Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (Azure)

Aberdeen; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Edinburgh is seeking a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to design and implement secure, scalable Azure infrastructure. You will automate deployments, ensure system reliability, and mentor junior engineers. The ideal candidate has proven experience in Azure infrastructure engineering and familiarity with DevOps practices. This role offers a flexible working environment and comprehensive benefits including 40 days of annual leave and a generous pension contribution.

Benefits

40 days’ annual leave

16% employer pension contribution

Discretionary performance-based bonus

Private healthcare

Flexible benefits including gym discounts

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Azure infrastructure engineering or cloud operations.
• Experience with containers and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes, ACI).
• Familiarity with core Azure services (e.g., Azure Data Factory, VMs, Networking, Storage, SQL, App Service Plan).
• Strong knowledge of networking concepts (DNS, VPN, firewalls, load balancers).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure, scalable Azure infrastructure.
• Lead cloud migration and modernisation initiatives.
• Automate deployments and manage cloud services.
• Ensure system reliability, security, and compliance.
• Provide expert support and mentor junior engineers.
• Collaborate across teams and maintain documentation.

Skills

Azure infrastructure engineering

Cloud operations

Containers and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes)

Scripting and automation (PowerShell, Azure CLI, Python)

IaC tools (Terraform, Bicep, ARM)

DevOps practices and tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub, CI/CD)

Networking concepts (DNS, VPN, firewalls, load balancers)

Identity and access management in Azure

Job description

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Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (Azure)

Apply locations Edinburgh time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: August 26, 2025 (25 days left to apply) job requisition id R0073115

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)– the UK’s second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform.

• Adviser– providing financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers.

• Investments– a specialist asset manager focused on public markets and alternative asset classes.

About the Department

The Platform & Enablement Squad sits within the Corporate Technology Office and is responsible for managing the Corporate Tribes’ infrastructure and integrations. The team supports all squads within the Corporate Tribe, providing a robust foundation for business unit applications and enabling continuous evolution of technology capabilities.

About the Role

As a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, you will work directly with product teams and squads to design, deliver, and support automated infrastructure in Azure. You will collaborate with architects and engineers to implement and manage the engineering platform, enabling automation across the software development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure, scalable Azure infrastructure.

• Lead cloud migration and modernisation initiatives.

• Automate deployments and manage cloud services.

• Ensure system reliability, security, and compliance.

• Provide expert support and mentor junior engineers.

• Collaborate across teams and maintain documentation.

About the Candidate

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Proven experience in Azure infrastructure engineering or cloud operations.

• Experience with containers and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes, ACI).

• Familiarity with core Azure services (e.g., Azure Data Factory, VMs, Networking, Storage, SQL, App Service Plan).

• Scripting and automation skills (e.g., PowerShell, Azure CLI, Python).

• Proficiency with IaC tools (Terraform, Bicep, ARM).

• Understanding of DevOps practices and tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub, CI/CD).

• Strong knowledge of networking concepts (DNS, VPN, firewalls, load balancers).

• Experience with identity and access management in Azure.

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 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, we’d like to hear from you.

At Aberdeen we’ve 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 we’ll be happy to help.

We’re 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.