
Yorkshire Water
Cloud Engineer
Job Description
Salary: £27,000 - 67,000 per year
Requirements:- Experience of managing Microsoft Azure
- Experience designing, implementing, and operating build & release automation and continuous integration and deployment, especially to Azure or to VMware VCF
- Proficiency in scripting and programming languages (Python, Bash, Powershell, KQL, etc.)
- Familiarity with infrastructure automation using tools like Ansible and Terraform
- Experience of DevOps practices and working with Agile methodologies including SAFe
- Unix & Windows system administration skills, preferably in a container-focused environment
- Excellent knowledge of integration with various infrastructures within an enterprise organization
- It would also be beneficial to have:
- Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator
- Microsoft Certified Security Engineer
- Knowledge of CI/CD tools like Octopus, Azure DevOps
- Knowledge/Experience of VMware
- Knowledge/Experience of Microsoft Active Directory
- Knowledge/Experience of Microsoft SQL Server, IIS, SCCM
- Familiarity with scripting technologies (PowerShell)
- Knowledge of Enterprise Networks and TCP/IP
- Provision and manage PaaS, SaaS, and IaaS resources using tools like Azure Resource Manager templates, Bicep, and/or Terraform
- Develop, implement, and maintain cloud security guidelines, standards, and best practices
- Collaborate with development, architecture, and IT teams on the evaluation and implementation of new services based on requirements
- Monitor environments for security vulnerabilities and independently take action to remediate and/or mitigate risks
- Work in both Linux and Windows-based environments and associated code frameworks
- Perform a senior cloud engineering role on technology projects
- Create high-quality detailed technical designs to support overall technical solutions in line with strategies and roadmaps, ensuring non-functional requirements are catered for
- Participate in an on-call rotation to provide coverage during off-business hours
- Active Directory
- Ansible
- Azure
- Bash
- CI/CD
- Cloud
- DevOps
- IaaS
- Support
- Linux
- PaaS
- PowerShell
- Python
- SQL
- Security
- Terraform
- Unix
- VMware
- Windows
- Office 365
More:
We are Yorkshire Water, a leading water utility company based in the Yorkshire region of England. We offer a competitive salary ranging from £57,156 to £71,445, along with a performance-related annual bonus opportunity and an attractive pension scheme with up to 12% company contribution. Our benefits package includes 25 days of annual leave, additional wellness days, life assurance cover, and a variety of health-focused options. This position is hybrid, allowing for 1-2 days in the office each week, initially based in Bradford and moving to Leeds Valley Park in summer 2026. As part of our TEC team, you will play a vital role in ensuring that our customers receive exceptional service while helping to protect the environment.
last updated 39 week of 2026
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£60,000
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This salary is 22% below the UK median for Software Engineers (£60,000/yr).
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