Cloud Engineer

Job introduction

As a Cloud Engineer, you'll help shape, deliver and continuously improve the Azure services that support our members, colleagues and business teams every day. This is a hands-on role where your engineering skills will directly contribute to secure, reliable and scalable cloud platforms.

You'll work with modern cloud delivery practices, including Infrastructure-as-Code, automation and CI/CD, to make change more repeatable, controlled and sustainable. You'll also play an important part in keeping live services healthy through monitoring, troubleshooting and continuous improvement.

We're also adopting AI responsibly as part of our engineering toolkit, so this is a great opportunity for someone who's curious about using tools such as Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Copilot or similar technologies to improve efficiency, documentation and problem solving, while working within clear governance and security standards.

At Skipton, we're founded on fairness. We exist to do right by our members - and we believe that starts with doing right by our people. So whoever you are and whatever you bring, there's a place for you here and a genuine plan for where you go next.

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.

What You’ll Need

• 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.

What’s In It For You

Your work matters.

And the way we reward you matters, too.

At Skipton, we offer pay and benefits that really do make life better, together with a genuine thank you for making a difference.

• 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

We’re here to make life better for our members.
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.

What it's like to work here
Life at Skipton

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.

Apply now

Sounds like you? Then apply now.

You don't need to tick every box - we look for people who care about our members and who want to grow at the same time. The rest can follow.