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Overview
At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UK's leading Wealth & Investments group. We strive to attract and retain the industry’s best talent by strengthening talent and culture and by focusing on great client service supported by leading technology.
Our people put stakeholders at the heart of what we do and help us make a positive difference to the lives of clients, colleagues, shareholders and society. We are growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand.
Aberdeen comprises three businesses: interactive investor (ii), Investments, and Adviser, each focused on meeting evolving client needs.
About The Department
The Enterprise Automation team is part of the Digital Workplace function. It identifies, develops and implements automation use cases, with a focus on Infrastructure as Code (IaC), cost optimization, and improving the end-user experience. The team supports and enables automation across surrounding teams and contributes to Aberdeen’s strategic goals through innovation and technical excellence.
About The Role
The Enterprise Automation Engineer is responsible for the full lifecycle of automation use cases—from feasibility analysis and design to development, implementation and transition to support. The role requires a technically curious individual with a passion for solving complex problems and delivering innovative solutions using a wide range of tools and technologies.
Key Responsibilities
* Design, build, deliver and maintain automation solutions including IaC, configuration-as-code, policy-as-code, CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
* Participate in change and release management processes.
* Prototype new tools and technologies to enhance automation capabilities and reduce manual effort.
* Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure reliable, scalable and efficient automated infrastructures.
* Support non-functional requirements such as data protection, high availability, disaster recovery and monitoring.
* Work with security specialists to implement and test security controls.
* Optimize infrastructure integration across hybrid environments.
* Coach and mentor others to improve outcomes through automation.
About The Candidate
The ideal candidate will possess the following:
* Significant experience developing, managing or supporting IT systems and platforms.
* Experience working with cloud IT infrastructure.
* Strong technical expertise in tooling, strategy, governance and best practices.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Technically curious, proactive and eager to learn.
* Creative problem-solving abilities.
* Ability to manage competing priorities and work collaboratively with stakeholders.
* Proficient in ITIL environments.
* Experience with DSC/IaC and tools such as Terraform, Ansible, ARM.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us in the candidate questionnaire so we can support your application process.
Benefits & Inclusion
Our benefits include 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. Aberdeen is committed to an inclusive workplace and supports reasonable adjustments for applicants as needed.
Aberdeen supports a blended working approach, combining in-office collaboration with flexible remote working. We value diverse perspectives and are committed to fairness and transparency in all our processes.
Job Details
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Information Technology
* Industries: IT System Testing and Evaluation
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