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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Private Cloud Infrastructure Specialist - **Company:** Lloyds Banking Group - **Location:** Leeds, UK - **Salary:** £72,702.0 - £80,780.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Agile Methodology, Microsoft Azure, Software Bug Management, Databases, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Linux, DevOps, Domain Name System (DNS), VMware ESX Servers, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle (Applications), Performance Tuning, Ansible, Virtual Machines, Virtualization Technology, Private Cloud Environment, Load Balancing, HybridCloud, Firewalls (Computer Science), Git, Terraform, Vmware - **Published:** July 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.theguardian.com/job/10162453/private-cloud-infrastructure-specialist/ ## About the Role We're seeking a highly experienced, motivated and innovative hands-on Infrastructure Specialists to play a pivotal role in leading and shaping the technical direction of our team. The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience in infrastructure engineering and a passion for technology. Commitment to delivering high-quality, scalable solutions is a must. Our Compute, Storage & Networking team has roles across all three capabilities. You will have worked hands-on and broadly across one or multiple of these areas: * Virtualisation platform automation (with a preference for VMware Aria Automation and/or VCF) * Virtual machine infrastructure development/management (with a preference for VMware ESXi) * Virtual machine infrastructure networking development/management (with a preference for VMware NSX networking), Expertise in a hybrid cloud environment specialising in one or more of the following technologies: * VMware (including VMware ARIA suite or VCF) * Automation Tooling (Terraform / Ansible / Salt / Git) * DevOps understanding and principals * Networking (DHCP / DNS / Firewalls / Load Balancing) You will be able to demonstrate experience of: * Developing, Supporting & managing enterprise infrastructure systems * Designing or contributing to solutions for a Private Cloud Environment * Defect management and technical fault-finding * Performance optimisation * Security best practises and compliance standards * Problem solving and communication skills * Mentoring colleagues and supporting technical development of other * Agile ways of working Any experience of these would be really useful: * VMware Certified Professional (VCP) * Azure VMware Solution (AVS) * Databases (MSSQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle) * Operating Systems (Windows & Linux) ## Description * Be hands-on, working on building and maintaining our Private Cloud products and services in your specialist area * Lead technical conversations with stakeholders of varying levels of technical background, including Senior Management and other Subject Matter Experts * Be a great collaborator across internal, external, and 3rd party teams * Drive best-in-class approaches to automation and security * Have the ability to provide education and mentorship covering infrastructure engineering topics to support different teams on those topics, and drive upskilling * Be an SME in a particular aspect of infrastructure engineering, bringing your skills to our specialist teams whilst working to expand your knowledge across the hybrid cloud platform ## Related Videos - [WebAssembly: The Next Frontier of Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/972-webassembly-the-next-frontier-of-cloud-computing) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [The journey from developer to devops - what i've learnt along the way](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/238-the-journey-from-developer-to-devops-what-i-ve-learnt-along-the-way) - [Generating code with Angular schematics](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/129-generating-code-with-angular-schematics) - [Docker exec without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1094-docker-exec-without-docker) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [IT Salaries in UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/288-it-salaries-in-uk)