Salary: National paying up to £60,000

Are you interested in playing a key role in continuing the development of the Digital Delivery Hub?

The team/department  

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 Product Development, a subdivision of DTI, we believe in doing things differently. We believe in collaboration, inclusivity, innovation and using data to be at our best. We place emphasis on curiosity and experimentation. We collaborate widely with other regulators, academics, innovative companies, and within the FCA.  

Importantly, we believe that people need space to learn and grow and we supply supporting learning programmes and opportunities for all staff.  

In our culturally diverse team, everyone is encouraged to be part of the team and put their ideas forward. We strongly value, encourage and support diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

What you will be doing (the role)  

We are looking for Developers to join and become key members of the agile squad, specifically responsible for the development of code and tests that contribute to the delivery of the Product defined by the Product Owner, and which comply with architectural and quality standards.

This is an important role in both the development of the wider FCA digital capability and the development of the Leeds Digital Hub as an FCA centre of excellence. The Leeds Digital Delivery Hub is a new delivery department within the FCA dedicated to the implementation of sound User Centred Design, Agile and DevOps principles and is still in the process of forming.

• Delivery of Development Artefacts against Product Requirements and corresponding quality constraints
• Compliance of Development Artefacts with Product Architecture and corresponding quality constraints
• Remediation of Defects
• Development of prototype artefacts for interaction with User stakeholders

What you will get from the role  

• This is a key role in continuing the development of the Digital Delivery Hub in the FCA and in the wider goal of shaping the culture, ways of working and effectiveness of the digital delivery teams that are being recruited to form the new capability 
• Exposure to new ideas and the opportunity to increase your knowledge and understanding of new technologies in Financial Regulation  
• The chance to be part of a team that focuses on Getting it right first time, on time and every time

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.  

• Experience as a Developer including a solid understanding of software engineering principles and their application
• Experience working inside a development squad and being responsible for code development within a team
• Experience of Scripting and Object-Oriented programming languages (such as Angluar and Java)

Essential  

• Graduate level education (or equivalent experience) in Computing, Computer Science or equivalent subject
• Adept at leveraging automation to improve development processes and optimise software delivery
• Good communication skills, including within the squad and with wider team members
• Ability to cooperate closely with both engineers and product teams — including designers, product managers, and analysts

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.         

Useful information  

 Applications for this role close at 23:59 on 3rd November 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 Sara.Holland2@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 exercise-based interview onsite in our Leeds office. These interviews are looking to take place week commencing 18th November 2024.

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.