Financial Conduct Authority
Regulating financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, https://www.fca.org.uk/careers
Requirements of the role
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.
The Market Oversight Directorate oversees conduct in UK primary and secondary markets through the listing, prospectus, and market abuse regimes, aiming to promote trusted, orderly, and efficient markets via its four departments: Listing, Primary Market Oversight, Secondary Market Oversight, and Market Oversight Data \& Intelligence.
Sitting within the Market Oversight Directorate, the Market Oversight Data and Intelligence (MODI) Department, formed in 2024, drives data-led regulation by delivering specialist services, intelligence, and casework across UK markets, supporting innovation, insight, and effective oversight through advanced analytical and technical capabilities.
Role Responsibilities
Collaborate with a supportive team to develop and maintain MO’s data ecosystem, ensuring information flows seamlessly to empower meaningful analytical solutions that strengthen market oversight
Create innovative analytical tools that enhance market monitoring capabilities, helping safeguard systemically important asset classes and contributing to fair and transparent markets
Work closely with surveillance analysts to improve platforms and processes, fostering shared learning and building solutions that make detecting market abuse more effective and insightful
Apply data engineering techniques to uncover behavioural patterns among market participants, enabling the organisation to make informed decisions that protect consumers and maintain integrity
Engage flexibly across the directorate to support collective objectives, embracing opportunities to learn, share expertise and influence how data science shapes the FCA’s future approach
Grow your skills through tailored training and collaboration with market experts, gaining confidence and knowledge while contributing to investigations that uphold trust in financial markets
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Location
London, Leeds, Edinburgh
Contract type
Full time, Permanent
Profession
Data, Engineer
Working pattern
Flexible working, Hybrid
Closing Date
05/01/2026