Atlas Risk Java Developer- Analyst

Join us as an Atlas Risk Java Developer 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.

The Atlas Risk team comprised developers globally who are responsible for building the strategic Risk Management platform for the Equities businesses within Barclays Investment Bank. The Atlas Risk platform is used by traders globally for their live intraday Risk and P&L management, and is responsible for the generation of official internal and regulatory Equities Risk, Profit and Losses, P&L Attribution and Price Testing scenarios, with a user base comprising of traders, market risk managers and financial controllers.

Key responsibilities:

• Work closely with our front and back-office business partners, including Trading, Market Risk, and Finance to deliver new functionality to support business growth and strategic programs
• Work closely with existing leads to review current platform architecture and propose and implement changes geared towards performance improvements, simplification and technical debt reduction
• Build Proof of Concepts of alternative architecture in the areas of UI/Server interaction, micro services and of new distributed caching technologies
• Share expertise in specific technical areas to ensure other developers can contribute to any new proposed architecture or technologies adoption
• Perform regular releases and ensure features are released into production timely and with quality
• Provide second line support to users of the platform

Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:

• Proficiency in the development of multithreaded Core Java applications
• Proficiency in software development process and best practices (TDD, code reviews etc.).
• Knowledge of design patterns, data structures and algorithms. Providing guidance others in the team on using them appropriately.

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:

• Solid understanding of architecture and product design principles, in particular with respect with large scale, real-time applications
• Experience in building real-time 2/3 tier applications with understanding of front to back flows between thin UI clients and Java back-end (eg RESTful services, Angular, WPF, ZeroC ICE framework etc)
• Knowledge of Equities Derivatives financial products and related risk measures and pricing

This role is based in Hong Kong.

You may be assessed on the 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.

Barclays is required by law to confirm that you have the Legal Right to Work in any role that you apply for. If you currently hold a work visa sponsored by Barclays, or you would require sponsorship from Barclays, you must declare this as part of your application. Sponsored visas are role and entity specific, and any changes must be reviewed. It is important that you ensure you are working on the correct visa at all times. Failure to accurately disclose your visa status or Legal Right to Work may result in your application or any employment offer being withdrawn at any time

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.

Analyst Expectations

• To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
• Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise
• Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise
• They lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
• 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 develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
• Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
• Partner with other functions and business areas.
• Takes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
• Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
• Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
• Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
• Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
• Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
• Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.

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.