Private Cloud Infrastructure Specialist

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End DateThursday 22 January 2026

Salary Range£72,702 - £80,780

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Job Description Summary.

Job Description
JOB TITLE: Senior Database Administrator (Private Cloud Infrastrucure)
SALARY: £72,702-80,780
LOCATION: Manchester
HOURS: Full time
WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office site

About this opportunity
We are modernising with cloud, a platform that is fast, secure and resilient for customers and easy, modern and green for developers.
We're looking for Senior Database Administrators to join our Private Cloud Platform. You'll have a unique opportunity to be part of an ambitious team with the purpose of driving our tech modernisation agenda and enable us to become the biggest Fintech in the UK.
The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience in database platform engineering and a passion for technology. Commitment to delivering high-quality, scalable solutions is a must. You will have worked hands-on with MS SQL and PostgreSQL database technologies and bring your expertise to our specialist team.
About us
Like the modern Britain we serve, we're evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We're growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too…

Job Description
On a day to day basis you will:
* Understand the business area to facilitate the best solution design with team members and product owners
* Be environment aware, identify technical impediments / bottlenecks and work directly to resolve
* Be technology agnostic and willing to adapt approach in pursuit of the best solution
* Be anchored to core engineering area and carry the ability to test and learn
* Understand Systems Thinking and Service Design to mitigate reactive solutions that leads to further technical debt
* Understand agile and the relationship between agile definitions and automated delivery
* Be passionate about automating everything
* Be industry aware and understand the importance of new technical approaches to evolve solutions and the experience of the team
* Have the ability to mentor and coach others, always sharing knowledge for the benefit of the team

What you'll need
Expertise in a private cloud environment specialising in one or more of the following technologies:
* PostgreSQL (including HA)
* Microsoft SQL Server (AAG, SSIS, SSAS, SSIS)
* Powershell
* T-SQL
* PL/pgSQL
* Supporting, managing and designing enterprise systems, including HA/DR solutions
* Agile ways of working
* Designing or contributing to solutions for a Private Cloud Environment
* Backup / Restore and Disaster recovery processes
* Defect Management
* Performance Optimisation
* Technical fault-finding Level 3 & 4
* Security best practises and compliance standards
* Mentoring Colleagues and supporting technical development of others
* Service design and associated methodologies
* Problem solving and communication skills
* Industry based best practice

And any experience of this would be really useful:
* Ansible
* Backstage / Harness / IDP
* Github Enterprise
* MongoDB

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