Cloud Engineer

Hours: Full time permanent role - 35 hours per week - Monday to Friday - 9am to 5pm Hybrid working from Skipton Head Office (North Yorkshire) - 3 days per week. Closing Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2026.

What You'll Do Every day at Skipton is innovation day. Join our Technology team and you'll discover that we're constantly focused on real challenges as we build the tools that get things done for our members - quicker than you imagine.

Within our Technology team, you'll help design, build and operate Azure-based services that are secure, resilient and easy to support. You'll work closely with colleagues across engineering, service and delivery teams to improve cloud platform reliability, automate routine activity and support better outcomes for our members.

Design, deliver and automate Azure-based solutions in line with platform standards, security requirements and service reliability expectations.

Deploy and maintain cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code, particularly Terraform, reusable modules, source control and CI/CD pipelines.

Monitor service health, respond to alerts, troubleshoot incidents and contribute to root cause analysis and ongoing service improvement.

Improve observability across Azure services through effective logging, monitoring, alerting and operational dashboards.

Support the migration of existing systems to Azure and the deployment of new cloud-based services using repeatable, well-documented approaches.

Identify opportunities to automate routine tasks, reduce manual effort and improve the reliability, security, scalability and cost efficiency of cloud platform operations.

Use AI-assisted engineering tools responsibly to support scripting, troubleshooting, documentation and knowledge discovery, validating outputs against organisational standards.

We work in a hybrid way, balancing flexibility with collaboration. For this role, you'll typically spend three days a week in our Skipton office, with the remaining two days working from home.

Hands on experience supporting or delivering services in Microsoft Azure across IaaS, PaaS or SaaS capabilities. Practical experience with Infrastructure-as-Code, ideally Terraform, including creating, updating or maintaining Azure infrastructure definitions. Awareness of CI/CD practices and experience working with source control, pull requests, code reviews or automated deployment pipelines.

Good understanding of service availability, monitoring, alerting, incident response and operational support in a cloud environment. Ability to troubleshoot Azure platform issues, investigate root causes and deliver practical, sustainable fixes.

We welcome graduates and aspiring cloud engineers, with some practical Azure experience advantageous.

Understanding of cloud networking and security concepts, such as virtual networks, DNS, routing, firewalls, identity management, encryption, policy enforcement and least privilege access.

A collaborative, growth minded approach, with clear communication skills and curiosity about using AI assisted engineering tools responsibly and securely.

• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days standard annual leave + bank holidays + rising 1 day per year of service to a max of 30 days
• Matching employer pension contribution (up to 10% per annum)
• Colleague Mortgages and access to Skipton products and services at discounted rates
• Flexible working to help balance your commitments
• Private medical insurance, health and wellbeing app, volunteering opportunities, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym memberships
• Lifestyle perks such as a Home and Tech voucher, which can be used at Currys, and IKEA

About Skipton. Our story began in 1853 in Skipton, North Yorkshire. Today, you'll find us across England and Scotland, from Aberdeen to Plymouth. We help over a million members put down roots, save for what matters, and feel good about their money.

As a mutual, they own us, so everything we do is for them. You'll feel that same fairness and purpose in how all 2,500 of our colleagues work together, too. It all means that life at Skipton is more exciting than you imagine.

We talk and we listen to each other. And we make decisions as a team. That way, you get all the support you need to do work that works for everyone.

For most of our roles there's the option of blended working, which means we mix working from home and meeting in person. The right balance depends on your role, and what works best for you, your manager, and your team.

We also value what everyone brings to Skipton. And we create a fair place where you can be yourself. Our colleague networks play a big role in this. They connect people with similar life experiences and make our workplace warm, friendly, inclusive and welcoming.

It's not just our members who are important to us. You are, too. Lots of organisations talk about wellbeing, but they don't always back it up. As a mutual, we put people first. And that includes the people who work here.

So, when we say we care about your wellbeing, we mean it. Wellbeing isn't just one thing. It's about feeling good, having energy, and being able to be yourself and perform at your best. That's why we offer help for your mental and physical health across five key areas. What's more, it's help that you can actually use too - not just read about.

Not just another building society. Not just another job. We're the fourth biggest building society in the UK and what makes us a bit different is that we're a mutual organization. We don't have shareholders; we're owned by our members. Our colleagues say Skipton's a great place to work, and you could be one of them, bringing with you new ideas on how we can keep customers at the heart of what we do.

Whatever your background, and whatever your goals, we'll help you take the next step towards a better future. Why? It's just the way we are. We care about sustainability and look to the long term for both colleagues and customers. And we know that when we build better futures as individuals, we build better futures as a business.