Senior Product Engineer, MA Products Team, Systems & Solutions (SaS) - MP&FS DG Division

Company

Bank of England

Location

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Posted At

9/3/2025

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Description

Location: Leeds

Shape the Future of Monetary Policy and Financial Stability

Join the Systems & Solutions (SaS) Domain in the Monetary Policy & Financial Stability (MP&FS) DGCIO Division, and be part of the newly formed MA Products Team - a dynamic group at the heart of the UK's economic decision-making.

We enable critical processes for the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) and Financial Policy Committee (FPC), delivering data-driven solutions that influence the nation's financial landscape. If you're excited by the power of cloud technology and want your work to make a real-world impact, this is your opportunity.

Why Join us?

We support a variety of flexible working arrangements, including:

50% in-office attendance, spread across the month

Opportunities to work from abroad (subject to team policy and approval)

Role Requirements:

Are you passionate about cloud technologies and their potential to transform financial systems? Can you unlock the full potential of cloud-native tools to deliver real-time insights? Ready to work with Azure in a high-impact environment?

Join us and help shape the future of data platforms using cutting-edge cloud solutions! We're looking for innovators who can harness cloud capabilities to drive smarter, faster decisions. Our Systems & Solutions Domain is evolving rapidly, and your cloud skills could be the key to our next breakthrough.

Minimum Criteria

We're looking for someone who has the following key skills and experience:

Hands-on experience with Azure services, especially Azure Databricks and Azure Data Factory

Strong working knowledge of SQL for data manipulation and analysis

Practical expertise in Python for scripting, automation, and data workflows

Familiarity with APIs and API Management to enable seamless data integration

A good understanding of Change Data Capture processes and maintaining high data quality standards

Experience building and maintaining ADF data pipelines or similar ETL tools on the Cloud

Understanding of CI/CD methodologies using industry-standard tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)

Experience in unit testing and automating them as part of the build

A working understanding of merge strategies and software code maintenance & versioning (GitHub)

Essential Criteria

We're excited to hear from candidates who bring not just technical skills, but a mentality of curiosity, collaboration, and continuous improvement. We are interested in hearing from candidates who have the following capabilities:

Demonstrate integrity, self-motivation, and a drive for personal and professional growth

Collaborate across subject areas to deliver high-quality solutions throughout the software development lifecycle

Communicate clearly and confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Champion best practices and help raise the bar for development standards

Take ownership of your work and actively contribute to peer reviews

Write clean, efficient code and rigorously test and refine it for performance and reliability

Share your knowledge generously, mentoring and supporting colleagues

Stay ahead of the curve by applying emerging trends and innovative techniques

Consider non-functional requirements like performance, security, and scalability from the outset

Spot and implement optimisation opportunities to improve systems and processes

Exposure to Agile delivery environments and working in multi-functional teams, utilising effective Agile tools such as JIRA and Confluence

Bring a delivery assurance attitude, helping build trust and confidence with stakeholders

Desirable Criteria

Experience using Macrobond for financial research and data visualisation

Experience of statistical analysis software packages such as Matlab and R

Awareness of regulatory and compliance considerations in financial data systems

Join Our Systems & Solutions Domain - Where our Systems Drive Impact:

At the core of our bank's digital transformation, the Systems & Solutions Domain designs, builds, and supports the data platforms that power smarter decisions. We're experts in turning complex business needs into elegant, high-performing solutions. Our mission is to unlock the full potential of data - delivering real-time insights, predictive analytics, and a deeper understanding of operations that drive strategic advantage.

Our Approach to Inclusion
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 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 Information
We encourage flexible working, part time working and job share arrangements. Part time salary and benefits will be on a pro-rated basis as appropriate.

We offer a salary as follows:

Leeds circa £55,280 - £62,190

In addition, we also offer a comprehensive benefits package as detailed below:

Currently a non-contributory, career average pension giving you a guaranteed retirement benefit of 1/80th of your annual salary for every year worked. There is the option to increase your pension (to 1/65th) or decrease (to 1/105th) in exchange for salary through our flexible benefits programme each year. The Bank has the discretion to vary standard accrual rates and dial up and dial down rates at any time and to withdraw dial up and dial down options at any time.
A discretionary performance award based on a current award pool.
An 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 Process
Employment 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 Bank of England welcomes applications from all candidates, but as a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) approved sponsor, we have a responsibility to comply with the Immigration Rules and guidance. As such, our ability to employ individuals who require sponsorship for immigration purposes is limited. The Bank cannot guarantee that you and / or the role you are applying for will be eligible for sponsorship and that any application made to UKVI will be successful. Eligibility will therefore be considered on a case by case basis.

The Application Process
Important: 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 24 September 2025.
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.