Senior Full Stack Engineer Azure

Job Description

At Aberdeen our ambition is to be the UKs leading Wealth & Investments group.

Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industrys best talent.

Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients customers colleagues shareholders and society.

We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service supported by leading technology and talent.

Aberdeen comprises three businesses interactive investor (ii) Investments and Adviser each of which focuses on meeting and adapting to our clients evolving needs:

• interactive investor the UKs second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform enables individuals in the UK to plan save and invest in the way that works for them.

• Our Adviser business provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers enabling them to create value for their customers.

• Our Investments business is a specialist asset manager that focuses on areas where we have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market through either public markets or alternative asset classes.
  

About the Department

The Client Technology team at Aberdeen focuses on delivering exceptional experiences for colleagues and clients by placing them at the centre of everything we do. The Technology function drives the strategic direction and management of all IT systems including system design programming network and budget planning database management and operations. The Application Development & Support area develops and maintains all internal and external applications while the Web Mobile and Front-End team ensures seamless user experiences through expert design and support of distributed object-oriented systems.

About the Role

Were looking for a proactive and technically strongSenior Full Stack Engineerto join ourClient Technology team focusing on theAzure-based application layerthat powers our web-based client solutions. As the digital shop window for our clients this team plays a pivotal role in delivering seamless high-performing and secure technology experiences.

This role is ideal for someone passionate about building cloud-integrated applications on Microsoft Azure proactively solving complex technical challenges and developing innovative solutions using modern Microsoft technologies. Youll be responsible for designing developing and supporting backend services and infrastructure that deliver scalable secure and highly reliable web solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design develop and maintain Azure-based applications that power client-facing solutions.

• Build scalable secure and high-performance backend services using Microsoft Azure technologies.

• Design and develop APIs (including OpenAPI and OAuth).

• Implement automation and scripting usingSQLAzure CLI andPowerShell.

• Support infrastructure-as-code using tools such asTerraform.

• Design and manageCI/CD workflowsthroughAzure DevOps.

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver secure efficient and compliant solutions.

• Troubleshoot optimise and enhance application performance across the Azure ecosystem.

• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture of innovation and continuous learning.
  

About the Candidate

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Strong experience withMicrosoft Azure including Storage Account Networking App Services Key Vault and Managed Identities.

• Strong proficiency inSQLand scripting (Azure CLI PowerShell).

• Proficient in designing and developing APIs technologies(OpenAPI OAuth).

• Experience withinfrastructure-as-code(e.g. Terraform).

• Proficient in designing and managingCI/CD workflowswithinAzure DevOps.

• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to development.

• Solid understanding ofsecuritycompliance andagile delivery.

• Passionate aboutlearning new technologiesand sharing knowledge across the team.

• Collaborative team player with the ability to mentor and support others.
  

Additional Desirable Skills:

• Experience of C# Azure Function Apps

• Experience of data orchestration tools (e.g. Azure Data Factory)

• Experience 8 and above

• Experience of GraphQL

• Exposure to Snowflake or DBT
  

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.

Our benefits

Theres more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn get involved and be supported.

When you join us your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days annual leave a 16% employer pension contribution a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable) private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits including gym discounts season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefitshere.

Our business

Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas our vectors of growth focused on our clients changing needs. You can find out more about what we dohere.

An inclusive way of working

Whatever way you like to work if you have the talent and commitment to join our team wed like to hear from you.

At Aberdeen weve adopted a blended working approach. This approach combines the benefits of face-to-face collaboration coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles their teams our clients and our business.

An inclusive culture where diverse perspectives drive our actions is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you need assistance with your application or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements for example because you are neurodivergent or have a physical sensory cognitive mental visible or invisible disability please let us know and well be happy to help.

Were committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds experience cognitive and neurodiversity age gender gender identity sexual orientation disability religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.

If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.