Lead DevOps Engineer - Azure/AKS & AI-Driven Automation

abrdn; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40 days annual leave

16% employer pension contribution

Discretionary bonus

Private healthcare

Flexible benefits

Job summary

abrdn, based in Edinburgh, is seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer to shape Aberdeen Investments' cloud and DevOps capabilities. You will design and implement automated solutions across software development, deployment and infrastructure, focusing on Azure and AKS, working with engineers, analysts and stakeholders to drive modern engineering practices and AI-assisted development.

You will influence strategy, improve operational efficiency and support long-term growth while advancing cloud-native

Qualifications

• Strong experience delivering cloud-native solutions and leading DevOps practices.
• Hands-on expertise with Git, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code and Azure administration.
• Experience with microservices, containerisation and REST API design, development and testing.
• Expertise in at least one object-oriented programming language, with C# preferred.
• Interest in financial services, investment management or fintech environments, with a commitment to continuous learning.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and evolve Aberdeen's DevOps strategy, cloud engineering capability and AKS platforms.
• Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code solutions and automated testing practices.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, analysts and engineers to deliver scalable, secure and fit-for-purpose technology solutions.
• Promote engineering excellence through automation, cloud-native development and AI-assisted engineering tools.
• Drive continuous improvement and value delivery through Agile ways of working.

Skills

Cloud-native solutions

DevOps practices

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as code

Azure administration

Microservices

Containerisation

REST API design

C#

Financial services interest

Continuous learning

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Azure AKS

CI/CD tooling

IaC tools

Job description

abrdn, based in Edinburgh, is seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer to shape Aberdeen Investments' cloud and DevOps capabilities. You will design and implement automated solutions across software development, deployment and infrastructure, focusing on Azure and AKS, working with engineers, analysts and stakeholders to drive modern engineering practices and AI-assisted development.

You will influence strategy, improve operational efficiency and support long-term growth while advancing cloud-native