The FA

Our Organisation The Football Association The FA is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year. The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, and Vitality Women's FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation. 90 minutes to change our world Digital Technology HAVE THE DIGITAL WORLD AT YOUR FEET Technology is key to the FA's transformation. From supporting grassroots via our day-to-day digital presence, to using data-led insights to drive the game - to developing future focused platforms for professional football - our Digital Technology team is central to our future. Whilst investment in technology to make the experience of all participants relevant and easy, is already at the heart of how we can serve the game, we are looking to invest even further and deliver in a more iterative way, forming product lines and fully moving towards an Agile, Product Management framework. By 2024, we will upgrade and simplify our core football administration system (moving from Whole Game System to Platform for Football) and provide enhanced capability to England teams. Our product lines cover all those that RUN , PLAY , LEARN as well as our responsibility to REGULATE , WIN and leverage DATA whilst also ensuring sufficient focus on the CORE BUSINESS online and PLATFORMS that support each product and service across the organisation. Join us in helping to DECIDE THE GAME and HAVE THE DIGITAL WORLD AT YOUR FEET . Key Accountabilities Management of the DevOps technologies and processes, ensuring the adoption of cloud native architectures and operationalisation of DevOps techniques throughout the product development and support lifecycle. Key Accountabilities; Collaborate with the Head of Platform to build an effective roadmap that will develop the maturity of the FA's DevOps platforms, through budget planning and implementation of fit for purpose solutions and processes. Ensure the effective utilisation of DevOps technologies throughout the FA delivery function. Ensure DevOps tools and processes are in place and effective throughout the development lifecycle Develop automation scripts / pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments with goal of eliminating manual installation steps Build, communicate and utilise effective standards for DevOps processes Ensure that managed service teams are correctly resourced to provide DevOps services across product lines. Support and resolve issues related to product development environments. Provide effective metrics for the measurement of the success of DevOps process within the FA. Be an evangelist for the use of DevOps through communication, training and awareness sessions. Collaborate with peers to ensure all platform engineering and service delivery functions work in tandem to provide effective service to all platform customers Ensure regular and documented meetings are held with the DevOps delivery partner to measure delivery performance Attend the Architecture Review Board when required, to ensure all wider DevOps architectural changes are understood and signed-off by the board. Execute additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities. Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained. What we are looking for Essential Experience in a similar DevOps or Platform Engineering Management role Experience with managing third party service providers and business stakeholders. In depth knowledge of the cloud marketplace and solutions Good project and change management skills Good technology experience and strong info sec technical background in both traditional and cloud (Azure preference) environments. Experience with quality improvement processes to drive efficiency. Effective presentation skills (written and verbal) Desirable Technology experience within Football or other sporting associations or a working knowledge of sports administration systems Experience working in a matrix structure/multiple client groups What we can offer you An exciting and challenging role within a changing, dynamic and world-renowned sports organisation. Attractive benefits and a competitive salary. Please be aware that unless you are on a homebased contract, your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George's Park or our Processing Centre. We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary. The Football Association Group promotes inclusion and diversity, and welcomes applications from everyone. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process please mention this in your application.

Our Organisation The Football Association The FA is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year. The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, and Vitality Women's FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation. 90 minutes to change our world The Role This role is responsible for managing a small team of in-house developers within the Digital Technology division at The FA as well as indirectly managing a large team of third-party developers from our technology partners. The role is a management one where the main focus is on coaching and developing people and ensuring we are following best practise development approaches and standards. As we work with technology partners, the role also needs to be very focussed on working effectively with offshore development teams. The majority of our work uses Agile methodology so familiarity with Scrum is essential for this role. Our main technology stack is Microsoft Azure, although we also have some projects using Google Cloud Platform. Key Accountabilities Leadership: Provide clear leadership and direction to all aspects of software development Take ownership for maintaining and implementing Development team strategy and standards across projects Promote and develop a performance focused culture. Provide regular feedback to team members and research and provide development and training opportunities Organise regular Development team meetings to maintain a high level of communication within the development team and work on team initiatives Ensure development resources are aligned behind priority activities within the Digital Technology division Create an inclusive, diverse, and supportive environment that reinforces FA values and culture, ensuring the acquisition, retention and development of talent. Responsible for setting direction for Development activities performed by our third-party technology partners Development: Ensure that the team develop software solutions in alignment with the agreed Business Requirements and Solution Architecture Ensure that all code meets standards, and that a proper development process is followed, including use of source control systems Put in place robust and repeatable software development practices Establish development coding standards and code review process. Act as the Subject Matter expert on all areas of Software Development Ensure development knowledge is maintained and documented in Confluence Help improve our lean and agile development processes and work with our DevOps team to move towards a CI/CD release strategy Ensure the development team are fully trained in scrum delivery and are familiar with all standard scrum ceremonies Input into a roadmap for our technology platform ensuring we keep up to date with best practise software tools and versions Other: Support the development and continuous improvement of IT policies, process and documentation in order to continually enhance the overall service to the business. Proactively keep up to date with latest developments in technology. Maintain familiarity with all core systems within The FA in order to be able to assist in the future development of such projects. Proactively demonstrates required behaviours in line with the expectations of the role. Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet The FA's changing priorities Communicate with Product Managers, Product Owners, Delivery Managers and Stakeholder on development progress and activities Execute additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities. Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained. What we are looking for Essential Technical Proven experience in managing Software Development in a complex environment of legacy and new applications Deep knowledge of established industry standards and best practice in Software Development A development background based on large, enterprise scale projects, ideally in a corporate environment Knowledge of our primary tech stack i.e., Microsoft Azure cloud, Microsoft .NET (C#); SQL Server Development; ASP.Net MVC, Single page apps (Angular/React) Expert in Test Driven Development (TDD), Unit Test Frameworks and Tools Expert in Source Control, code branching and continuous Build and Integration processes (CI/CD) Other Expertise in team leadership and demonstrable history of successfully leading development teams, managing people, and aiding the successful delivery of IT projects Strong communication skills including being able to effectively communicate the key strategy and reasoning behind technical decisions to non-technical people Knowledge of Agile, especially Scrum methodology, is essential Desirable Educated to degree level or equivalent MCPD / MCSD Qualified Experience of Sitecore development Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills Technology experience within Football or other sporting associations/stadiums Knowledge of sports administration systems Active participation in football in a playing or non-playing role Knowledge of Google Cloud Platform What we can offer you An exciting and challenging role within a changing, dynamic and world-renowned sports organisation. Attractive benefits and a competitive salary. Please be aware that unless you are on a homebased contract, your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George's Park or our Processing Centre. We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary. The Football Association Group promotes inclusion and diversity, and welcomes applications from everyone. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process please mention this in your application.

Our Organisation The Football Association The FA is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year. The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, and Vitality Women's FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation. 90 minutes to change our world Digital Technology HAVE THE DIGITAL WORLD AT YOUR FEET Technology is key to the FA's transformation. From supporting grassroots via our day-to-day digital presence, to using data-led insights to drive the game - to developing future focused platforms for professional football - our Digital Technology team is central to our future. Whilst investment in technology to make the experience of all participants relevant and easy, is already at the heart of how we can serve the game, we are looking to invest even further and deliver in a more iterative way, forming product lines and fully moving towards an Agile, Product Management framework. By 2024, we will upgrade and simplify our core football administration system (moving from Whole Game System to Platform for Football) and provide enhanced capability to England teams. Our product lines cover all those that RUN , PLAY , LEARN as well as our responsibility to REGULATE , WIN and leverage DATA whilst also ensuring sufficient focus on the CORE BUSINESS online and PLATFORMS that support each product and service across the organisation. Join us in helping to DECIDE THE GAME and HAVE THE DIGITAL WORLD AT YOUR FEET . The Role and Key Accountabilities Oversee the technical strategy of the FA and ensure that it aligns with the wider organisational goals and business strategy. Drive alignment to help Digital Technology and our partners collectively deliver simple, flexible & sustainable digital solutions and own the technical standards and best practices, providing communication, advice, and guidance to all stakeholders. Key Accountabilities; Develop a deep understanding of The FA's business strategy. Help stakeholders understand the technology strategy to aid decision making. Identify opportunities based on technical knowledge and industry trends. Support product portfolio management with value-driven architecture. Provide architectural leadership and consultancy to product teams. Manage the architecture interface with 3 rd party software vendors and partner organisations. Mentor internal and partner development teams on microservice and web architectures. Act as the architectural design authority for the organisation. Create technical standards and best practices, leveraging industry standards. Communicate and ensure the use of standards and how the digital vision can be realised. Execute additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities. Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained. What we are looking for Essential Experience in developing architectures collaboratively with both business and technical stakeholders Experience in architecting asynchronous, message-based architectures Experience of microservice-based architectures and associated patterns Experience of architecture governance and control Experience in domain-driven logical data design Extensive knowledge of architecture patterns and their application Understanding of continuous integration, continuous delivery, and automation Desirable EA Qualification - TOGAF (or similar) Cloud Certification - (Azure/Amazon/GCP) Experience of Agile methodologies (Scrum, SAFE) Knowledge of C#, ASP.NET, T-SQL, .NET in an enterprise environment Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics CRM Knowledge of Sitecore CMS What we can offer you An exciting and challenging role within a changing, dynamic and world-renowned sports organisation. Attractive benefits and a competitive salary. Please be aware that unless you are on a homebased contract, your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George's Park or our Processing Centre. We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary. The Football Association Group promotes inclusion and diversity, and welcomes applications from everyone. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process please mention this in your application.

Our Organisation The Football Association The FA is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year. The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, and Vitality Women's FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation. 90 minutes to change our world Digital Technology HAVE THE DIGITAL WORLD AT YOUR FEET Technology is key to the FA's transformation. From supporting grassroots via our day-to-day digital presence, to using data-led insights to drive the game - to developing future focused platforms for professional football - our Digital Technology team is central to our future. Whilst investment in technology to make the experience of all participants relevant and easy, is already at the heart of how we can serve the game, we are looking to invest even further and deliver in a more iterative way, forming product lines and fully moving towards an Agile, Product Management framework. By 2024, we will upgrade and simplify our core football administration system (moving from Whole Game System to Platform for Football) and provide enhanced capability to England teams. Our product lines cover all those that RUN , PLAY , LEARN as well as our responsibility to REGULATE , WIN and leverage DATA whilst also ensuring sufficient focus on the CORE BUSINESS online and PLATFORMS that support each product and service across the organisation. Join us in helping to DECIDE THE GAME and HAVE THE DIGITAL WORLD AT YOUR FEET . The Role and Key Accountabilities Oversee the data and integration strategy of a suite of FA products and ensure that it aligns with the wider technology strategy and organisational goals. Drive alignment to help Digital Technology and our partners collectively deliver simple, flexible & sustainable digital solutions and own the technical standards and best practices, providing communication, advice, and guidance to all stakeholders. Key Accountabilities; Develop a deep understanding of The FA's business strategy. Define data and integration architectures for transactional product data Manage the architecture interface with 3 rd party software vendors and partner organisations. Provide architectural leadership and consultancy to product teams. Help stakeholders understand the data and integration strategy to aid decision making. Create technical standards and best practices, leveraging industry standards. Identify opportunities based on technical knowledge and industry trends. Mentor internal and partner development teams on data and integration architectures. Execute additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities. Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained. What we are looking for Essential Demonstrates an excellent in depth understanding of Microsoft SQL Server, all versions Experience in designing and leading / reviewing the conceptual, logical and physical design for distributed databases. Experience in designing data integration strategies using SSIS, Azure Data Factory, message-based communication Experience of microservice-based architectures and associated patterns Experience in architecting asynchronous, message-based architectures Experience of cloud data technologies and solutions Strong data analysis skills Desirable Experience with Database Administration for MSSQL Server in clustered and high availability environments. Experience in troubleshooting and resolving database problems. Knowledge of indexes, index management, and statistics. Experience of Agile methodologies (Scrum, SAFE) Experience in implementing operational automation using scripts. Knowledge of C#, ASP.NET, T-SQL, .NET in an enterprise environment What we can offer you An exciting and challenging role within a changing, dynamic and world-renowned sports organisation. Attractive benefits and a competitive salary. Please be aware that unless you are on a homebased contract, your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George's Park or our Processing Centre. We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary. The Football Association Group promotes inclusion and diversity, and welcomes applications from everyone. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process please mention this in your application.