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Principal Engineer - Communications Surveillance
£66,000 - 106,000
Marlin Selection
Tudor Street 22, London
£66,000 - 106,000
Requirements
Must:
- Proven experience within Communications Surveillance Technology
- Strong background in technical leadership within software delivery teams
- Hands-on expertise across the full software development lifecycle
- Deep knowledge of at least one leading Communications Surveillance platform
- Familiarity with Regex, SQL, and Boolean search concepts
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, information security, and cloud technologies
- Experience with major communication platforms and capture solutions (e.g., Bloomberg, LSEG, ICE, Symphony, WhatsApp, WeCom, Smarsh, Global Relay, Behavox)
- Experience with communications data structures, ETL/ELT pipelines, and data integrity standards
- Strong understanding of CI/CD practices and agile methodologies
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills
- Understanding of financial markets or trading systems (desired)
- Knowledge of FCA Market Abuse Regulation (desired)
- Experience in performance optimisation and profiling (desired)
- Familiarity with modern UI frameworks (React, Typescript) (desired)
- Exposure to containerisation and orchestration tools (desired)
- Understanding of architectural frameworks and best practices (desired)
- Knowledge of AWS or other cloud platforms (desired)
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary technical leader within the Surveillance Technology team
- Provide expert oversight across analysis, architecture, design, and delivery of complex systems
- Architect, build, and evolve scalable, high-performance solutions for Communications Surveillance and Record Keeping
- Lead engineering standards: architecture reviews, vendor assessments, impact analysis, and automated testing
- Mentor and develop engineering talent, fostering a culture of continuous learning
- Champion innovation by evaluating new technologies and methodologies within Surveillance and Record Keeping
- Translate complex technical concepts for both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Support agile planning, estimation, and prioritisation
- Identify opportunities for system optimisation, refactoring, and alignment to target architectures
- Manage technical risks, issues, and dependencies
- Benchmark against peer organisations to ensure alignment with regulatory and industry expectations
Description
We are a leading name in global financial markets, expanding our Communications Surveillance and Record Keeping Technology function in response to increasing regulatory scrutiny. This role offers an exceptional opportunity for a Principal Engineer to play a central technical leadership role within our Surveillance Technology team. You will influence strategy, shape engineering standards, and drive innovation across a complex, business-critical technology landscape. We foster a culture of continuous learning and innovation, and we welcome passionate individuals ready to make a significant impact in a fast-moving environment.
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