Identity Platform Lead — Secure, Scalable & Resilient

Skipton Building Society; Skipton; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Annual leave 25 days

Pension contributions up to 10%

Private medical insurance

Wellbeing app

Volunteer opportunities

Cycle to work

Gym discounts

Home & Tech voucher

Job summary

Skipton Building Society is seeking a Platform Manager – Identity to lead the evolution of our core Identity platform. You will shape the strategy, deliver secure and scalable services, and guide a multidisciplinary engineering team to meet current and future business needs.

You will define roadmaps, balance delivery with operational stability, and partner with architecture, security and business teams to maximise platform value. Hybrid working, with three days in Skipton and two at home.

Qualifications

• Experience leading platform, engineering or technology teams within a complex environment.
• Strong leadership and coaching skills, with a proven ability to develop high-performing teams.
• Experience defining technology roadmaps and aligning delivery to strategic objectives.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence colleagues at all levels.
• Experience working within Agile and iterative delivery environments.
• Knowledge of risk management, governance, compliance and audit requirements.
• A passion for continuous improvement, operational excellence and delivering value to customers and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Defining and evolving the Identity platform roadmap, aligned to business priorities and wider technology strategy.
• Leading and developing a multidisciplinary engineering team, creating an environment where people can learn, grow and perform at their best.
• Driving continuous improvement across delivery, reliability, quality and platform performance.
• Owning platform priorities and making informed decisions that balance customer outcomes, technical evolution and operational stability.
• Ensuring the platform operates securely and effectively whilst meeting regulatory, risk and compliance requirements.
• Managing operational performance, reducing service disruption and improving resilience across Identity services.
• Building strong relationships with engineering, architecture, security and business teams to maximise platform value.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

Platform governance

Security & resilience

Roadmapping

Team coaching

Tools

Identity platform tech stack

Job description

Skipton Building Society is seeking a Platform Manager – Identity to lead the evolution of our core Identity platform. You will shape the strategy, deliver secure and scalable services, and guide a multidisciplinary engineering team to meet current and future business needs.

You will define roadmaps, balance delivery with operational stability, and partner with architecture, security and business teams to maximise platform value. Hybrid working, with three days in Skipton and two at home.