Overview

Senior Digital Workplace Engineer At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UK's leading Wealth & Investments group. Strengthening talent and culture is a strategic priority. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work, attract and retain the industry's best talent, and help our clients, colleagues, shareholders and society through excellent client service supported by leading technology and talent. Aberdeen comprises three businesses: interactive investor (ii), Investments and Adviser, each adapting to our clients\' evolving needs. interactive investor , the UK\'s second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform;

Adviser

business providing financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers;

Investments

business, a specialist asset manager focusing on public markets or alternative asset classes. About the Department

The Digital Workplace Engineering team is a key capability within the Digital Workplace Services function. The team works collaboratively across the Group COO, business stakeholders, CoEs & Product Owners. It is responsible for the creation and delivery of our Digital Workplace technology roadmap, maintaining a modern, secure and cost-efficient service. We are passionate about enhancing colleague experience and delivering an evergreen service to our business. About the Role

We are seeking a highly capable and forward-thinking Senior Engineer to join Aberdeen\'s Digital Workplace Engineering team. This role involves working closely with stakeholders across the business. It is central to our digital transformation strategy, enabling scalable, secure, and innovative capabilities that support both operational efficiency and business growth. Key Responsibilities

Responsible for the end-to-end design and implementation of solutions / services; hands on engineering and design. Define and uphold the standards, patterns, and policies that guide our use of M365 & Digital Workplace Services, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and regulatory expectations. Act as a key escalation point for operational incidents impacting Digital Workplace Services. Work closely with engineering squads to advise on solutions, assess new platform capabilities, and ensure services are robust, maintainable, and future-ready. Oversee the administration of our platforms, implementing governance and risk controls such as data loss prevention, environment strategy, and security policies. Proactively assess our security posture, ensuring alignment to key industry benchmarks such as CIS. Lead the technical approvals board for the Digital Workplace service function. Interpret Digital Experience Monitoring (DEX) data to proactively enhance technology experiences across our services. Ensure solutions and products are supportable and serviceable by operations teams. Provide insight into industry trends and developments, with recommendations through evaluation and proving of new technology. Respond to internal and external audits in relation to regulatory requirements and assist with Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) controls. Ensure industry best practices and methodologies are adopted where appropriate in proposed solutions. About the Candidate

Exposure to industry frameworks/benchmarks such as NIST and CIS. Experience leading technical delivery and mentoring others. Proactive strategic leadership, with demonstrable skills in the design, communication and delivery of end user technologies. Ability to engage and communicate at all levels from technical SMEs to Executive Management. Experience working in partnership with a Tier 1 Systems Integrator, in a blended model. Ability to quickly learn, implement and utilize new technologies. Technical Skills

The candidate is expected to have a proven track record in the use of the technologies below, preferably in a Financial Services organisation M365 administration (Teams including Phone & Global Telephony), SharePoint Online, Purview, Exchange Online (Hybrid). Experience working with EntraID; Conditional Access, SSO and Enterprise Applications. Solid understanding of Identity Governance & Administration within a highly regulated environment. Azure Virtual Desktop Administration (including Azure Networking). Experience with Endpoint Configuration/Management & Application Delivery technologies such as Intune & MEM. Experience implementing IaC / DSC via Terraform to manage M365 & EntraID. Azure Virtual Desktop (including Networking). Defender for Endpoint experience with vulnerability management, EDR, ASR, Exposure Management and action planning to improve security posture. Diversity & Inclusion

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. Benefits

There is more to working life than salary. We offer an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported. Benefits include 40 days\' annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and flexible benefits (gym discounts, season ticket loans, employee discount portal). More details are available in our benefits information. Our Business

Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three growth vectors focused on client needs. Learn more about what we do here. Inclusive Working

We support a blended working approach, combining in-office collaboration with flexible remote work. We value diversity and are committed to an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are welcomed and supported. If you need assistance with your application or an adjustment to interview arrangements due to disability or other needs, please let us know.

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