Cloud Platform Engineer

Yorkshire Building Society; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday 25 days + Bank Holidays + buy

Bonus 7% on target (up to 15%)

Pension up to 11% employer

Private medical insurance

My Benefits portal

Job summary

Yorkshire Building Society is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to deliver, operate, and continuously improve our Azure cloud platform, ensuring secure and scalable capabilities across the organisation.

You will build and enhance Azure foundational services, implement automation with Terraform, GitHub Actions and GitOps, manage AKS clusters, observability tooling, and CI/CD pipelines, while collaborating with security and engineering teams to embed best practices and drive platform reliability.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on Azure engineering experience spanning networking, IAM, policies and core services.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and automation tooling such as Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and GitOps.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration across cross-functional teams.
• Solid understanding of SRE principles, observability and operational best practices in cloud environments.
• Security-first mindset with enterprise cloud security governance experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver, operate, and continuously improve the Azure cloud platform.
• Build, manage, and enhance Azure foundational services and automate using Terraform, GitHub Actions, and GitOps.
• Operate and maintain platform services including AKS clusters, observability tooling, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with engineering, security, and technology teams to embed best practices and secure solutions.
• Develop reusable modules, templates, and patterns to support cloud-native delivery and incident reviews.

Skills

Azure engineering

Automation tooling

Cross-functional teamwork

Problem solving

Security governance

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Actions

GitOps

AKS

CI/CD pipelines

Observability tooling

Job description

Join a hands-on engineering role where you’ll deliver and continuously improve a modern Azure cloud platform. This is an opportunity to drive engineering excellence, enhance developer experience, and shape secure, scalable cloud capabilities that enable wider teams to deliver software efficiently.

About the role

As a Cloud Platform Engineer, you will deliver, operate, and continuously improve the organisation’s Azure cloud platform, ensuring secure and scalable cloud capabilities.

• Build, manage, and enhance Azure foundational services and implement automation using tools such as Terraform, GitHub Actions, and GitOps to support platform engineering and operations
• Operate and maintain platform services including AKS clusters, observability tooling, and CI/CD pipelines to ensure reliability, performance, and continuous improvement
• Collaborate with engineering, security, and technology teams to support platform adoption, embed best practices, and deliver secure, compliant cloud solutions
• Contribute to continuous improvement by developing reusable modules, templates, and engineering patterns that support cloud‑native delivery
• Troubleshoot complex platform issues, perform root cause analysis, and support incident reviews to improve platform stability and performance.

About you

You’ll be a skilled cloud engineer with a strong focus on platform engineering, automation, and secure cloud delivery within modern technology environments.

• Strong hands‑on Azure engineering experience, including networking, IAM, policies, and cloud platform services
• Experience with infrastructure‑as‑code and automation tooling such as Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and GitOps approaches
• Strong problem‑solving, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across cross‑functional teams and deliver high‑quality outcomes
• Solid understanding of SRE principles, observability, and operational best practices within cloud environments
• Security‑first mindset with experience applying enterprise cloud security practices and governance controls

About us

At YBS we don’t have shareholders, we have members. We care about people and that includes you. So here, you’ll be respected for who you are, you’ll be able to bring your whole self to work, and you’ll have everything you need to build a long and rewarding career.

Flexibility.

We offer a range of flexible working options without unsocial hours, which can help you find a healthy work‑life balance. Whether it’s finishing early for an appointment or fitting your studies and hobbies in around your working hours, we can help make it work for you. We’re happy to talk flexible working and you can reach out to us anytime to discuss this during the recruitment process.

Development.

We want you to feel challenged here. Whatever your ambitions, we’re committed to helping you develop your skills and move ahead in your career journey. From day one, we’ll set you up for success with a brilliant induction and full training plan, all designed to get you up to speed quickly.

Inclusivity.

We’re passionate about creating an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and able to be themselves. If you’ll go the extra mile to help our members, you’ll fit right in and feel you belong here.

About our Benefits

We offer lots of fantastic rewards that you can make the most of in and out of work, including:

• Holiday. You’ll get 25 days plus Bank Holidays, as well as the option to buy up to a further 5 days.
• Bonus. At YBS we work collaboratively and share in our success together, so when we reach our goals were all rewarded with an on target bonus of 7% of eligible pay (with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%).
• Pension. We know how important it is to save towards the future, that’s why we’ll contribute up 11% into your YBS pension.
• Healthcare. Health and wellbeing are an important part of life at YBS, when you join us you’ll have access to a range of health benefits to suit your life including private medical insurance, dental and healthcare plans.
• My Benefits. When you join YBS you’ll have access to our self‑service benefits portal, where you can access a range of retail, hospitality and health discounts.

Want more information?

If you have any questions about this role, please contact [e-mail]