Digital Delivery Hub Technical Lead

Division: Data, Technology & Innovation

Department: Digital Delivery Hub

Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £67,900 - £95,000 per annum (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

About the FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. Follow this link to find out more About the FCA.

Data, Technology and Innovation (DTI) is leveraging state-of-the-art data & digital capabilities to deliver innovation in regulation. We utilise data science and intelligence gathering to proactively identify and intervene to prevent harm and protect consumers.​

This role will be part of our newly created department named ‘Digital Delivery Hub’ based out of our Leeds FCA office. Our department falls within the Digital Product function, a subdivision of our DTI division. 

This is an opportunity to be involved in an exciting new initiative within the FCA. Day to day you will be a hands on technical lead within an agile, multi-disciplinary team, working with developers, testers, agile leads and product owners to deliver exciting digital products and showcase technical excellence. The opportunity for the right candidate is to contribute to establishing an engineering approach that redefines how the FCA deliver digital products.

What will you be doing?

• Lead and guide the development of your team, providing direction and oversight of the technical delivery for the digital products you are responsible for

• Help establish and follow a set of engineering principles and best practices to ensure consistency and quality in the engineering process are upheld

• Feed engineering insight and experience into the wider Strategy and Architecture team to identify opportunities to improve engineering across the whole organisation

• Provide mentoring and coaching of more junior members of staff to enhance and improve the team’s capability

• Bring an energetic and proactive approach to tackling complex technical challenges, encouraging creative problem-solving and continuous learning within the team

What will you get from the role?

• Opportunity to grow as a leader in a dynamic technology environment, enhancing skills in team management

• Working at the FCA is extremely impactful and has a positive impact on the wider society

• Collaboration with a diverse team with a variety of skill ranges and backgrounds, offering a rich collaborative environment

• Gain hands-on experience of the latest technologies and software delivery techniques, keeping your skill relevant and marketable

• Receive recognition for contributions to critical projects, with opportunities for career advancement within the organisation based on performance and leadership skills  

Which skills are required?

We are a Disability Confident Employer; therefore, disabled people or individuals with long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. (To learn more about the Disability Confident Scheme Click Here)

Minimum 

• Demonstrable evidence of leading and mentoring teams, combined with strong stakeholder management and an ability to communicate effectively at all levels within an organisation

• Able to establish a series of engineering best practices and implementing them across multiple teams

• Hands on and current active technical experience of one or more of the following – Java, Javascript/Typescript, Angular, AWS

Essential

• Graduate level education (or equivalent experience) in Computing, Computer Science or equivalent subject

• Has experience of and is a proponent of Test-Driven Development. Ideally having experience of implementing this approach for the first time in an organisation

• Adept at leveraging automation to improve development processes and optimise software delivery

• Excellent problem-solving abilities and analytical thinking, capable of tackling complex technical challenges

• Deep understanding of software architecture, design patterns and best practices, with a focus on creating scalable, maintainable, and efficient systems

Our Values & Diversity

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and our ambition is to cultivate a culture 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.

Within the workplace you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions.

Did you know? 50% of our Executive Committee were the first in their family to attend university.

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

Benefits of working at the FCA

• 28 days holiday per year plus bank holidays

• Hybrid working (work from home up to 60% of your time)

• Private healthcare with Bupa 

• A non-contributory Pension of at least 8%

• Life assurance

• Income protection

We also have a competitive flexible benefits scheme which gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifestyle.

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 can explore what might work best for both sides.

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Application Support

We are dedicated to removing barriers and ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition requiring changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter using the details below and they will be happy to discuss this further with you.

Useful Information and Timeline

• This role is graded Technical Specialist – Regulatory

• SC Clearance is required for this role -  SC Guidance  The successful candidate will hold or will be required to obtain Security Clearance (SC) level vetting.

• Advert Closing Date: 16th January 2025

• CV Review/Shortlist: 17th until 22nd January

• First Round Telephone Interview: W/C 27th January

• Competency & Technical Based Interview: W/C 3rd February

Got a question?  

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

• For internal applicants, please contact Michael Wood at [email protected] 

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

Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via email will not be accepted.