Responsibilities

Lead the design and delivery of high-quality, scalable, and impactful data models and pipelines. Architect and optimise data infrastructure to support advanced analytics, reporting, and AI initiatives. Champion data governance, security, and compliance across all engineering activities. Collaborate with stakeholders across technology, analytics, and business domains to understand data needs and translate them into robust solutions. Identify opportunities to enhance data capabilities and drive innovation through new tools, technologies, and methodologies. Mentor and coach junior engineers and analysts, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning. Own the delivery roadmap for data engineering initiatives, ensuring alignment with business priorities and timely execution.

About the Candidate

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Proven experience leading data engineering initiatives and teams in complex, data-rich environments.
• Deep expertise in the Microsoft Azure Stack and modern data architecture patterns.
• Experience with data & analytics platforms (MS Fabric).
• Strong proficiency in SQL, Python, and data orchestration tools (Azure Data Factory).
• Experience with data visualisation tools, ideally Power BI, and delivering data models that support self-service analytics.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities, with a strategic mindset.
• Passion for continuous learning, innovation, and driving data maturity across the organisation.

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Our benefits

There"s more to working life than 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 here.

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 do here.

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 we welcome 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.

Job ID R0073134