Market Operations Analyst in MO EDM Support Team

Department Overview

At the Bank of England, we are seeking to attract and employ the best people by encouraging applications from candidates who reflect the diverse nature of the society we serve.

Be part of a Technology Monetary Policy (MP) & Financial Stability (FS) CIO Division whose platforms and products enable a digital and agile Bank for all, achieved with a diverse and talented division of technology professionals. Our divisional values represent the culture we drive: 

• Responsive and Agile
• Collaborative and Connect
• Automation, Automation, Automation
• Rapidly Experimenting
• Continuously Learning

Enjoy flexible working opportunities, a close community, genuine care for personal well-being, and a collective mission to promote the good of the people of the UK. 

Systems & Solutions (SaS) is the domain within the Technology MP & FS CIO Division that develops, supports and maintains the data systems that are used across the Bank of England.  Our core function is to analyse, design, develop and successfully deliver quality, robust business solutions.  We are responsible for services that support the identification, extraction, analysis and presentation of business data to provide historical, current and predictive views of business operations.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Job Description

We are seeking a Markit (S&P) EDM developer to join our MDM Product team. This is also a unique opportunity for the successful candidate to work with the business area who use the system on a day-to-day basis.  We hope that combining your technical skills and developing business area knowledge, will enhance change delivery. 

Utilise your technical skills and expertise to play a key role in the team’s activities that include all phases of the software development lifecycle. You will work on multiple work-streams and be able to act independently, making decisions, applying analytical judgement and being an active member of the team.

We adopt a DevOps mind-set, and are responsible for the operation of the applications we deliver. Influence the testing and implementation of these components and provide post implementation support. Contribute to technical discussions, influence ways of working, share knowledge and provide technical mentorship to other team members. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic, high profile domain that offers a great platform to develop your skills and career.

Role Requirements

How you will make a difference

• Be part of a robust team, forming strong and impactful relationships
• Be able to demonstrate sound judgement, problem-solving and good analytical skills. Have the ability to handle and analyse a wide range of internal and external sources of information
• Support all aspects of the data lifecycle, operating in an agile way of working 
• Quality, on time delivery of agreed deliverables
• Flexible in working under changing and different work settings
• Inputting into non-functional requirements (security, performance, capacity)
• Provide technical input and support when engaging with other domains, teams and leads
• Ability to communicate issues, status, and progress on assigned tasks to invested individuals (eg, Product Lead, Delivery Management, Product Owner etc)
• Stay up-to-date on trends and techniques being used in the industry through research, and apply this knowledge to systems being developed
• Champion and contribute to the continuous improvement of knowledge base, development processes, methods and standards
• Have good interpersonal skills with an ability to interpret and present information to a variety of recipients using suitable modes of communication 
• Take ownership in reviewing work as well as participating in colleague reviews
• Continually test your programs, correcting errors to maximise quality
• Coach and mentor others - sharing knowledge/experience when appropriate
• Have a positive ‘can-do’ attitude
• Identify areas of optimisations
• Invest time in professional and personal development

What we are looking for

Minimum Criteria 

• Experien