Senior Engineer in Financial Systems Solutions (FSS)

Within the Technology directorate, the Financial Systems Solutions (FSS) domain develop and maintain the Bank of England's financial and integration platforms to facilitate payments, settlement and collateral management across the United Kingdom. We are committed to applying our professional expertise in building, maintaining and innovating world class financial systems and solutions. The Markets and Collateral Operations team has responsibility for developing and supporting applications used by the Markets and Banking areas of the Bank. These systems are at the core of the Bank's critical financial transactional operations and the team provides a support service to ensure service protection. Job Description The key areas of responsibility will be: Delivery of secure software components; providing input into the estimation and planning process; refining requirements together with business users and/or technical analysts; designing and developing software using agreed methodologies, processes and standards; improving development by the use of appropriate tools; taking part in all stages of the test cycle; managing and rectifying software issues; managing their own code within test environments and deploying software Providing post implementation support; delivering agreed change requests and rectifying errors. Become part of daily support rota covering the live activity for which the team is responsible. There is a requirement for a certain amount of evening and weekend work. Playing an active part in the Markets and Collateral Operations Team's activities; supporting colleagues, sharing their technical knowledge with colleagues, reviewing team member's work; assisting in the continuous improvement of development processes, methods and standards., 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 InformationWe encourage flexible working, part time working and job share arrangements. Part time salary and benefits will be on a pro-rated basis as appropriate. This role offers a salary of circa:Leeds ranging from £46,720 - £53,910.London ranging from: £51,870 - £59,850In addition, we also offer a comprehensive benefits package as detailed below:

• A non-contributory, career average pension giving you a guaranteed retirement benefit of 1/95th of your annual salary for every year worked. There is the option to increase your pension (to 1/50th) or decrease (to 1/120th) in exchange for salary through our flexible benefits programme each year.
• A discretionary performance award based on a current award pool.
• A 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 ProcessEmployment 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 Application ProcessImportant: 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. The assessment process will comprise of two interview stages. This role closes on Wednesday 6 November. 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.


• In depth experience (at least 8 years) of languages, methods and tools relating to the team's area of responsibility including C#, .NET 6 or higher, web application and API development, JavaScript, React, SQL Server and Azure technologies
• Good understanding and familiarity with the full software development lifecycle and different software development models.
• Good understanding of technical architectures.
• In depth experience of tools that support the development process. This should include Git, Visual Studio, Team Foundation Server and SQL Server Management Studio.
• A level of software testing experience sufficient to participate in test activities including unit testing, system testing and user acceptance test support.
• Experience of Agile methods for software delivery.
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of integrity, organisation, self-motivation, and a desire for self-improvement.
• Understand good team practice and the ability to work with others sharing their knowledge/experience when appropriate.
• Good interpersonal communication skills with an ability to interpret and present information to a variety of recipients using suitable modes of communication.
• Ability to produce concise, informative documentation.
• A consistent track record of forming and maintaining positive relationships with business colleagues.
Desirable Criteria
• Knowledge of typescript, MVC, IIS, SQL Server Integration services and SQL Server Reporting Services would be advantageous.
• Familiarity with ITIL or similar service management approaches.
  
  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