IT Infrastructure Engineer

About Us

The Financial Times is one of the world’s leading news organisations, globally recognised for its authority, integrity and accuracy, with a mission to deliver quality information and services worldwide. At the FT, curiosity thrives and ambitious thinking is rewarded. Here, you’re given the chance to reach millions, create work that matters and deliver impartial journalism in a polarised world. In our warm, collaborative culture, you’ll connect with a diverse community of experts who support your growth, career aspirations and wellbeing. Your future at the FT will be filled with opportunities that challenge and inspire you. With no fixed path, you’ll discover new skills and forge a career that can take you anywhere. Build a newsworthy career at the FT.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We believe in the power of unique perspectives and want all voices in our organisation to be heard, respected and valued. A supportive workplace is one where employees feel they can be themselves and operate to their full potential. We are committed to removing barriers for everyone, with a focus on addressing those faced by underrepresented groups.

The Role Overview

Reporting into the Head of Collaboration Tooling in the Infrastructure & Operations group in Technology, this role is for a senior engineer to help implement and support the collaboration tools and services used by the staff of the Financial Times.

About the team: 

Infrastructure & Operations has around 90 people working in multiple teams that have diverse remits, including: cloud services, code management, the management and provision of end-user devices, collaboration tools, networking, a global service desk, identity and access management, and technical operations support. We value transparency, accountability, shared responsibility and teamwork. The team works closely together with a very supportive, knowledge-sharing ethos.

We ensure FT Staff have the tools they need to run a business providing world-class journalism to our customers. We support informal knowledge sharing alongside more formal training opportunities.

You can also get an insight into how we work from our FT Product & Technology Medium publication.

What you will work on: 

• Lead technical design and architectural decisions for collaboration tooling platforms, providing guidance and direction for engineers across the team. 
• Act as a subject matter expert for AI capabilities within collaboration tooling, helping teams understand, adopt and safely leverage AI-powered features and services.