Senior Developer

Senior Developer

Division: Data Technology and Innovation

Department
:
Digital Delivery Hub

• Salary: Leeds ranging from 65000 to 80000

• This role is graded as: Lead Associate - Regulatory

• Office
  
  Location:
  
  Leeds only

• Your external recruitment contact is Benjamin via

• Your internal recruitment contact is Pat via

• Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted.

About the FCA and team

We regulate financial services firms in the UK to keep financial markets fair thriving and effective. By joining us youll play a key part in protecting consumers driving economic growth and shaping the future of UK finance services.

The Data Technology and Innovation (DTI) division enables the FCA to be a digital-first data-led smart regulator by delivering a secure agile and cost-effective technology and data ecosystem that drives better decisions transparency and operational efficiency.

Sitting within DTI the Digital Delivery Hub digitally transforms the FCAs regulatory services to efficiently meet the needs of all stakeholders.

Role responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of high-quality digital solutions by guiding development activity mentoring colleagues and strengthening team capability to achieve successful outcomes

• Take ownership of technical incidents support issues and defect resolution to ensure reliable services and minimise disruption for users

• Deliver development artefacts aligned to product requirements enabling the creation of scalable and effective digital products that meet business needs

• Champion engineering best practice by leading initiatives that enhance ways of working and contribute to a growing community of practice across the organisation

• Influence wider engineering strategy by sharing technical insight and identifying opportunities to improve development standards and delivery capability

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by promoting agile ways of working collaboration and ongoing professional development across the team

• Play a key role in shaping the future of digital delivery contributing to high-profile projects that support organisational objectives and improve outcomes for consumers

• Build technical and regulatory expertise while benefiting from flexible working a supportive environment and an inclusive culture that values diverse perspectives and innovation

Skills required

Minimum:

• Experience as a Senior Developer including a solid understanding of software engineering principles and their application.

• Experience of Cloud Native development; ideally on AWS

• High level of experience in either Java/C# and React/Angular

Essential:

• Degree-level qualification in Computing Computer Science or a related discipline or equivalent practical experience gained within software engineering environments

• Strong understanding of development automation using tools and practices that improve efficiency quality and software delivery outcomes

• Effective communication skills with the ability to engage confidently within multidisciplinary teams and with a broad range of stakeholders

• Proven ability to collaborate with engineers designers product managers and analysts to deliver high-quality solutions aligned to user and business needs

• Commitment to software engineering best practice producing high-quality code that is coherent loosely coupled maintainable well-documented and fully testable

• Ability to evaluate select and apply innovative development approaches adapting practices and frameworks to meet technical and delivery requirements

• Experience working within agile environments alongside Solution and Technical Architects with an understanding of system architecture implementation trade-offs and Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery practices

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Hybrid model where employees work a minimum of 40% in the office each month (expectation of 50% for senior leaders). Changing from September toa minimum of 50% in the office each month (expectation of 60% for Directors and Executive Directors)

• Non-contributory pension (812% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary

• Private healthcare with Bupa income protection and 24/7 Employee Assistance

• 35 hours of paid volunteering annually

• A flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle

For a full list of our benefits and our recruitment process as a whole visit our benefits page.

Our values & culture

Our colleagues are the key to our success as a regulator. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture: one thats free from discrimination and bias celebrates difference and supports colleagues to deliver at their best. 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.

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