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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Private Cloud Infrastructure Specialist (VMware) - **Company:** Lloyds Banking Group - **Location:** Manchester, UK - **Salary:** £48,987.0 - £54,430.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Software Bug Management, Cloud Computing, Disaster Recovery, Python (Programming Language), Cisco Nexus Switches, Performance Tuning, Ansible, Prometheus, Storage Virtualization, VCloud, Private Cloud Environment, System Availability, Grafana, Bare Metal, Hardware Infrastructure, Terraform, Software Version Control, Dynatrace, Legacy Systems, Vmware - **Published:** August 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://lbg.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/LBG_Careers/job/Manchester/Private-Cloud-Infrastructure-Specialist--VMware-_159309-2 ## About the Role * Proven experience as an Infrastructure or Platform Engineer working in a private cloud environment, with infrastructure expertise. * Experience with compute infrastructure technologies, including one or more of the following: VMware vSpehere or Cloud Foundation, vSAN, NSX, Aria Suite, Dell Server Hardware * Experience designing and operating platforms using automation and infrastructure-as-code * Source Code Management (Git / GitHub) * Understanding of security, compliance and resilience in enterprise environments * Experience supporting production platforms with high availability and performance requirements You'll should be able to demonstrate experience in: * Supporting and managing enterprise infrastructure platforms * Agile ways of working * Designing or contributing to Hybrid Private Cloud solutions * Backup, restore and disaster recovery processes * Performance tuning and optimisation * Incident, problem and defect management (Level 3 / 4) * Secure configuration and compliance with enterprise standards * Analytical, problem-solving and communication skills Any experience of these would be really useful: * Cisco ACI Networks * SAN Storage * Observability and monitoring tooling (e.g. Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana) * Experience modernising legacy platforms * Scripting and automation (e.g. Bash, Python, Ansible, Terraform) * Experience working with regulated or financial services environments * Azure VMware Solution * Certifications in VMware technologies * Experience contributing to platform standards, patterns or internal engineering communities * Experience working closely with product owners and architecture teams ## Description We're looking for Infrastructure Specialists to join our Private Cloud Platform team, specialising in VMware technologies with a particular focus on VMware Cloud Foundation. This is a unique opportunity to be part of an ambitious team driving our technology modernisation agenda and helping us become the biggest FinTech in the UK. The role is firmly focused on automation-first platform engineering, shaping how infrastructure platforms, including VMware Cloud Foundation and Dell hardware, are built, deployed and operated through infrastructure-as-code. You'll help reduce manual intervention and enable safe, repeatable change at scale. We're looking for hands-on Infrastructure Specialists to help deliver the next generation of compute hosting platforms across our Private Cloud ecosystem. You'll design, build, operate and continuously improve services running on VMware and Bare Metal platforms. Using platform engineering and infrastructure-as-code principles, you'll drive automation, resilience, security and operational excellence across the platform lifecycle. As a technical authority, you'll provide expert guidance while working with internal teams, partners and vendors to deliver scalable, secure infrastructure solutions., Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities and we're committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop. ## Related Videos - [WebAssembly: The Next Frontier of Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/972-webassembly-the-next-frontier-of-cloud-computing) - [5 steps for running a Kubernetes environment at scale](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/88-5-steps-for-running-a-kubernetes-environment-at-scale) - [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) - [Unlocking the potential of Digital & IT at Vodafone](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/602-unlocking-the-potential-of-digital-it-at-vodafone) - [All your telemetry data from any source in one place](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/57-all-your-telemetry-data-from-any-source-in-one-place) ## 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) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london) - [Best Companies to work for in London: Top 25 Companies in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/187-best-companies-to-work-for-in-london-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers)