Infrastructure & Networks Systems Engineer, Financial Conduct Authority
£59.2-76.8k
Financial regulation service
Be an early applicant
Financial regulation service
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
£59.2-76.8k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To enable a fair and thriving financial services market for the good of consumers and the economy.
Role
Who you are
- Prior experience as System Administrator in on-prem Windows Server 2022/2025 environments (Active Directory, CA, DHCP, DNS, KMS), Hyper-V, and storage (SMB, FS, DFS, RAID)
- Secure background in Palo Alto Firewalls, Switches (VPN, VLAN, Load Balancing), and Scripting (PowerShell, Python, Bash)
- Practical experience with ITSM tools such as ServiceNow and Jira
- Demonstrated experience in structural remediation, problem trend analysis, and service performance improvement
- CompTIA Network + certification and/or CCNA/CCNP and Splunk Certification
- An experienced IT Service Management professional with experience in large-scale, complex air-gap IT environments
Desirable
- Effective stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical issues to non-technical audiences
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines and effectively prioritise workload
- Broad knowledge of technology trends and enterprise-wide architecture
- Innovative thinker with pragmatic problem-solving skills that positively impact service delivery
- Experienced in applying architectural principles to business solutions and working with hybrid IT, AI driven ITSM solutions, automation, digitisation initiatives and multi-sourced environments
What the job involves
- We regulate financial services firms in the UK, to keep financial markets fair, thriving and effective. By joining us, you’ll play a key part in protecting consumers, driving economic growth, and shaping the future of UK finance services
- Enforcement & Market Oversight (EMO) is responsible for the FCA’s responsibilities for market monitoring, delivery of the functions of the UK Listing Authority (UKLA) and the investigation and prosecution of misconduct using the whole spectrum of criminal, civil and administrative sanctions and remedies against firms and individuals
- Enforcement Intelligence and Specialist Services (EISS) Directorate provides strategic expertise, intelligence capabilities and operational support across enforcement functions, strengthening the FCA’s ability to detect harm, deliver effective investigations and uphold market integrity
- The Digital Forensic Unit within EISS is working towards ISO 17025 and the Forensic Science Regulator Code of Practice, which is part of a wider transformation programme, which is in line with the FCA Strategy
- Support the Lead Associate and senior leadership in delivering technology solutions aligned with the Digital Forensic Unit’s strategic goals, regulatory compliance and future accreditation
- Implement hardware, software and infrastructure architecture aligned with business, application and data domains, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders
- Lead small projects, provide guidance on complex technical issues and act as an escalation point for day-to-day technical challenges
- Adhere to and implement infrastructure strategies and roadmaps, ensuring security best practices across cloud and network layers while engaging with wider FCA stakeholders
- Mentor and manage junior engineers, supporting their development and skill enhancement, while researching external trends to identify innovation opportunities
- Support compliance with ISO 17025, the Forensic Science Code of Practice and FCA policies aligned with NIST standards and assist in deploying and maintaining forensic tools for criminal and regulatory investigations
Application process
- Job advert closing: 26th July at 11:59pm
- CV Review/Shortlist: 27th July
- Virtual conversation with the Hiring Manager: w/c 3rd August
- Interview: w/c 17th August (Please note: this will be a technical assessment in-person at our London office, followed by a competency-based interview if successful in the technical assessment)
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Developed on the back of the Financial Services Act of 2012, the Financial Conduct Authority is a regulatory body that acts as a regulator for financial firms, ensuring the integrity of the financial markets in the UK. Broadly focused on financial companies that provide consumer services, it’s governed by the Bank of England and therefore acts independently of the government.
The FCA is responsible for regulatory innovations, such as stronger customer authentication requirements, including biometric and code requirements for payments, that have clamped down on fraud and improved security for national consumers. The FCA also introduced the Anti-Money Laundering Supervision in 2017.
The organisation’s independence from government ensures its impartiality as a regulator. In the late 2010s, it set up the cryptoasset registration, a department responsible for ensuring the legality of crypto payments. This has become an important aspect of national counter terrorism measures, and exemplifies the complex and vital work that the organisation carries out.
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Company benefits
- 25 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%
- Life assurance
- Income protection
Company HQ
Stratford Cross, London, UK
Leadership
Nikhil Rathi
(CEO)Previously the Private Secretary to UK Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown and was the Chief of Staff and Director of International Development at the London Stock Exchange. Studied at St Anne's College Oxford.
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