E1 - Cloud Platform Engineer

Nationwide Building Society; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to private medical insurance

Highly competitive pension

Annual performance-related bonus

Training and development opportunities

Life assurance coverage

Wellness program access

Paid volunteering days

Job summary

A renowned financial institution in the UK is looking for a Cloud Platform Engineer. The successful candidate will manage the reliability and performance of cloud platforms, utilize automation tools, and collaborate with teams to enhance service delivery. With a commitment to employee development, the organization offers hybrid working and various employee benefits, including private medical insurance and a competitive pension scheme.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Cloud Platform Engineer with hands-on use of Infrastructure as Code.
• Capability to automate manual tasks and implement solutions successfully.
• Proactive approach to enhancing operational reliability.

Responsibilities

• Manage the reliability and performance of cloud platforms.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure services meet operational standards.
• Drive efficiency through automation and infrastructure improvements.

Skills

Cloud Fundamentals

Infrastructure as Code

BASH

Python

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

As part of Nationwide’s exciting and growing team of Cloud Platform engineers, you’ll have an SRE (Site Reliability Engineer) mindset with the ability to act like a Developer and think like a Systems Operator. We invest in our people to ensure we create multi-functional engineers and retain the skills within the organisation. Our engineers are responsible for the delivery of Cloud technical solutions for assigned missions alongside providing consultancy and support services as required. As part of the Cloud Operations team, we are looking for talented people to help us achieve our goals.

We are happy to consider flexible working approaches to help you perform at your best.

At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected.

For this job you'll spend at least two days per week, or if part time you'll spend 40% of your working time, based at either our Swindon or London office. If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works. You can also find out more about our approach to hybrid working here.

If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so please apply as soon as you can.

What you’ll be doing

As a core member of the Cloud Platform Operations team, you will be responsible for the reliability, availability and performance of the cloud platforms and services that underpin Nationwide's operations.

We are offering training and development within Cloud, specifically around AWS and Terraform which will help you to build Service Management knowledge and experience to ensure incidents are managed within SLAs and changes are implemented successfully, first time. You will take charge in building and managing scalable, self-healing, globally distributed cloud platforms and also collaborate with architecture, security, engineering teams and the wider Engineering Centre of Excellence to set up best in class cloud platforms and subsequently provide guidance on their consumption. You'll also work with our consumers in the Development and Feature teams to ensure reliability of service.

In addition to this, you'll utilise your experience to proactively seek opportunities to drive efficiency and cost reduction by automating manual and repetitive tasks. You'll also develop features and codified artefacts for platform improvements leveraging automation and infrastructure as code and lead architectural & design with regards to the operational reliability of NBS cloud platforms.

About you

We are seeking an Engineer (Cloud Platform Engineer) with a foundation in Cloud Platforms and a passion for problem-solving. You will have:

• A positive mindset to develop additional skills for cloud-based technologies and have a working understanding of Cloud Fundamentals
• Demonstrable experience as a Cloud Platform Engineer, including hands‑on use of Infrastructure as Code and automated scripts via CI/CD pipelines
• Proven skills with coding languages such as BASH and Python
• A good understanding of Infrastructure as Code principles, with all configuration and deployment delivered through tools such as Terraform and Ansible
• A thirst for knowledge and the ability to demonstrate a commitment to personal development

Our customer first behaviours put customers and members at the heart of how we work together. They are the set of behaviours that every colleague needs to display, in every role:

• Feel what customers feel - We step into our customers’ shoes, using their feedback and insights to empathise with them and to understand their needs, so that every decision we make starts and finishes with our customers in mind
• Say it straight - We are brave in speaking out and saying what we think – we’re honest and direct with good intent, openly sharing diverse perspectives to reach the best conclusions and using language everyone can understand
• Push for better - We don’t settle for mediocrity, we challenge the status quo, taking responsibility for continuous improvement and personal development
• Get it done - We prioritise what will have the greatest impact, we are decisive, and we take accountability for delivering brilliant customer outcomes

You can strengthen your application by showing how our customer first behaviours resonate with you, and where you may have already demonstrated these.

The extras you’ll get

There are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including:

• Access to private medical insurance
• A highly competitive pension to help you build a strong foundation for retirement
• Access to an annual performance related bonus
• Training and development to help you progress your career
• A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Life assurance to provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones in the event of your death
• Wellhub – access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness
• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year

Banking – but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society

We forge our own path at Nationwide.

As a mutual, we’re owned by our members – those customers who bank, save or have a mortgage with us. We challenge the financial sector status quo. We don’t see customers as the engine of our own profit. We share our profits with them and put their needs first. Always there when they need us. Supporting them and their lives.

If you’re inspired by fairer finances, passionate about making a meaningful impact, and truly care about our customers, you’re one of us.

At Nationwide, you are challenged to grow and rewarded for doing so. Valued. Recognised. Inspired to be your best. As a community we want our working lives to count. As a team, we celebrate what we achieve. As a standard‑setter, we work for the good of customers, communities, and broader society.

We are purpose‑driven. Uncompromisingly customer. Unstoppably Nationwide.

What to do next

If this role is for you, please click the ‘Apply Now’ button. You’ll need to attach your up‑to‑date CV and answer a few quick questions for us.

We respond to everyone, so we will be in contact shortly after the closing date to let you know the outcome of your application.

If you are successful in this role, your internal title will be E1 - Engineer