Data Engineer (Crypto, 12 Month FTC)

Requirements

• Experience of financial markets and products specifically Crypto
• AWS experience with Lambdas, Step Functions, Events and Glue
• Experience applying data engineering/science techniques in the Financial Services industry especially with trading and market data
• Be a highly organised individual and have experience in coordinating several workstreams at once ensuring issues are effectively prioritised and progressed on a timely basis
• A willingness to learn and apply new tools and techniques quickly
• Ability to work, and provide leadership, well in a team where members come from diverse backgrounds and have different areas of experience and expertise, both technical and non-technical
• Ability to present highly technical information and conclusions through straightforward logical stories
• Ability to think critically and independently as well as self-teach
• Able to work in a collaborative way with all members of the DET team and more broadly across MO and provide effective and clear communications and guidance as needed
• Able to present new ideas and outcomes in a clear and concise manner to all internal and external stakeholders and across all levels of seniority
• Experience with big-data technologies (e.g. AWS Redshift, Apache SPARK, Elastic Map Reduce etc)
• Experience with visualization and dashboard tools e.g. Tableau, QuickSight and custom apps using Javascript
• Experience with blockchain analytics tools (e.g. Chainalysis, TRM Labs or similar)

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.

The Market Oversight Data and Intelligence (MODI) department provides high-quality data, systems, and analytical tools to support effective market oversight. It maintains core data infrastructure, manages reporting regimes that improve market transparency, and ensures regulators have detailed insight into transactions across securities and derivatives markets. We also oversee Market Registers, such as the National Storage Mechanism and Official List of Securities.

MODI operates as a flexible department. There are some responsibilities that will involve working very closely with other teams. Within MODI, the Data Engineering and Technology (DET) team delivers insights by transforming large, complex datasets into usable intelligence. It brings together expertise in data engineering, data science, and software development to support Market Oversight, particularly in monitoring Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities (FICC) markets and identifying behaviours that may threaten market integrity.

As a Senior Associate in DET, you would work end-to-end with large-scale market data, using cloud and big data technologies to prepare, analyse, and present insights through dashboards or analytical outputs. The role involves supporting market surveillance, contributing to investigations, and improving how the FCA uses data to monitor markets. It is a technically challenging and high-impact position, offering opportunities to build data science skills, develop financial market knowledge, and work alongside experienced practitioners in a well-established team.

Develop analytical tooling to enhance MO’s Market surveillance and investigation in a range of important crypto assets. Undertaking systematic and ad-hoc analytics to identify prospective cases of market abuse (e.g. market manipulation). Working with surveillance analysts to enhance MO's surveillance and analytics platforms to cover a range of Crypto asset classes. Using Data Engineering and Data Science techniques to reveal insights into Market Participants behaviours. Helping oversee the submission and publication of crypto disclosures.