Engineering Lead - Markets Sales Technology - VP

Embark on a transformative journey at Barclays as a Engineering Lead – Markets Sales Technology Platforms - VP. At Barclays, our vision is clear –to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. Step into the role of a Java Tech Lead for executing transformational initiatives that help Markets Sales realize aggressive client growth targets. As a Senior Sales Technology Lead, the candidate will be accountable for delivery of technology solutions for an integrated desktop for Sales, providing digital, systematic workflows and data & analytics across the end-to-end Sales journey. With a heavy emphasis on both technical and communication skills, the candidate will be expected to deliver robust design and technical solutions in a controlled, transparent, and actively risk managed fashion. You’ll have to work with global team to implement coding standards & best practices for software development and ensure compliance to the process including but not limited to unit testing and continuous integration. You will a crucial role in stakeholder management, building effective relationships and promoting collaborative communication. The person will also be responsible for interacting with the Markets Sales users in front-office from time to time to understand issues/feedback and incorporate the same in developing solutions.

To be successful as a Engineering Lead - Markets Sales Technology - VP, you should have:

·Expertise in Java development, extensive knowledge of and experience with Java (8 or higher)

·Experience in Spring Boot, Maven, JUnit

·Container technologies, and Cloud (AWS) based services and messaging protocols.

·Proficiency with Kafka and Caching technologies like Apache Ignite

·Solid understanding of Test Driven and Continuous integration way of software development process

·Experience with Source code version control (GIT) and issue tracking (JIRA).

·Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience

Other highly valued skills include:

·Financial industry experience, knowledge of Fixed Income products (Prior experience with Structuring / Pre-Trade / Post-Trade capture, workflow, processing and associated life-cycling will be plus)

·Proficiency in requirements analysis and software design; Experience investigating production incidents with priority with a view to restore the services ASAP

·Basic knowledge of user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design principles to collaborate effectively with UI team

·Knowledge of microservices orchestration & BPMN tools preferably Camunda

·Demonstrated ability to collaborate with diverse individuals and global teams

The location of the role is Pune, India.

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.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• 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 be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills 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.