Data Engineer – 12 Month Fixed-Term Contract

Financial Conduct Authority

. Design and implement robust data flows connecting operational systems with analytics and business intelligence platforms .

Posted 11/5/2026full-timeLondon • United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £43,100 - £67,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing data flows, ETL processes, and data integration solutions while ensuring data quality and compliance with governance frameworks. Proficient in using Tableau Prep and programming languages such as SQL and Python to transform and analyze large datasets for business insights.

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ETL ProcessesTableau PrepSQL ProgrammingPython ProgrammingData Modelling Principles

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Hard Skills

Data IntegrationData ProfilingData CleansingData WranglingData EngineeringData QualityData StreamingSource-to-Target MappingMetadata RepositoriesTesting Practices

Soft Skills

Communication Skills

Tools & Technologies

Tableau Prep

Industry Keywords

Business IntelligenceRegulatory InsightsData GovernanceAnalyticsData Standards

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ETLPythonSQLTableau

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and implement robust data flows connecting operational systems with analytics and business intelligence platforms
Create and maintain source-to-target mapping documentation aligned with enterprise data models, governance frameworks and data standards
Transform manual and fragmented data processes into scalable, automated solutions
Support real-time and near real-time data streaming solutions
Develop, optimise and maintain ETL pipelines and code
Prepare, cleanse and wrangle large and varied datasets for analytical models, reporting, advanced analytics and business insight
Work within the FCA’s Digital Intelligence Solutions department to deliver regulatory insights and support data-driven decision making

Requirements

What you’ll need

Prior experience working in teams that design, develop, test and implement data solutions in complex environments
Experience integrating data from multiple source systems
Strong practical experience of Tableau Prep, including designing, building, testing, maintaining and troubleshooting complex Prep flows
Experience integrating multiple data sources and applying joins, unions, transformations and calculations in Tableau Prep
Extensive experience of ETL processes
Strong programming and database skills, particularly SQL and Python
Experience of data profiling and source system analysis
Experience designing, building and testing data products and integration solutions using multiple systems, storage technologies and access methods
Strong understanding of data modelling principles and experience producing, documenting, maintaining and updating data models
Experience reverse engineering models from live systems where required
Experience working with metadata repositories
Knowledge and practical experience of data quality, problem resolution, testing practices, programming and scripting, and data engineering concepts and techniques
Ability to communicate technical and data concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Awareness of opportunities to improve and innovate data solutions through new tools, technologies and approaches

Benefits

Comp & perks

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Minimum of 50% of working time in the office each month
Non-contributory pension (8–12% depending on age)
Life assurance at eight times your salary
Private healthcare with Bupa
Income protection
24/7 Employee Assistance
35 hours of paid volunteering annually
Flexible benefits scheme
Flexible working solutions, including part-time and job sharing where applicable