Markets Data Engineer

Job title:Markets Data Engineer
Division:Enforcement & Market Oversight
Department:Market Oversight Data & Intelligence

• Salary:National (Edinburgh & Leeds) ranging from 53000 to 69000 and London ranging from 59200 to 76000(salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

• This role is graded as:Senior Associate Regulatory

• Your recruitment contact isRiley Fox at - Applications must besubmittedthrough our online portal. Applications sent viasocial media oremail 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 usyoullplay a key part in protecting consumers driving economic growth and shaping the future of UK finance services.

The Market Oversight Directorate oversees conduct in UK primary and secondary markets through the listing prospectus and market abuse regimes aiming to promote trusted orderly and efficient markets via its four departments: Listing Primary Market Oversight Secondary Market Oversight and Market Oversight Data & Intelligence.

Sitting within the Market Oversight Directorate the Market Oversight Data and Intelligence (MODI) Department formed in 2024 drives data-led regulation by delivering specialist services intelligence and casework across UK markets supporting innovation insight and effective oversight through advanced analytical and technical capabilities.

Role responsibilities

• Leveragehigh performancepipelines of tradingandpositiondata transforming millions of daily records intomodelreadydatasets for risk and market analysis

• Buildinteractive dashboardsand web apps turning unique regulatory markets data into system-wide views across fixed income commoditiesFXand equitieshelpingstakeholdersbuild a detailed understandingfirm and sector risks throughflow andexposuredata

• Be part of theanalysison diverse and stimulating issues empoweringmarket abusepolicyand supervisory teams to make informedtimelydecisions whilst gaining exposure to a broad range of markets and financial products

• Opportunity to be involvedin shaping how data are harnessed tomonitorandsupervise firms and markets

Skillsrequired

Minimum:

• Demonstrableexperienceof analysingjoiningvalidatingcommercial and regulatorydataas well asvisualisation (Tableau)

• Proficiencywith data analytics tools and libraries (PandasPySpark etc)as demonstrated in prior job roles

• Demonstrable data scienceorengineering experience within a financial markets contextusing SQL (Redshift) and Python

Essential:

• Understanding of financial markets

• Experienced in developing user-friendly analytical -service tools orweb applications

Benefits

• 25days annual leave plus bank holidays

• 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

• Hybrid model where employees work a minimum of 40% in the office each month (expectation of50% for senior leaders). Changing from September toa minimum of 50% in the office each month (expectation of60% for Directors andExecutive Directors)

• A flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle

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

Our values and culture

Our colleagues are the key to our success as a are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusiveculture: onethatsfree from discrimination and bias celebrates difference and supports colleagues to deliver at their believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation one that makes better decisions drives innovation and delivers better regulation.

If yourequireany adjustments due to a disability or condition your recruiter is here to help - reach out for tailored support.

We welcome diverse working styles and aim to find flexible solutions that suit both the role and individual needs including options like part-time and job sharing where applicable.

Disability confident: our hiring approach

Were proud to be aDisability Confident Employer andtherefore people or individuals with disabilities and long-term conditions who best meet theminimumcriteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment cases ofhigh applicationvolumeswemay progressapplicants whose experience most closely matches the roles key requirements.

Usefulinformation andtimelines

Timeline:

• Job advert closing: 21st June at 11:59pm

• CV Review/Shortlist: 23rd June

• First Interview: w/c 29th June (Please note these interviews will be in-person)

• Second Interview: w/c 13th July

• 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.

SC Clearance is required for this role(SC Guidance) - you will hold or willbe requiredto obtain Security Check (SC) level vetting