing disability (which may include long-term health and neurodivergent conditions) where it is reasonable to do so. This could include flexibility with regards to office attendance, location, and working pattern.
Proud to hold the status of a Disability Confident Leader. If you have a disability, you can also apply via our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). Through the DCS, we guarantee to interview a fair and proportionate number of applicants with a disability, whose application meets the minimum criteria for the advertised job role.
We also provide adjustments that are reasonable throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers for applicants with a disability, long-term health condition or neurodivergent condition. 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