Senior Cloud Engineer in Humber

Company description: Water Utility Company based in Yorkshire region of England.

We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience £57,156 - £71,445. Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year). Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution). Development opportunities in line with the Senior Cloud Engineer progression plan. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus 2 extra wellness days! Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary. A great benefits package choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover. Retail savings scheme. Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!

Location: This role will initially be based in Bradford but we are moving our office to Leeds Valley Park in summer 2026, so you’ll be based there in the future - Hybrid Working (1-2 days office a week Bradford/Leeds).

Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Cloud Engineer to join the TEC team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers.

What we do: Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it’s so much more than this. We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity.

The purpose of the Senior Cloud Engineer is to design, develop and maintain effective & efficient cloud infrastructure services used for the delivery of IT solutions across all areas of the Kelda Group. Defining best practice use of cloud infrastructure services, managing detailed infrastructure risks and implementing associated mitigating controls, identifying opportunities to innovate through the existing infrastructure, and contributing to the overall infrastructure strategy enhancing or protecting value and meeting Regulatory and operational requirements. They will provide 24/7 cover as part of a standby rota.

Where you fit in: As our Senior Cloud Engineer you will:

• 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 evaluation and implementation of new services based on the requirements.
• Monitor environments for security vulnerabilities and independently take action to remediate and/or mitigate risks.
• Able to work in both Linux and Windows based environments and associated code frameworks.
• Perform a senior cloud engineering role on technology projects.
• Creating high quality detailed technical designs to support overall technical solution 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.

What skills & qualifications you will need:

• 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.
• Scripting and Programming languages in (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 organisation.

It would also be good if you have any of the following:

• 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.
• Scripting Technologies (PowerShell).
• Knowledge of Enterprise Networks and TCP/IP.

Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, it’s important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling childcare responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isn’t always easy!

If you’re an experienced Cloud Engineer and want to help us deliver exceptional service for our customers whilst protecting the environment, then apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer for you.

Closing date 20th May. If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance. All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.

We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible. If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process, please include this information in your application. We will then discuss any reasonable adjustments required.

Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.