Senior Cloud Infrastructure Architect

At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UK’s leading Wealth & Investment 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’s Three Businesses Interactive Investor (ii) – the UK’s second largest direct‑to‑consumer investment platform, enabling individuals to plan, save and invest in a way that works for them. Adviser business – provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers, enabling them to create value for their customers. Investments business – a specialist asset manager that focuses on areas where we have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market, through either public markets or alternative asset classes. About the Department The Cloud Capability function operates under our Corporate CTO, playing a strategic role in enabling and accelerating cloud adoption across Aberdeen. We work in close partnership with business verticals and corporate functions to deliver fit‑for‑purpose cloud platforms, practices and processes that support modernisation while ensuring our environments remain resilient, secure and efficient. Internally the function is made up of Cloud Infrastructure Architecture, Cloud Platform Engineering, Development Enablement and FinOps teams. Together we drive forward the modernisation of our technology environments, reducing friction to cloud adoption, embedding automated governance, and empowering teams to build and operate in the cloud with confidence and agility. About the Role As a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Architect, you will play a critical role in delivering our enterprise cloud strategy and supporting the modernisation of our technology environments, with a strong focus on Microsoft Azure. Reporting to the Lead Cloud Infrastructure Architect, you will collaborate closely with other architects, platform engineers and business stakeholders to design, implement and optimise cloud infrastructure solutions. You will contribute technical expertise across networking, compute, storage, identity and observability, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable and aligned with architectural standards. This role is ideal for someone with deep hands‑on experience in cloud infrastructure who is looking to further develop their skills and contribute to major transformation initiatives. Key Responsibilities Design and implement cloud infrastructure solutions on Microsoft Azure, supporting business and technical requirements. Work with the Lead Cloud Infrastructure Architect and other team members to deliver on the cloud roadmap and modernisation activities. Apply architectural standards, patterns and best practices across well‑architected pillars (security, reliability, performance, cost, operations). Support the implementation of automated governance guardrails in collaboration with security, platform engineering and operations teams. Contribute to the adoption of cloud‑native architectures, automation, DevSecOps practices and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Participate in technical design sessions, architecture reviews and proof‑of‑concept initiatives. Produce high‑quality technical documentation and contribute to knowledge sharing within the team. Stay up to date with emerging cloud technologies and best practices, and support the development of junior team members as appropriate. About the Candidate Strong knowledge of Azure and associated services. Solid understanding of networking, identity management, security and compliance in Azure. Experience modernising core infrastructure services into cloud platforms. Familiarity with the well‑architected framework. Experience with containerisation (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker), serverless architectures and microservices. Good communication and collaboration skills. Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert. Knowledge of FinOps and cloud cost management strategies. Background in software engineering or infrastructure operations. 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, including 40 days annual leave, a 16% Our business Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas focused on our clients’ changing needs. 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, combining face‑to‑face collaboration, coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense to include 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr