Senior Systems Analyst

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

Market Oversight (MO) is responsible for overseeing primary and secondary market participants through the listing, prospectus, and market abuse regimes. Our mission is to promote conduct that supports trusted, orderly, and efficient markets.

The Market Oversight Data and Intelligence (MODI) department focuses on ensuring the provision of high-quality data and innovative technology across MO.

The role sits within the Data Engineering & Technology team (DET) that provides data engineering and technology services to MO and the wider FCA. DET comprises a team of specialists in software engineering, data science, platform management and big data.

The purpose of DET can be summarised as follows:

• Deliver insight to MO & the wider FCA through exploitation of MO Datasets
• Continue to be a leading Data Engineering and Science Team
• Support the strategic development and ensure the smooth operation of MO’s systems which includes Data Analytics platforms and CRM solutions

What will you be doing?

As a Senior Associate in DET you will be working with one of the largest, most comprehensive wholesale market datasets in Europe. Using latest cloud and big-data technologies, you will use data engineering and science techniques to deliver insights to market surveillance analysts where you own the process from reshaping the data, all the way to analysis output or dashboard production. Your work will enhance MO’s ability to understand and proactively monitor the UK’s Wholesale Markets through the following core activities of this role:

• Liaising with internal stakeholders to identify, analyse and document business requirements then working with colleagues to agree suitable solutions both new and for existing systems
• Support the ongoing development of our systems analysis approach and building capability within the department
• Assessing and triaging system issues, and liaising with colleagues and support teams, to address these through the full development lifecycle
• Developing key relationships within the FCA and other relevant outsourced providers to facilitate effective communication of issues and enhancements affecting the CRM solutions
• Working flexibly within the directorate to support overall objectives

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