Senior Infrastructure Specialist

End Date

Monday 17 November 2025

Salary Range

£70,929 - £78,810

We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options

Flexible Working Options

Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary

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Job Description

JOB TITLE: Senior Infrastructure Specialist (Active Directory / Entra ID)

SALARY: £70,929 - £80,000 per annum

LOCATION: Leeds

HOURS: Full-time – 35 hours

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at our Leeds office.

About this opportunity…

Exciting opportunity for a Senior Infrastructure Specialist to join our Modern Workplace Platform in the Cloud and Security Lab, which is pivotal to accelerating the Group's transformation agenda & adoption of cloud native capabilities.

The Cloud and Security Lab are responsible for support of the Infrastructure Applications aligning to Active Directory the core Microsoft technology components that underpin the Lloyds Banking Group IT infrastructure, primarily production Active Directory (Global) and (Entra ID) Microsoft's multi-tenant, cloud based Active Directory and Identity Management solution. In addition to providing support and change delivery capabilities for production environments, the Lab also provide equivalent support for the associated development and route-to-live Domain environments.

About us…

We're on an exciting journey and there couldn't be a better time to join us. The investments we're making in our people, data, and technology are leading to innovative projects, fresh possibilities, and countless new ways for our people to work, learn, and thrive.

What you'll need…

• Expert level of understanding of Entra ID and Azure Active Directory Hybrid Identity as well as Active Directory / Domain Controllers.
• Ability to self-manage pieces of work in an Agile fashion – providing timely updates to key Stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills are a major benefit, requiring the ability to communicate complex technical issues and solutions to a variety of Collaborators with differing technical knowledge.
• Passionate about customer experience and outcomes driven by technology.

And any experience of these would be really useful…

• A good understanding of Security & Compliance requirements in regulated environments
• Experience of Architecture Design notes and Governance
• Knowledge of other Active Directory / Identity tools such as Quest Change Auditor and Active Roles
• PowerShell scripting
• Good All-round understanding of IT Technology particularly in the Windows world as well as becoming specialists in Active Directory Technology
• Name Resolution via DNS and WINS

About working for us…

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 want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. And it's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We're disability confident. So if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes…

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
• 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

Want to do amazing work, that's interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey

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.