Salesforce DevOps Engineer

Financial Conduct Authority; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

A regulatory body is seeking a Salesforce DevOps Engineer to enhance its Digital Systems team in Leeds. The role includes delivering cloud services and ensuring security compliance, with collaboration across various teams. Candidates should have strong Salesforce administration skills, experience with DevOps practices, and be confident in managing infrastructure platforms. Benefits include hybrid work options and comprehensive annual leave. Interested applicants should submit their applications via the online portal before the deadline on January 11th.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Hybrid model with up to 60% remote work

Non-contributory pension (8–12%) and life assurance

Private healthcare with Bupa

35 hours of paid volunteering annually

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a large organization as a Salesforce Administrator or DevOps Engineer.
• Experience building and managing big data application deployments.
• Familiarity with Agile and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and support cloud services ensuring quality and reliability.
• Monitor cloud platforms for compliance with security and design rules.
• Collaborate with project teams to resolve issues.

Skills

Proven experience as a Salesforce Administrator

Experience applying DevOps practices in Salesforce environments

Confident working across infrastructure platforms

Problem-solving skills

Collaborative mindset

Tools

Git

Jenkins

JIRA

Datadog

Salesforce

Job description

Salesforce DevOps Engineer

Division – Data, Technology and Innovation

Department – Digital Systems

• Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £52,400 to £80,600 and London from £57,700 to £88,600 (salary offered will based on skills and experience)

• This role is graded as: Senior Associate - Regulatory

• Your recruitment contact is Benjamin 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.

The Data, Technology and Innovation (DTI) division enables the FCA to be a digital‑first, data‑led smart regulator by delivering a secure, agile, and cost‑effective technology and data ecosystem that drives better decisions, transparency, and operational efficiency.

Sitting within DTI, the Digital Systems team delivers the systems that enable the FCA to be a more effective and smarter regulator. The DevOps Team manages and optimises DevSecOps platforms, focusing on secure, high‑performing deployment pipelines and scalable technical solutions aligned with strategic goals. Core technologies include Salesforce and Copado for case management and AWS for cloud infrastructure.

About the role

The FCA’s Digital Systems team is a forward‑thinking team that is leveraging agent force data cloud and emerging agentic AI capabilities, driving innovation and delivering impactful solutions. This is an opportunity to be involved in proof‑of‑concept initiatives and rigorous testing of new technologies, maximising the use of advanced technology across our organisation.

• Deliver and support cloud services that meet company standards, ensuring quality and reliability

• Monitor cloud platforms for compliance with security and design rules, managing incidents and changes effectively

• Oversee environment management by maintaining inventories, scheduling usage and aligning test systems with live environments

• Collaborate with project and support teams to resolve issues, address risks and improve infrastructure usability

• Test and validate environments to ensure they meet standards, while continuously enhancing platform performance and cost‑efficiency

• Develop and maintain environment management processes, promote security compliance and support adoption across teams

Skills required

Minimum

• Proven experience as a Salesforce Administrator. DevOps Engineer or Developer ideally within a large organisation

• Experience building, operating, and managing the deployment of big data applications

• Experience applying DevOps practices in Salesforce environments (experience using Copado ideal but not essential)

Essential

• Confident working across infrastructure platforms and automation tools including Git and Jenkins

• Comfortable using JIRA and Datadog, with an understanding of Agile and DevOps practices in large organisations

• Problem‑solving skills with the ability to work closely with developers and product owners to resolve challenges constructively

• A collaborative mindset and a supportive approach to managing environments for operational and project teams

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Hybrid model with up to 60% remote work

• 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 & 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 timeline

• Advert Closing: Midnight 12 January (please apply by 11.59pm 11 January)

• Shortlist: 12 - 14 January

• Interviews: from 19 January

• 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.