Job Description
Purpose of the role
To design, develop and improve software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues.
Accountabilities
Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions by using industry aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools. Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance.
Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives.
Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contribute to the organization’s technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.
Adherence to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions.
Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability.
Assistant Vice President Expectations
To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.
Join us as an Engineering Lead at Barclays where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings, ensuring unapparelled customer experiences.
As a part of team of developers, you will deliver technology stack, using strong analytical and problem solving skills to understand the business requirements and deliver quality solutions.
To be successful as an Engineering Lead you should have experience with:
E
xperience of designing
and developing
solution end-to-end and their Digital channel consumptions
.
Strong skills
of
design patterns and application security aspects combined with e
xperience
in
dev
eloping
JAVA8+,
REST APIs using
Spring Data REST and Sprint BOOT Framework.
Experience with a CI/DevOps pipeline with git, Maven/Gradle, Jenkins
and
Experience in conducting performance test using
Jmeter
/
JProfiler
.
Strong understanding of the end-to-end processes triggering from the Digital channels.
Experience with
Messaging – IBM MQ,
JMS
and Solace (Camel and routing).
E
xperience
with
XML/JSON and related technologies.
Experience deploying applications with Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience with
Versioning tool like Git, Bitbucket or GitLab.
Strong understanding of relevant and up-to-date technical knowled
ge, applications and techniques,
changing
regulatory environment and its impact on Operations.
Insight into external market developments and initiatives.
Highly numerate with analytical
problem solving
ability.
Self-motivated with
demonstrated
ability to find ways to overcome obstacles and self-teach new concepts
,
Ability to lead from front
and also
act as key team player
Strong people management skills, Risk and Control focus, focus
towards
performances and secured components designing.
A high level
of focus on strategic vision and key player in defining and driving adoption
to new tech, approaches
.
Degree in Engineering or Computer Science or similar.
Some other highly valued skills may include:
Good understanding of structured and non-structured data storage solutions.
K
nowledge
on
Java21, TDD, Apache Kafka, No SQL – MongoDB, React, Angular
Good understanding of
Automated Build and Deployment
an
d
testing
Processes (e.g. ANT build scripts / Jenkins CI / Apache Maven / Gradle)
Knowledge of Jira, Confluence.
Knowledge of Open Shift
Knowledge of Linux or other UNIX-based systems
Experience of delivering large scale transformation progra
ms
in banking or financial organisation.
You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.
This role is based in Pune.
