Senior Oracle and Cloud Applications Engineer

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), Investments, and Adviser, each of which focuses on meeting and adapting to our clients’ evolving needs:

• interactive investor:
  The UK’s second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform, enabling individuals in the UK to plan, save, and invest in the way that works for them.
• Adviser:
  Provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers, enabling them to create value for their customers.
• Investments: 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.

The Enterprise Applications team is dedicated to designing, implementing, and optimising enterprise solutions to support our business operations and goals. The team focuses on leveraging cloud technologies, modern engineering practices and collaborative Agile methodologies to deliver high-quality, scalable and secure applications and services.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Oracle and Cloud Applications Engineer to join our Enterprise Applications team. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Oracle ERP and EPM products, strong proficiency in cloud technologies and hands‑on experience with Git Hub, API integrations, Identity and Access Management (IAM) including Single Sign‑On (SSO). This role will be instrumental in designing, implementing and optimising enterprise solutions that support our business operations and strategic goals.

• Spearhead the migration and optimisation of Oracle ERP and EPM applications to cloud‑native services, focusing on architecture, cost and operational efficiency.
• Design, develop and maintain RESTful and SOAP APIs to integrate Oracle systems with internal and third‑party applications, ensuring seamless data flow and interoperability.
• Manage and implement Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Single Sign‑On (SSO) solutions using tools like Azure AD, Okta and Oracle Identity Cloud Service.
• Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines, test automation and observability practices using tools such as Azure Dev Ops, Git Hub and Jenkins to streamline the development lifecycle.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, participate in code reviews and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Monitor system performance, conduct root cause analysis, implement corrective actions and ensure compliance with security, data governance and regulatory standards.

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Extensive experience with Oracle ERP Cloud (e.g., Financials, Procurement, Projects) and Oracle EPM Cloud (e.g., Planning, Financial Consolidation).
• Proficiency in developing and maintaining RESTful and SOAP APIs, with strong knowledge of JSON and XML.
• Hands‑on experience with Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Single Sign‑On (SSO) solutions, including Azure Active Directory, Okta, and Oracle Identity Cloud Service.
• Proven experience in designing and managing cloud‑native applications and infrastructure using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), AWS, or Azure.
• Strong background in utilizing Git Hub, Jenkins, Terraform, and other Dev Ops tools for source control, code reviews, and CI/CD pipeline implementation.
• Proficiency…