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Hours: 35hrs per week, permanent, Hybrid, 1 day a week at the office.

Closing Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2025

We are recruiting for a Principal Cloud (Azure) Engineer to play a key role in the development, implementation, and optimisation of our Azure Cloud infrastructure. If you are a strategic yet hands-on technical leader who thrives in a fast-paced and agile environment where technology is central to our organisational goals, then this may be the job for you!

Who Are We?

Not just another building society. Not just another job.

We're the fourth biggest building society in the UK and are a mutual organisation owned by our members, not shareholders.

Our colleagues say Skipton is a great place to work, and you could be one of them, bringing new ideas to keep customers at the heart of what we do.

Whatever your background and goals, we'll help you take the next step towards a better future.

You will work within our IT function as part of our Cloud Engineering teams on our Azure Platform, ensuring it is fit for purpose, resilient, scalable, and capable of delivering value quickly. The team consists of around 20 engineers, where you will serve as the overall lead technical authority and decision-maker. The teams collaborate closely with other IT, software, and data engineering teams building innovative solutions within our Azure Platform.

What’s In It For You?

Skipton values work/life balance and supports hybrid and flexible working where possible. Our newly refurbished head office offers a vibrant and collaborative workspace.

Additional benefits include:

• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
• Holiday trading scheme
• Matching pension contributions (up to 10%)
• Colleague mortgage options (conditions apply)
• Salary sacrifice schemes for hybrid & electric cars
• Training and development opportunities
• Private medical insurance
• Three paid volunteering days per year
• Diverse colleague networks including Carers and Pride Alliance
• Health and wellbeing benefits, including cycle-to-work and gym discounts

What Will You Be Doing?

As part of our cloud strategy, we are migrating services to Azure and developing new solutions. You will provide expertise to multiple teams involved in evolving our Azure platform, including:

• Leading technical decisions in Azure Cloud solutions, IaC, automation, and security.
• Defining best practices and ensuring adherence to security, compliance, and performance standards.
• Driving DevOps and SRE principles to enhance operational efficiency and resilience.
• Collaborating with senior leadership and various teams to align cloud investments with digital transformation goals.
• Advising on Azure cost management and implementing efficiency strategies.
• Mentoring teams to embed technical excellence and regulatory compliance.

What Do We Need From You?

You should have expert knowledge of Azure cloud services, including networking, data services, automation, and security. Your skills should include proficiency with Powershell, Terraform, Bicep, and Azure DevOps pipelines. You should also have hands-on experience with Azure security and identity management. Additional requirements include:

• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Proven leadership and mentoring abilities.
• Strong solution architecture skills for scalable, high-performance cloud solutions.
• Strategic thinking and cross-team collaboration skills.
• A passion for learning and continuous improvement.