IT & Software

Lead Engineer (Specialist) in DATA COLLECTION AND PUBLICATION (DCP)

Bank of England

London · Greater London · United Kingdom

Overview

In this role you will help shape and support the Bank’s technology stack, from cloud-native platforms to on‑premise systems. You’ll lead by example, collaborate across teams, and drive innovation and resilience in our infrastructure. You’ll automate deployments, strengthen security, and foster a culture of continuous improvement. This is a chance to impact critical data platforms that underpin the Bank’s mission to maintain monetary and financial stability.

Pay / Benefits
  • non-contributory, career-average pension with potential increase
  • flexible benefits programme with pension adjustments
  • discretionary performance award
  • 8% benefits allowance
  • 26 days’ annual leave with buy‑up option
  • private medical insurance and income protection
Responsibilities
  • Shape and support the tech stack across cloud-native and on-premise environments
  • Automate infrastructure with Terraform and CI/CD using GitHub Actions
  • Develop, script with PowerShell, and optimize deployment pipelines
  • Collaborate across teams and mentor junior engineers
  • Document work clearly to enable knowledge sharing and support
  • Maintain a security-first approach and deliver high-quality, automated testing
  • Deploy Azure environments and contribute to platform modernization and resilience
Key requirements
  • GitHub Actions
  • Terraform
  • Azure
  • PowerShell
  • Git (source control)
  • documentation writing
  • security-focused mindset
  • communication and organizational skills
  • planning and workload management
  • continuous improvement mindset
  • Strong written and verbal communication
  • Willingness to experiment and learn from failure
  • Self-motivation and professionalism
  • Windows deployment via Terraform and GitHub Actions in Azure (desirable)
  • SQL and Azure monitoring (desirable)
  • C# and SQL Server development (desirable)

Reference: WJ-747_31019936

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