- Developing, deploying, and managing cloud resources, containers, and services using Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Automation of infrastructure deployments using tools such as Terraform
- Developing continuous integration, development, and deployment pipelines
- Analysing designs to determine engineering requirements and activities. Conducting technical assessments and PoCs. Authoring and reviewing high-quality technical documentation
- Providing technical guidance to development and infrastructure teams on engineering best practice. Contributing to technology strategy within areas of expertise
- Monitoring cloud infrastructure for performance bottlenecks and proactively optimizing usage
- Accelerating cloud adoption by building modular, repeatable stacks and implementing structured environments
- Opportunity to make a tangible impact on the organisation by shapingthe build out of the FCA's Azure estateat an exciting time for the organisation
- Participation in a friendly multi-disciplinary team affording exposure to all aspects of Microsoft Cloud technology
- Support for your professional development, covering both technical and soft skills
- 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
- Private healthcare with Bupa
- A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age – up to 12% a month once you reach age 35)
- Life assurance of eight times your basic salary
- Income protection
- Experience working as part of a team and being a subject matter expert in Azure platforms, services, and engineering
- Strong Azure cloud engineering experience with cloud-native services
- Strong experience in designing, engineering, and maintaining cloud-based solutions in Azure
- Service proficiency in Azure IAM, VMs, Storage, Networking, Azure Functions, AKS, Security Centre, and Azure SQL. Experience with automation and configuration management tools such as Terraform, PowerShell, and Azure CLI
- Strong understanding of cloud engineering best practices including FinOps practices. Knowledge of cloud security best practices and experience engineering security controls in Azure
- Experience with Azure DevOps or other similar CI/CD tools
- Variety of Azure certifications to demonstrate in-depth expertise to support hands on experience
Azure Platform Engineer-1 - London, United Kingdom - Financial Conduct Authority
Description
Azure Platform Engineer
Salary: National ranging from £51,200- £78,700and London from £56,400 - £86,600
Are you interested in joining a team at the forefront of operations, supporting all end users and partners in their day-to-day activities,and managing the FCA's end user services and associated suppliers?
The team/department
End User Compute provides change and run for a broad range of application and infrastructure services. We work in small cross functional, self-organising and autonomous teams, passionate about delivering value and having fun.
What you will be doing (the role)
What you will get from the role
Our competitive flexible benefits scheme gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifecycle. You can use this allowance to purchaseadditional benefits such as dental or cycle to work or you have the option top up your base salary by taking this as cash.
Core benefits that you will receive as standard are:
We support hybrid working which means you will be able to work from home up to 60% of the time over a month with the remainder of your time in one of our three office locations.
The skills and experience you will have
Minimum
We are a signatory to the Government's Disability Confident scheme. This means that we will offer an interview to disabled candidates entering under the scheme, should they meet the minimum criteria for a role.
Essential
About the FCA
The FCA regulates the conduct of 50,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. We do this to make sure markets work well for individuals, businesses and the economy as a whole. For more information on what we do, our three-year strategy can be found here.
The FCA's Values & Diversity
Our ambition is to cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation.
The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisations. Given this, we particularly welcome applications from women, disabled and minority ethnic candidates for our Senior Associate role.
Flexible working
We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements. Many of our staff work flexibly including working part-time, staggered hours, and job shares. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want but we won't judge you for asking.
Multi-location
As part of the FCA's on-going commitment to develop our national presence, most of our vacancies are now open to working in our Edinburgh, Leeds, or London offices. This means that as part of the application process you will be able to select your preference of which office location you would like to work from.
Useful information
Applications for this role close at 23:59 on 8th May 2024
This role is graded as Senior Associate - Regulatory
Got a question?
If you are interested in learning more about the role, please contact:
For internal applicants, please contact Michael Wood, at k
For external applicants, please contact Asha Gladis, at k
What to expect from our interview process
The assessment process comprises a first stage technical interview to discuss your experience and knowledge of Azure. This will be followed by a competency-based interview. The final stage is a fireside chat to enable you to ask any final questions and meet further members of the team.
Application support
We want to remove any possible barriers and are committed to providing a wide range of reasonable adjustments so that you can keep the focus on your conversations and be at your best.
If you have an accessibility requirement, disability, or condition that means you might require changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter to discuss this further. Our aim is to make your application as easy and comfortable as possible, and your recruiter will be happy to work with you to make any necessary arrangements where possible.
Please note that all applications must be submitted through our online portal, applications sent via email will not be accepted.