Infrastructure Engineer, VP

We are seeking an experienced Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Engineer to design, build, and operate compute infrastructure within a Software‑Defined Data Center (SDDC) environment. This role focuses on automating the full lifecycle of compute resources using declarative IaC practices, enabling scalable, resilient, and policy‑driven infrastructure across on‑premises and hybrid cloud platforms. The ideal candidate combines strong expertise in virtualization, compute platforms, automation frameworks, and DevOps practices, with a deep understanding of SDDC principles.

Key Responsibilities:

Infrastructure Automation & IaC

• Design, develop, and maintain Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar
• Build reusable, modular, and version‑controlled IaC components for compute provisioning
• Implement Git‑based workflows, including CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployment and change management
• Enforce standards, validation, and policy compliance through automated testing and guardrails

Software‑Defined Compute

• Architect and operate software‑defined compute platforms, including hypervisors and container platforms
• Provision and manage compute resources across VMware, Hyper‑V, KVM, or cloud compute services
• Support containerized workloads using platforms such as Kubernetes, OpenShift, or AKS/EKS/GKE
• Optimize compute resource utilization, availability, and performance

Platform Engineering & Operations

• Collaborate with platform, network, storage, and security teams to deliver end‑to‑end SDDC solutions
• Integrate compute automation with networking, storage, and security services
• Drive self‑service infrastructure adoption and internal platform capabilities
• Support lifecycle operations including patching, upgrades, and decommissioning

Reliability, Security & Governance

• Implement high availability, resiliency, and disaster recovery patterns for compute platforms
• Embed security best practices into IaC, including identity, access control, and secure configuration baselines
• Support compliance, auditability, and operational monitoring
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex compute and automation issues

To be successful as a Infrastructure Engineer, you should have experience with:

• Strong hands‑on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools
• Deep knowledge of compute virtualization technologies and hypervisors
• Experience with container platforms and orchestration
• Proficiency in scripting languages (PowerShell, Python, Bash)
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, and DevOps practices
• Familiarity with compute monitoring, logging, and observability tool
• Experience in enterprise class physical servers and infrastructure deployment and management
• Knowledge of server architectures (rack/blade/modular)
  • Firmware/BIOS/iLO/DRAC management
  • Vendor ecosystems (HPE, Dell, Lenovo, Cisco UCS)

• Infrastructure Automation Frameworks
  • Ansible, Terraform and Chef

Some other highly valued skills may include (desired Skillsets):

• Environmental monitoring (DCIM tools)
• Ability to Work with Vendor APIs
• Solid understanding of Software‑Defined Data Center architecture
• Redfish & OpenManage Automation
• Observability & Logging

Education Criteria: Engineering graduate or above, technical certification

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.

Purpose of the role

To build and maintain infrastructure platforms and products that support applications and data systems, using hardware, software, networks, and cloud computing platforms as required with the aim of ensuring that the infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and secure.  Ensure the reliability, availability, and scalability of the systems, platforms, and technology through the application of software engineering techniques, automation, and best practices in incident response. 

Accountabilities

• Build Engineering:  Development, delivery, and maintenance of high-quality infrastructure solutions to fulfil business requirements ensuring measurable reliability, performance, availability, and ease of use. Including the identification of the appropriate technologies and solutions to meet business, optimisation, and resourcing requirements.
• Incident Management: Monitoring of IT infrastructure and system performance to measure, identify, address, and resolve any potential issues, vulnerabilities, or outages. Use of data to drive down mean time to resolution.
• Automation:  Development and implementation of automated tasks and processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention, utilising software scripting/coding disciplines.
• Security: Implementation of a secure configuration and measures to protect infrastructure against cyber-attacks, vulnerabilities, and other security threats, including protection of hardware, software, and data from unauthorised access.
• Teamwork:  Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, architects, and other engineers to define IT Infrastructure requirements, devise solutions, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives via a data driven approach.
• Learning: 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.

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.