Senior Cloud Operations Engineer

Job Type:
Permanent
Job Sector:
IT
Region:
Yorkshire
Location:
Skipton
Salary:
£62,036 to £62,036 per annum
Salary Description:
£62036 plus benefits
Posted:
14/11/2024
Recruiter:
Skipton Building Society
Job Ref:
jr2118

Hours:Full time permanent role - 35 hours per week - Monday to Friday - 9am to 5pmHybrid working from Skipton Head Office (North Yorkshire) - Around 1 day per weekClosing Date:Thu, 28 Nov 2024At Skipton, we are committed to building scalable, reliable, and cutting-edge cloud infrastructure that empowers our business to innovate and grow. We are looking for a passionate and experienced Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to join our team and help shape the future of our cloud solutions. If you are excited about cloud technologies, automation, and working in a collaborative environment, we would love to hear from you!Who Are We?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 organisation. 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.We are seeking a talented professional with a strong background working in the Cloud Platform space, particularly within
Azure, to join our experienced team of Cloud Platform Engineers. Working within a Scaled Agile framework you will be responsible for delivering improvements and maintaining our existing cloud solutions, while working with your stakeholders to deliver and support vital work to improve the experience of our customers and colleagues.What’s In It For You?Skipton values work/life balance and we are proud to support hybrid and flexible working, where possible. We have a newly refurbished head office which offers a vibrant and collaborative working space.We have a range of other benefits available to you including;Annual discretionary bonus scheme25 days standard annual leave + bank holidays + rising 1 day per year of service to a maximum of 30 daysHoliday trading scheme allowing the ability to buy and sell additional annual leave daysMatching employer pension contribution (up to 10% per annum)Colleague mortgage (conditions apply)Salary sacrifice scheme for hybrid & electric carA commitment to training and development.Private medical insurance for all our colleagues3 paid volunteering days per annumDiverse and inclusive colleague networks available for you to join including our Carers and Pride Alliance groupsWe care about your health and wellbeing – we provide a range of benefits that support this including cycle to work initiative and discounted gym membershipWhat Will You Be Doing?Review designs, develop, and maintain scalable and secure cloud infrastructure solutions, predominately Azure.Working within an scaled Agile frameworkWorking alongside architecture on the implementation of cloud-native applications and services.Automate infrastructure provisioning and management using tools like b
icep, Powershell, Yamal, Python etc.Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software and data engineering teams, and security, to ensure seamless cloud integration and performance optimization.Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and fault tolerance of cloud services.Mentor engineers and contribute to a culture of continuous learning and improvement.Stay current with the latest cloud technologies and industry trends to recommend and implement innovative solutions.What Do We Need From You?To succeed in this role being experienced with the following would be advantageous. Deep expertise in cloud platforms, predominantly Azure (Certifications like Administrator Associate  AZ-104, Solutions Architect Expert AZ-305, DevOps Engineer Expert AZ-400, Design and implement Azure Network AZ-700, Azure technologies/Security AZ-500);Understanding and application of different development approaches e.g. iterative/ incremental methodologies (Scaled Agile) or traditional sequential methodologies (Waterfall). Irrespective of development methodology a DevOps approach may also be taken where development and operational staff work collaboratively.Promote and adhere to coding standards and review engineers code for improvements and efficiency to ensure quality;Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools;Experience with cloud monitoring, logging, and alerting tools (e.g Azure monitor, Azure alerts etc);Technical understanding of horizontal and vertical scaling methods to add addition capacity and optimise cost;Ability and confidence to review architectural designs, checking and challenging where and when needed.Able to use problem-solving tools and techniques to analyse and diagnose problems, including tools to troubleshoot and test cloud platform installations and cod
e deployments, and to record progress and report on the root cause analysis of incidents.Provide supervisory / managerial support on a temporary basis when required;Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative, cross-functional environment;Ability and confidence to deal with stakeholders at all levels, through promoting ideas, presenting updates, and deliver technical information in a way that can be understood easily;Confidence to check and challenge both within, and outside the team, where and when needed.

Contact Details:
Skipton Building Society
Tel: 0200 000 0000
Contact: Rory Hunt
Email:

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