Data Engineer 
   

Salary: National ranging from £51,200 to £65,000 and London from £56,400 to £70,000
 

Are you interested in using your data engineering skills to help protect financial services consumers from harm?  
    

The team/department  

We are looking for 2 dynamic Data Engineers to join our Data Strategy & Services department at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

The Data Strategy & Services department drives the FCA’s Data Strategy by enhancing the value of data through data management, governance and analysis activities and providing central co-ordination of all data-related activities. As part of the Data, Technology & Innovation (DTI) Division, we are leading the FCA in harnessing the power of data and advanced analytics to transform financial regulation. 

In Data Strategy & Services, we believe in doing things differently. We believe the best approach is sometimes a new approach. We place emphasis on curiosity and experimentation. We collaborate widely with academics, innovative companies and the rest of the FCA. We believe that people need space to continue learning and the support to develop new ideas, so we commit to giving them both.  

What you will be doing (the role)  

• Play a critical part in addressing key business challenges by driving effective and innovative use of data

• Adaptable and capable of managing diverse workloads across data engineering, data science, and data analytics projects

• Deliver high-quality data solutions aligned with the strategic needs of the FCA

• One of the positions will focus on developing and delivering a new data collection for consumer credit lending firms which is a significant and complex data set that requires careful transformation and integration with existing data. More information on the new data collection can be found here

• Structure the data to support the organisation's analytical needs

What you will get from the role  

• Contribute meaningfully to the FCA’s Data Strategy, playing a key part in how data transforms financial regulation and influences decision-making processes

• Work on a variety of exciting data projects, gaining hands-on experience that broadens your expertise and fosters personal and professional growth

• Be part of a collaborative and curious team that values new ideas and innovative approaches, encouraging creative problem-solving for complex data set

• Work closely with industry professionals, including academics, regulatory authorities, and colleagues across departments, creating opportunities to expand your network and learn from diverse viewpoints

• Enjoy a flexible role that promotes ownership, empowering you to apply your creativity and problem-solving skills to make a meaningful impact

Our competitive flexible benefits scheme gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifestyle. You can use this allowance to purchase additional benefits such as dental or cycle to work or you have the option top up your base salary by taking this as cash.  

Core benefits that you will receive as standard are:  

• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays

• Private healthcare with Bupa  

• A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age – up to 12% a month once you reach age 35)  

• Life assurance of eight times your basic salary  

• Income protection  

We support hybrid working which means you will be able to work from home up to 60% of the time over a month with the remainder of your time in one of our three office locations.  

The skills and experience you will have  

Minimum   

We are a signatory to the Government’s Disability Confident scheme. This means that we will offer an interview to disabled candidates entering under the scheme, who best meet the minimum criteria for a role.

• Previous experience of Python, SQL, Spark and data visualisation/exploration tools

• Experience of database technologies and working with optimised SQL queries in services like AWS Redshift

• Experience of collaborating with analysts, data scientists, and business stakeholders

Essential  

• Hands-on experience designing and building data pipelines in Cloud services

• Strong understanding of data integration to deliver scalable and resilient data solutions

• Ability to identify, explain, and resolve data quality issues across databases and data products

• Detail-oriented approach to documenting data processes, architectures, and standards

• Commitment to continuous learning, staying current with evolving data trends and technologies

About the FCA   

The FCA regulates the conduct of nearly 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. We do this to make sure markets work well for individuals, businesses and the economy as a whole. For more information on what we do, our three-year strategy can be found here.  

The FCA's Values & Diversity  

Our ambition is to cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation.  

The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisations. Given this, we particularly welcome applications from women, disabled and minority ethnic candidates for our senior associate role.   

Flexible working

We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements.  Many of our staff work flexibly including working part-time, staggered hours, and job shares.  We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want but we won’t judge you for asking.    
  

Multi-location

As part of the FCA’s on-going commitment to develop our national presence, most of our vacancies are now open to working in our Edinburgh, Leeds, or London offices.  This means that as part of the application process you will be able to select your preference of which office location you would like to work from.   

Useful information  

Applications for this role close at 23:59 on 23rd October 2024 

This role is graded as Senior Associate – Regulatory

Got a question?    

If you are interested in learning more about the role please contact: 

For internal applicants, please contact Sara Holland at [email protected]  

For external applicants, please contact Asha Gladis at [email protected]

What to expect from our interview process  
The assessment process consists of an initial screening call with one our Recruitment Partners. If successful, you will be invited to complete a technical case study (to take place from week commencing 28th October). The final stage will be a competency-based interview, to take place the week after.

Application support  

We want to remove any possible barriers and are committed to providing a wide range of reasonable adjustments so that you can keep the focus on your conversations and be at your best.  

If you have an accessibility requirement, disability, or condition that means you might require changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter to discuss this further. Our aim is to make your application as easy and comfortable as possible, and your recruiter will be happy to work with you to make any necessary arrangements where possible. 

Please note that all applications must be submitted through our online portal, applications sent via email will not be accepted.