AWS Developer

• Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £52,400 to £80,600 and London from £57,700 to £88,600 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
• This role is graded as: Senior Associate - Regulatory
• Your recruitment contact is Benjamin via benjamin.paulon@fca.org.uk. 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.

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.

Role responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance AWS Lambda functions to support intelligent document processing and categorisation of PII across Salesforce platforms, enabling reliable and scalable handling of sensitive data
• Integrate AWS services including Textract, Comprehend, S3, and SNS to automate workflows and support audit trails, improving operational efficiency and traceability
• Collaborate with Architecture Governance and Security teams to ensure alignment with FCA data protection standards and DPIA outcomes, improving compliance and risk controls
• Work with product owners to refine user stories and create test scenarios using Test-Driven Development techniques, ensuring clarity of requirements and improved test coverage
• Maintain and present AWS architecture to the architecture board as needed, supporting informed decision-making and strategic oversight
• Create automation test scripts for regression testing to enhance release confidence and reduce manual testing effort
• Operate within established DevOps processes to deploy, test, and promote code through environments for weekly releases, providing consistency and reliability in delivery

Do you have experience in Test-driven development?, * Proficiency in developing, deploying and debugging cloud-based applications using AWS Lambda

• Solid technical knowledge of AWS services, including Amazon Connect, Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, SNS, SQS, Textract, Comprehend and Lex

Essential:

• Deep understanding of AWS AI services with practical experience building scalable, cloud-based AI solutions
• Proficiency in using AWS service APIs, AWS CLI, and SDKs to write applications
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines for deploying applications on AWS
• Proficient in developing applications with Python
• AWS certifications
• Graduate-level education in Computing, Computer Science, or a related field
• Familiarity with Test-Driven Development and DevOps practices

Pulled from the full job description

• Annual leave
• Company pension
• Paid volunteer time
• Private medical insurance, * 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Hybrid model where employees work a minimum of 40% in the office each month (expectation of 50% for senior leaders). Changing from September to a minimum of 50% in the office each month (expectation of 60% for Directors and Executive Directors)
• 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.