Data Engineer
London
Financial Conduct Authority
The Financial Conduct Authority is the conduct regulator for around 50,000 financial services firms and financial markets in the UK and the prudential supervisor for 48,000 firmsData 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
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)
We are recruiting 2 Data Engineers to work in the Data Discovery and Research Team (DDR) which is part of the Data Strategy & Services department.
The department brings together skills in data management, engineering, service, and product design to deliver the FCA's Data Strategy. We work widely across the FCA to ensure the data and intelligence we acquire can be shared and used across the organisation while also reducing the reporting burden on firms.
You will contribute to team efforts to address business challenges by facilitating the effective and innovative use of data.
One of the roles will focus on the delivery of a new data collection for consumer credit agreements which will be a huge and complex new data set which needs to be transformed and integrated with other data sets in order to structure the data so that it meets the analytical needs of the organisation. More information on the new return can be found here.
What you will get from the role
Play a key role in delivering the FCA Data Strategy agenda across the FCA
Working with likeminded colleagues in a dynamic team, department and division, who are passionate about the role of data
The opportunity to build productive relationships across the FCA, enabling internal stakeholders to achieve their strategic objectives
Learning and development tailored to your role, including industry recognised qualifications, coaching and mentoring
An inclusive and diverse environment with opportunities to support some of the most pressing regulatory challenges such as the new Consumer Duty and Data Standards
Our competitive flexible benefits scheme gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifecycle. 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.
Proven experience in designing, documenting and deploying data flows to connect operational systems, data for analytics and business intelligence (BI) systems
Demonstrable evidence in developing extract, transform, load (ETL) processes with solid programming/database programming knowledge, specifically Python and SQL
Experience of working with a range of stakeholders both internal and external
Essential
Data development process - Design, build, test and deploy data products based on feeds from multiple systems, using a range of different storage technologies and access methods
Data integration design – Deliver data solutions in accordance with agreed standards to ensure services are resilient, scalable and future proof
Programming and build (data engineering) - Design, code, test, correct and document programs or scripts under the direction of others
Resolve Data Quality issues - Explain and resolve (cleanse) the types of data quality issues in databases, data processes, data products and services, ensuring the data is fit for purpose
Effective communication with data practitioners - Communicate effectively with analysts and data scientists to understand and articulate their data engineering requirements
Data modelling - Contribute to the development of data models
Document metadata - Document / capture metadata to agreed standards to enable it to be held in repositories
About the FCA
The FCA regulates the conduct of 50,000 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 8th July 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 Michael Wood at Michael.Wood@fca.org.uk
For external applicants, please contact Asha Gladis at Asha.Gladis@fca.org.uk
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 attend a competency and technical case study.
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.
Tags: Business Intelligence Data management Data quality Data strategy Engineering ETL Python Research SQL
Perks/benefits: Career development Competitive pay Equity / stock options Flex hours Home office stipend Team events
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