Overview

hackajob Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Aberdeen is collaborating with hackajob to connect exceptional tech professionals for this role.

At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UK’s leading Wealth & Investments group. 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.

About The Department

As an Engineer (Data Platforms), you will be a member of the Development Chapter within the Asset Management Tribe, reporting to the Development Chapter Lead and working as part of a cross-functional team. You will contribute to the design, development, and support of systems that are critical to our investment operations and reporting capabilities. The solutions you develop will support investment professionals across the firm, giving you visibility and the chance to make a tangible impact on decision-making and operational efficiency.

About The Role

This role is focused on building and maintaining the data platforms and pipelines that underpin our investment data products. These products are central to many of the initiatives within the Tribe and are used across the organisation to support portfolio management, analytics, and regulatory reporting. You will hit the ground running with the ability to quickly understand investment data, navigate complex data flows, and deliver robust, scalable solutions.

You will work closely with data analysts, investment teams, and other engineers to ensure the quality, availability, and performance of our data products. This includes developing and maintaining data pipelines, integrating with cloud-native platforms, and contributing to the evolution of our data architecture. A strong understanding of data modelling, transformation, and governance is essential, along with the ability to collaborate effectively in a fast-paced, Agile environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable data pipelines and services that support investment data products and reporting platforms.
• Build and optimise data integration workflows using tools such as Azure Data Factory, Synapse Pipelines, and SQL/T-SQL, ensuring data quality, performance, and reliability.
• Contribute to the evolution of our cloud-native data architecture, leveraging Azure Databricks, Azure Data Lake, and Snowflake where appropriate.
• Apply strong data modelling and transformation skills to support analytics, regulatory reporting, and operational use cases.
• Promote and implement engineering best practices, including test automation, unit testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Support data governance and metadata management initiatives to ensure data integrity and compliance.
• Explore and apply AI-assisted development tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot) and automation to improve engineering efficiency and solution quality.

About The Candidate

We are looking for a highly capable and detail-oriented engineer who thrives on working with complex, high-volume data systems. You should be comfortable navigating large datasets, applying best practices in data modelling and transformation, and leveraging cloud-native tools to deliver solutions that are both technically sound and operationally sustainable. A mindset focused on automation, observability, and continuous improvement is essential, as is the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

The Ideal Candidate Will Possess The Following

• Understanding of Agile delivery and collaborative development in an Asset Management or Finance Technology environment
• Experience in SQL
• Exposure to cloud platforms such as Azure and Snowflake
• Understanding of Python for data engineering and transformation
• Familiarity with DevOps tooling and CI/CD pipelines
• Strong foundation in software development practices, including unit testing, code deployment and production support

Disability Statement

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

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and flexible benefits such as gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal.

Our Business

Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three areas focused on our clients’ changing needs.

An Inclusive Way of Working

Aberdeen has a blended working approach combining in-office collaboration with flexible home working. We are committed to an inclusive culture where diverse perspectives are valued. If you need assistance with your application or an adjustment to interview arrangements, please let us know and we will help.

We’re committed to an inclusive workplace and to valuing all forms of difference, including disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief, age, and other characteristics. If you need an adjustment due to a disability, please let us know as part of your application.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Information Technology
• Industries: Software Development