Engineering Practice Manager
Engineering Practice Manager
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Job Description
Engineering Practice Manager
Division Data Technology & Innovation
Department - Digital Systems
Salary - 79300 to 105000 per annum (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
About the FCA
The FCA regulates the conduct of 45000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest fair and competitive. Follow this link to find out more About the FCA.
What will you be doing
The primary role of the Engineering Practice Team is to improve software delivery quality and speed across the Digital Systems department. The team focuses on integrating Agile DevOps CI/CD and engineering metrics into a unified and scalable framework that empowers high-performing teams.
You will focus on how we engineer by collaborating with teams to understand their platforms and empowering them to be more efficient. Expect to:
Develop and guide the engineering practice strategy ensuring alignment of Agile DevOps and delivery frameworks with broader organisational goals
Oversee a multidisciplinary team including DevOps engineers Agile coaches and QA specialists to enable scalable and efficient software delivery
Champion the adoption of CI/CD GitOps automated testing and performance metrics to enhance both the quality and velocity of delivery
Manage shared development and testing environments advocating for Infrastructure as Code to ensure consistency reliability and scalability
Establish and nurture Communities of Practice across engineering domains to promote collaboration continuous learning and standardisation
What will you get from the role
Serve as a key influencer in shaping engineering practices across Digital Systems with a strong focus on Agile DevOps and CI/CD adoption
Guide a multidisciplinary team while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and driving transformation in regulatory software delivery
Enjoy high visibility among senior mentorship with the opportunity to build and nurture collaborative Communities of Practice that elevate technical excellence and developer experience
Take ownership of outcomes over tasks with the autonomy to implement meaningful changes across the software development lifecycle
This is a newly created role offering the freedom and empowerment to define its direction and make a lasting impact across teams
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
Extensive experience in software engineering or DevOps
Experience in people and process management including line managing and coaching software engineers implementing best practice and driving continuous improvement across engineering teams
Experience evaluating procuring and implementing the right software engineering tooling
Essential
Expertise in engineering best practices and standards including code quality architectural governance DevOps maturity and security compliance with hands-on experience in software development environments tooling and DevOps
Proven change mentorship capabilities successfully driving the adoption of new tools processes and cultural shifts across multiple teams with a strong Agile background and experience managing development or DevOps tooling teams
Able to define and leverage key software engineering metrics such as velocity code quality and incident rates to inform continuous improvement and effective resource allocation
Capable of fostering cross-team alignment and adoption of best practices
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.
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% 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 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 cant promise to give you exactly what you want but we can explore what might work best for both sides.
Follow this link to see what life is like at the FCA - Life at the FCA
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 as: Manager - Regulatory
Advert Closing:Midnight 03 September (please submit your application no later than 11.59pm 02 September)
Shortlist: 05 September
First Interview: 15 - 24 September
Manager Assessments: 25 September - 04 October
Final Interview: 08 - 10 October
Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role therefore please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time.
Got a question
If you are interested in learning more about the role please contact:
Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via email will not be accepted.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
