Lead Engineer – AWS & Python

Requirements of the role

The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 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?

Advanced Analytics is driving digital innovation at the FCA. Our purpose is to change how we regulate financial services. Our team of data scientists, engineers and change experts combine cutting-edge techniques and the latest technology to generate breakthrough insights. We believe the best approach is sometimes an innovative approach.

We place emphasis on curiosity and experimentation. We collaborate widely with academics, innovative companies, and the rest of the FCA. We believe that people need space to continue learning and the support to develop new ideas, so we commit to giving them both.

Join our diverse team of creative and passionate innovators to:

Empower and elevate your team, guide and mentor a group of talented senior engineers, fostering growth and continuous learning. Help raise the technical bar while creating a supportive environment that encourages curiosity and excellence.

Lead through collaboration and connection Work closely with product managers, data scientists, architects, and other experts to shape implementation strategies. Bring people together across disciplines to co-create scalable Advanced Analytics solutions.

Champion quality and hands-on problem solving as the steward of our codebase, set design standards, conduct code reviews, and dive into complex challenges with confidence and empathy ensuring that solutions are robust, inclusive and high-quality.

Inspire innovation and build communities Bridge the worlds of data science and engineering to uncover new solution opportunities. Be a visible advocate for experimentation and knowledge-sharing through demos, discussions and wider collaboration across the organisation

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