Platform Manager - Identity

Skipton Building Society; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Skipton Building Society is seeking a Platform Manager – Identity to shape and evolve our Identity platform, ensuring secure, resilient and scalable services that support colleagues and members as we transform technology.

You will lead a multidisciplinary engineering team, define the roadmap, and drive improvements across delivery, reliability and security to meet current and future business needs. Closing date 8 Aug 2026, 35 hours per week.

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.

Job description

Hours:35 hours per weekClosing Date:Sat, 8 Aug 2026We're looking for a Platform Manager – Identity to help shape and evolve one of the most critical technology capabilities within Skipton.Identity sits at the heart of everything we do. It enables colleagues to work securely, protects our members, supports digital experiences and provides the foundations for trusted access across the organisation. As our Platform Manager for Identity, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring these services remain secure, resilient and ready for the future.This is an exciting opportunity to combine leadership, strategy and technology. You'll lead a multidisciplinary engineering team, define the future direction of the Identity platform and drive improvements that create value for both colleagues and members. From modernising capabilities and strengthening security to improving reliability and delivery performance, you'll help shape how Identity supports Skipton's wider technology transformation.If you're passionate about technology leadership, building high-performing teams and creating secure, scalable platforms that make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you.At Skipton, we're founded on fairness. We exist to do right by our members and we believe that starts with doing right by our people. S
o whoever you are and whatever you bring, there's a place for you here and a genuine plan for where you go next.

What You’ll Do

Technology, Transformation and ResilienceEvery day at Skipton is innovation day. Join our Technology team and you'll discover that we're constantly focused on real challenges as we build the tools that get things done for our members, quicker than you imagine. As Platform Manager for Identity, you'll be responsible for the vision, performance and continuous evolution of our Identity platform, ensuring it delivers secure, reliable and scalable services that support both current and future business needs.

• 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.