Engineering and Network Infrastructure Lead

Financial Conduct Authority; City Of London; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial regulatory body in London is seeking an Engineering and Network Infrastructure Lead to drive digital forensics and infrastructure excellence. This role involves managing technical teams, overseeing projects, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in networking and infrastructure management. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Non-contributory pension

Private healthcare

Paid volunteering

Flexible benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in leading and managing technical teams.
• Proficiency in networking technologies.
• Experience with hybrid cloud and multi-sourced environments.

Responsibilities

• Shape digital forensics future through strategic planning.
• Oversee hardware and software design for Digital Forensic Unit.
• Manage infrastructure strategies and provide technical support.
• Champion security practices across cloud environments.

Skills

Leading and managing technical teams

Networking: TCP/IP, DNS, VPN, Load Balancing, Firewalls

Scripting skills: Python, Bash, PowerShell

Managing on-premise and hybrid cloud infrastructure

Stakeholder management

Excellent communication skills

Strategic and innovative thinking

Job description

Job title: Engineering and Network Infrastructure Lead

Division: Enforcement and Market Oversight (EMO)

Department: Enforcement Intelligence & Specialist Services Directorate (EISS)

• Salary: London £64,900 to £99,700 per annum (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
• This role is graded as: Lead Associate - Regulatory

Your recruitment contact is Sonika Suryadevara via [e-mail]. Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted.

About the FCA and team

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.

Sitting within the Enforcement & Market Oversight Division, the Enforcement Intelligence and Specialist Services (EISS) Directorate provides strategic expertise, intelligence capabilities and operational support across enforcement functions, strengthening the FCA’s ability to detect harm, deliver effective investigations and uphold market integrity.

Role responsibilities

• Shape the future of digital forensics by supporting strategic planning and compliance alongside the Quality and Digital Forensic Managers; ensuring alignment with ISO 17025, the Forensic Science Code of Practice and FCA policies built on NIST standards.
• Support the Digital Forensic Unit’s technical architecture, overseeing hardware, software and infrastructure design to ensure seamless integration across business and data domains.
• Drive complex projects and technical excellence, managing infrastructure strategies, providing high-level technical support and guiding data centre planning and governance.
• Champion security and innovation to embed best practices across cloud and network environments while researching new technologies and collaborating with FCA stakeholders to identify future opportunities.
• Inspire and develop talent through effective line management, mentoring junior engineers and contributing to communities of practice that promote knowledge sharing and professional growth.
• Deliver cutting‑edge forensic capabilities, deploying and maintaining advanced tools and services that power FCA investigations leveraging frameworks like TOGAF and agile methodologies such as AGILE, ITIL and DevOps.

Skills required

Minimum

• Experience in leading and managing technical teams, with a strong track record of overseeing complex infrastructure and network engineering projects.
• Proficiency in networking: TCP/IP, DNS, VPN, Load Balancing, Firewalls, strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Experience of managing on‑premise and hybrid cloud infrastructure and network engineering.

Essential

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical issues for non-technical audiences.
• Broad knowledge of technology trends and enterprise-wide architecture.
• Strategic and innovative thinker with strong pragmatic problem‑solving abilities.
• Skilled in applying architectural principles to develop effective business solutions.
• Experienced in working with hybrid IT and multi-sourced environments.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Non‑contributory pension (8–12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary.
• Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection and 24/7 Employee Assistance.
• 35 hours of paid volunteering annually.
• A flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle.

For a full list of our benefits and our recruitment process as a whole visit our benefits page.

Our values and culture

Our colleagues are the key to our success as a regulator. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture: one that’s free from discrimination and bias, celebrates difference and supports colleagues to deliver at their best. 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.

If you require any adjustments due to a disability or condition, your recruiter is here to help - reach out for tailored support. We welcome diverse working styles and aim to find flexible solutions that suit both the role and individual needs, including options like part‑time and job sharing where applicable.

Disability Confident: our hiring approach

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and therefore, people or individuals with disabilities and long‑term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. In cases of high application volumes, we may progress applicants whose experience most closely matches the role’s key requirements.

Useful information and timelines

• This role may require supporting operations out of hours as part of an on‑call support rota with additional payments.
• 80-100% London Laboratory based.

Timeline

• Advert Closing Date: 21st November at 11:59pm.
• CV Review/Shortlist: Week commencing 24th November.
• Technical Assessment: 1st December - 3rd December (assessments will be in person).
• Competency Based Interview: Week commencing 8th December.
• Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, therefore, please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time.

SC Clearance is required for this role. (SC Guidance) - you will hold or will be required to obtain Security Check (SC) level vetting.