Cloud Application Engineer (Business Systems)

YouLend Limited; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative fintech company is seeking a Cloud Application Engineer to enhance efficiency and security across its cloud-based services. This role involves integrating business applications, managing identity with Microsoft Entra ID, and deploying AI-driven tools to streamline workflows. The ideal candidate will have strong technical skills, excellent communication abilities, and a passion for improving internal processes. Join a dynamic team that values creativity and collaboration in a supportive environment, where your contributions will directly impact the future of financial services.

Benefits

Stock Options

Private Medical Insurance

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave

Free Gym

Subsidised Lunch

Cycle to Work Scheme

Deliveroo Allowance

Monthly Masseuse

Team Socials

Football/Squash Club

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra ID and identity governance.
• Strong understanding of Azure services and automation tools.

Responsibilities

• Integrate and optimize business-facing applications using Entra ID.
• Automate IT processes and manage identity across cloud applications.

Skills

Microsoft Entra ID

Azure AD

Power Automate

REST APIs

ChatGPT/Open AI

Documentation Skills

Problem-Solving

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Microsoft Certified: SC-300

Microsoft Certified: PL-900

ITIL Foundation

Tools

ServiceNow

Jira Service Management

SolarWinds

Job description

About Us

YouLend is the preferred global embedded financing platform for many of the world’s leading e-commerce sites, tech companies and payment services providers such as Amazon, eBay, Shopify, Mollie, Dojo, Paysafe, Just Eat Takeaway and Takepayments. Our software platform and APIs enable our partners to offer flexible financing products, in their desired branding, to their merchant base. With YouLend's AI-driven credit risk assessment solutions, more merchants and SMEs than ever can receive fast, flexible and affordable funding. We operate in 9+ geographies across the UK, EU and the US.

We believe that the future of financial services will be delivered by customer-oriented tech companies that embed financing in their customer journeys, and we are building the solutions that will power that future.

The Role:

YouLend is looking for a forward-thinking Cloud Application Engineer (Business Systems) to help drive efficiency, security, and intelligence across the company’s cloud-based SaaS estate. Reporting directly to the Head of Internal IT, you will be responsible for integrating and optimising business-facing applications, managing identity and access via Entra ID, and deploying automation and AI-powered tools to improve internal workflows.

This is a hands-on, business-enabling IT role, and is best suited to a technically capable individual with excellent communication skills, who can work across systems, teams, and tools to make YouLend’s cloud services secure, scalable, and smart.

Entra ID & SaaS Identity Integration

· Configure and maintain Single Sign-On (SSO), Conditional Access, and SCIM integrations for SaaS platforms using Microsoft Entra ID.

· Support secure identity and access management across business-facing cloud applications.

Business SaaS Automation & Integration

· Automate common business and IT processes using Power Automate, Zapier, or lo-code/no-code platforms.

· Own and support the resilient automation of license management, access requests, joiner, mover, and leaver (JML) workflows, integrating identity and application provisioning.

AI-Driven Productivity

· Build and manage AI-powered chatbots, Copilot agents, or workflow assistants for internal tools like Slack, Jira, and Microsoft 365.

· Identify opportunities for AI to reduce repetitive tasks and improve team efficiency.

Cloud Application Ownership

· Lead the onboarding, integration, and ongoing optimisation of SaaS platforms in use across YouLend.

· Partner with business stakeholders to ensure platforms are compliant, well-governed and effectively adopted.

Security & Compliance

· Collaborate with the Cyber Security team to ensure all SaaS platforms meet DORA, ISO27001:2022, and internal compliance standards.

· Work in accordance with change management processes, maintain documentation and support internal audits or vendor reviews.

Collaboration & Enablement

· Work closely with YouLend’s Legal, Finance, Ops, and other teams to ensure business systems are integrated into workflows.

· Provide technical leadership on tooling decisions, platform setup, and SaaS lifecycle governance.

Essential:

Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), including identity governance, SSO, and access control.

· Solid understanding of business-facing Azure services such as Azure AD, Conditional Access, and Application Proxy.

· Familiarity with automation tools, such as Power Automate or Zapier.

· Experience working with ChatGPT/Open AI bots, Copilot Studio, or other workflow agents.

· Ability to work with REST APIs and interpret JSON (basic scripting experience beneficial).

· Excellent documentation, problem-solving, and stakeholder engagement skills.

· Strong focus on building security and resilience into workflows/services from the ground up

· Proven ability to balance agility with change management controls, ensuring stability and stakeholder visibility in a fast-moving environment.

Desirable Skills:

· Exposure to ITSM tools such as ServiceNow, Jira Service Management or SolarWinds.

· Experience with SaaS risk assessments or vendor onboarding.

· Knowledge of scripting (e.g., PowerShell, Python) for integration or automation tasks.

· Experience designing or maintaining low-code/no-code apps.

· Experience working in an FCA-regulated environment.

Certifications (Preferred, Not Required)

· Microsoft Certified: SC-300 (Identity and Access Administrator)

· Microsoft Certified: PL-900 (Power Platform Fundamentals)

· Microsoft Certified: AI-900 (AI Fundamentals)

· ITIL Foundation or equivalent

Salary: £60-90,000 + 30% annual bonus (based on performance)

Why join YouLend?

• Award-Winning Workplace:YouLend has been recognised as one of the “Best Places to Work 2024” by the Sunday Times for being a supportive, diverse, and rewarding workplace.
• Award-Winning Fintech: YouLend has been recognised as a “Top 250 Fintech Worldwide” company by CNBC.

We offer comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Stock Options
• Private Medical insurance via Vitality
• EAP with Health Assured
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Modern and sophisticated office space in Central London
• Free Gym in office building in Holborn
• Subsidised Lunch via Feedr
• Cycle to work scheme
• Deliveroo Allowance if working late in office
• Monthly in office Masseuse
• Team and Company Socials
• Football Power League / Squash Club

At YouLend, we champion diversity and embrace equal opportunity employment practices. Our hiring, transfer, and promotion decisions are exclusively based on qualifications, merit, and business requirements, free from any discrimination based on race, gender, age, disability, religion, nationality, or any other protected basis under applicable law.