Digital Engineer - #2163161

Digital Engineer

Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Industry: Wealth & Investments

Work Setting: Hybrid

Are you passionate about building modern digital experiences, scalable cloud services, and enterprise-grade applications that deliver exceptional customer outcomes? We are seeking a Digital Engineer to develop, support, and enhance digital platforms, APIs, integrations, and cloud-based solutions that power customer experiences and business capabilities. This role offers the opportunity to work across front-end development, back-end services, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, automation, and digital engineering practices within a collaborative Agile environment.

Key Responsibilities

Application Development & Engineering

• Design, develop, test, and maintain digital applications, APIs, services, and enterprise integrations.
• Build secure, scalable, and high-performing solutions that support customer-facing digital experiences.
• Develop and maintain back-end services and REST APIs using modern development frameworks and best practices.
• Contribute to front-end application development and user experience improvements across digital platforms.
• Collaborate with product, UX, architecture, and business teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.

Cloud & DevOps Engineering

• Develop, deploy, and support cloud-hosted applications within Microsoft Azure environments.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support automated build, testing, deployment, and release processes.
• Implement engineering best practices around automation, infrastructure, application delivery, and operational support.
• Support cloud-native application architectures focused on scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Contribute to DevOps initiatives that improve development velocity and operational efficiency.

Quality Engineering & Testing

• Create, maintain, and execute automated testing frameworks and test suites.
• Develop automated tests using Playwright or related testing tools.
• Integrate testing, validation, and quality controls into CI/CD pipelines.
• Participate in code reviews and quality assurance activities to ensure high engineering standards.
• Promote test automation and shift-left quality practices throughout the development lifecycle.

Operations & Support

• Monitor application performance and support live production environments.
• Investigate incidents, troubleshoot technical issues, and implement sustainable resolutions.
• Perform root cause analysis and drive continuous improvements that reduce recurring issues.
• Support application reliability, availability, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Collaborate with support and engineering teams to maintain stable and secure digital services.

Engineering Excellence & Collaboration

• Produce and maintain technical documentation, architecture artifacts, and implementation guides.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and technical design discussions.
• Contribute to engineering standards, development frameworks, and best practices.
• Collaborate effectively with Product Owners, Architects, UX specialists, and business stakeholders.
• Continuously learn and adopt new technologies that improve platform capabilities and customer outcomes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience developing and supporting production-grade digital applications using modern software engineering practices.
• Experience building REST APIs and back-end services using C# and .NET technologies.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services and cloud-hosted application development.
• Experience using Git, GitHub, and modern source control practices.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation solutions.
• Experience creating and managing automated tests using Playwright or similar testing frameworks.
• Strong understanding of Agile software development methodologies.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with React, Next.js, and TypeScript development.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform.
• Experience with Sitecore XM Cloud and enterprise content management platforms.
• Familiarity with Vercel deployment platforms and modern web hosting solutions.
• Experience using Storybook for component library development.
• Knowledge of GraphQL APIs and integration patterns.
• Experience with code quality and security tools such as CodeQL and SonarQube.
• Understanding of SEO best practices and web performance optimization techniques.
• Experience working within enterprise-scale digital platforms and customer-facing ecosystems.
• Exposure to cloud security, compliance, and operational governance practices.

Preferred Skills

• Digital Engineering
• C#
• .NET
• REST APIs
• Microsoft Azure
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Git & GitHub
• Playwright
• Automated Testing
• DevOps
• Cloud Engineering
• React
• Next.js
• TypeScript
• Terraform
• GraphQL
• Sitecore XM Cloud
• SonarQube
• Web Performance Optimization
• Agile Development