Senior Engineer - Data

Location: City of Edinburgh

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**** Job Description
**** At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UK’s 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 industry’s 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 UK’s 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 Domain is responsible for shaping data capabilities that drive client-focused outcomes. The department works closely with architects, technical leads, and business stakeholders to design, evolve, and communicate data models that underpin our digital and analytical solutions.
** About the Role
** We are seeking a detail-oriented and technically proficient Senior Engineer to join our Data & Analytics team. This role is instrumental in delivering clean, modern, and efficient data solutions across cloud-native platforms.
** Key Responsibilities
*** Develop solutions across Snowflake, Azure, and DBT platforms.
* Lead migration and optimisation of applications using Azure cloud-native services.
* Write clean, testable, and maintainable code following industry standards.
* Implement CI/CD pipelines and test automation using Azure Dev Ops or JIRA.
* Apply AI-powered development tools to improve engineering productivity.
* Drive continuous improvement in tools, technologies, and practices.
* Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning and retrospectives.
* Mentor peers and junior team members through technical guidance.
* Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver user-centric solutions.
** About the Candidate
** The ideal candidate will possess the following:
* Strong understanding of data warehousing, ELT/ETL processes, and data modelling.
* Proficiency in Azure, Snowflake, and DBT.
* Experience in application modernisation and migration.
* Ability to produce clean, testable, maintainable code.
* CI/CD pipeline implementation and test automation.
* Familiarity with AI-powered development tools like Git Hub Copilot.
* Mentorship and knowledge sharing.

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
** There's 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 benefits
** Our business
** Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three…