RTGS Core Senior Developer & Support Engineer

This role presents an exciting opportunity for a technically professional coder to take a leading role in development and support, while translating business requirements into effective solutions that align with both strategic business goals and technology roadmaps. As senior developer, you will lead on mentoring/upskilling less experienced team members and leading in Epics/Sprints including planning. You will form a central role as part of the RTGS Technology team that provides day-to-day support and development of new capabilities for the Bank of England Real Time Gross Settlement solution. Reporting to a RTGS Technology Manager, you will be responsible for delivery, support, maintenance and operation of the inhouse written RTGS application.

Flexible Working Options

This role is open to flexible working patterns, these may include:

• A 50% in-office attendance requirement can be spread across the month to accommodate diverse working patterns, such as the flexibility to purchase a weekly train ticket for certain weeks.
• This role requires core RTGS hours to be supported, this brings the opportunity for staggered start or end to the standard working day.
• Role includes out of hours working, incident support and 24x7 standby rota.

A Day in the Role

RTGS settles on an average day £800 billion and is critical national infrastructure. Each day brings new challenges and opportunities, creating an environment suited for those who work well in a fast-paced setting. An individual whose approach is getting it “right” in tight timescales can make a real difference. As this role includes support, you may have problem tickets to resolve including detailed root cause analysis. A typical day would start with the team’s stand-up meeting for the current sprint where you’ll discuss your workload and any blockers, or you may attend a major incident management meeting where as the senior engineer on call have worked on problem root cause and resolution. Next, you may have development coding which could be a new function, problem fix or project related activity. As this role includes support, you may have problem tickets to resolve requiring detailed knowledge on the application and central bank settlement. You may draft and raise a change request through the Bank’s formal processes or attend an audit representing technology. As a senior engineer, you may hold learning/master class sessions so that colleagues in your team, and more widely, better understand the tools/applications you support. Depending on the cover rota you are on, it could mean monitoring the close of the RTGS system and then standby cover. For other weeks, you will not be on a rota so can dedicate time to coding.

Role Requirements

You are dedicated developer within an Agile environment, meet minimum criteria and stack enthusiast. Have a clear collaborative approach to working with others, and keen to share knowledge with colleagues. Understand that the RTGS environment is critical to the UK Payments Systems which requires a methodical approach and flexible to work outside core hours as required. Work well under pressure and problem root cause analysis to fix.

Minimum Criteria

We’re looking for someone who has the following key skills and experience:

• Experience of building effective working relationships with others and provide challenge where appropriate.
• Attention to detail with the ability to craft concise, high standard of code.
• Experience of Agile project delivery (SAFe Framework).
• Researching and developing solutions that expand, modernise or improve the service and technology portfolios, automate IT operations, reduce costs or increase levels of service, to demonstrate technical ownership.
• Problem solving.
• Effective member of out of hours standby rota.

Essential Criteria

We are interested in hearing from candidates who must have demonstrable experience in the following Technical Expertise:

• React
• ES6
• JavaScript
• HTML5
• CSS
• TypeScript
• Kafka
• Openshift

A high level of integrity, organization and self-motivation with a desire for self-improvement. Proven track record on code delivery and support.

Desirable Criteria

It would also be beneficial, but not necessary, to have some of the following:

• Gradle
• Agile (SAFe)
• Jest Testing
• Redux Saga
• MUI
• Git/Github
• Jenkins

If you do not have all the Good to Have or Desirable Criteria, your application will be considered. We value diverse perspectives and believe that different backgrounds can contribute to our team's success.

It is important to note that the Bank has a robust ITIL Change Management process, has business-critical processes that depend on our RTGS environment, and requires incidents on these technologies to be resolved quickly.

How This Role Fits into the Wider Bank

This role is part of the Markets, Banking, Payments & Resolution division within the Bank of England: Technology RTGS Operations.

Our Approach to Inclusion

The Bank values diversity, equity and inclusion. We play a key role in maintaining monetary and financial stability, and to do that effectively, we believe we need a workforce that reflects the society we serve. At the Bank of England, we want all colleagues to feel valued and respected, so we're working hard to build an inclusive culture which supports people from all backgrounds and communities to be at their best at work. We celebrate all forms of diversity, including (but not limited to) age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. We believe that it’s by drawing on different perspectives and experiences that we’ll continue to make the best decisions for the public. We welcome applications from individuals who work flexibly, including job shares and part time working patterns. We've also partnered with external organisations to support us in making adjustments for candidates and employees in the recruitment process where they're needed.

For most roles where work can be carried out at home, we aim for colleagues to spend half of their time in the office, with a minimum of 40% per month. Subject to that minimum requirement, individuals and managers should work together to find what works best for them, their team and stakeholders. Finally, we're proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme. If you wish to apply under this scheme, you should check the box in the ‘Candidate Personal Information’ under the ‘Disability Confident Scheme’ section of the application.

Salary and Benefits Information

We encourage flexible working, part time working and job share arrangements. Part time salary and benefits will be on a pro-rated basis as appropriate. We offer a salary as follows:

• Leeds circa £62,640 - £70,470
• London circa £69,600 - £78,300

In addition, we also offer a comprehensive benefits package as detailed below:

• Currently a non-contributory, career average pension giving you a guaranteed retirement benefit of 1/80th of your annual salary for every year worked. There is the option to increase your pension (to 1/65th) or decrease (to 1/105th) in exchange for salary through our flexible benefits programme each year. The Bank has the discretion to vary standard accrual rates and dial up and dial down rates at any time and to withdraw dial up and dial down options at any time.
• A discretionary performance award based on a current award pool.
• An 8% benefits allowance with the option to take as salary or purchase a wide range of flexible benefits.
• 26 days’ annual leave with option to buy up to 12 additional days through flexible benefits.
• Private medical insurance and income protection.

National Security Vetting Process

Employment in this role will be subject to the National Security Vetting clearance process (and typically can take between 6 to 12 weeks post offer) and the passing of additional Bank security checks in accordance with the Bank policy. Further information regarding the vetting and security clearance requirements for the role will be provided to the successful applicant, and information about how the Bank processes personal data for these purposes, is set out in the Bank's Privacy Notice.

The Bank of England welcomes applications from all candidates, but as a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) approved sponsor, we have a responsibility to comply with the Immigration Rules and guidance. As such, our ability to employ individuals who require sponsorship for immigration purposes is limited. The Bank cannot guarantee that you and / or the role you are applying for will be eligible for sponsorship and that any application made to UKVI will be successful. Eligibility will therefore be considered on a case by case basis.

The Application Process

Important: Please ensure that you complete the ‘work history’ section and answer ALL the application questions fully. All candidate applications are anonymised to ensure that our hiring managers will not be able to see your personal information, including your CV, when reviewing your application details at the screening stage. It’s therefore really important that you fill out the work history and application form questions, as your answers will form a critical part of the initial selection process. This role closes on 15 July 2025. The assessment process will comprise of two interview stages. Please apply online, ensuring that you complete your work history and answer ALL the application questions fully and in detail as your application will not be considered if all mandatory questions are not fully completed.