Data Engineer Job Opportunity at FCA

Salary: National: £51,200 - £65,000 | London: £56,400 - £70,000

Are you passionate about utilizing your data engineering expertise to safeguard financial services consumers from harm? Join our team at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and make a significant impact.

The Team/Department

The Data Strategy & Services department drives the FCA’s Data Strategy. Our primary focus is to enhance the value of data through comprehensive management, governance, and analytical activities while centrally coordinating all data-related efforts. As a part of the Data, Technology & Innovation (DTI) Division, we lead the FCA in utilizing data and advanced analytics to revolutionize financial regulation.

At Data Strategy & Services, our ethos is innovation and experimentation. We emphasize curiosity, collaboration with academics, innovative companies, and the broader FCA community. We provide an environment that fosters continuous learning and the development of new ideas.

The Role: Data Engineer

We are seeking 2 Data Engineers for our Data Discovery and Research Team (DDR) within the Data Strategy & Services department. This department integrates data management, engineering, service, and product design to drive the FCA's Data Strategy.

You will collaborate across the FCA to ensure optimal use and sharing of data and intelligence while minimizing reporting burdens on firms. Your contribution will be critical in addressing business challenges through innovative data usage.

One role will specifically focus on managing a new data collection for consumer credit agreements—a complex data set that must be transformed and integrated to meet the analytical needs of the organization.

What You Will Gain

• Play a pivotal role in advancing the FCA Data Strategy.
• Collaborate with passionate colleagues within a dynamic team and division.
• Build productive relationships across the FCA, aiding stakeholders in achieving their strategic goals.
• Access to tailored learning and development opportunities, including industry-recognized qualifications, coaching, and mentoring.
• An inclusive and diverse environment tackling significant regulatory challenges such as the new Consumer Duty and Data Standards.

Core Benefits

• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays.
• Private healthcare with Bupa.
• Non-contributory pension (at least 8% of basic salary monthly, up to 12% depending on age).
• Life assurance of eight times your basic salary.
• Income protection.

Our competitive flexible benefits scheme allows you to personalize your benefits package, purchase additional benefits like dental or cycle-to-work, or top up your base salary by taking it as cash. We also support hybrid working—60% of the time from home, and the remaining at one of our three office locations.

Skills and Experience Required

Minimum Qualifications:

• Proven experience in designing, documenting, and deploying data flows connecting operational systems, analytics, and BI systems.
• Experience in developing ETL processes with strong Python and SQL skills.
• Experience working with various stakeholders, both internal and external.

Essential Skills:

• Data development: Design, build, test, and deploy data products from multiple systems.
• Data integration: Deliver resilient, scalable, and future-proof data solutions.
• Programming: Design, code, test, correct, and document programs/scripts.
• Resolve data quality issues: Explain and cleanse data quality issues in various data sources.
• Effective communication: Collaborate effectively with data practitioners to understand and meet data engineering requirements.
• Data modeling: Contribute to the development of data models.
• Document metadata: Capture and document metadata to agreed standards.

About the FCA

The FCA regulates 50,000 firms in the UK, ensuring fair and competitive financial markets. Our goal is to make markets work well for individuals, businesses, and the economy. Learn more about our three-year strategy .

The FCA's Values & Diversity

We strive to cultivate a culture of inclusion that respects individual strengths, views, and