Abacus Group, a leading MSP to alternative investment firms, has announced the opening of a new office in Edinburgh to expand its research and development and customer support capabilities while leveraging local talent.
The new office is already being utilised by a number of employees, and Abacus expects to fill additional roles by early 2024 to support projected growth of 19%, whilst having the added benefit of providing new jobs to the area.
As it looks to increase headcount by 10-20% this year, Abacus anticipates using its Edinburgh facility as a base to recruit for security analysts, cloud architects and systems engineers, in addition to offering prospective candidates posts in a wide range of customer service, or helpdesk support roles.
Edinburgh has a reputation for having a highly skilled and diverse workforce and is renowned for its research and innovation, especially in sectors such as technology and finance. Abacus will actively be speaking to universities in and around the Edinburgh region, with a view to getting involved in graduate recruitment schemes in the future.
Tom Cole, Managing Director, UK and Europe, Abacus Group, said: “We uncovered that there is a rich pool of cybersecurity expertise in the Edinburgh area. There is a consistent cadence of talent coming through the education system in Scotland and the new office directly enables us to capture a share of those skills.”