Technical Delivery Lead

At Barclays, we don't just adapt to the future – we shape it. Embark on a transformative journey as Technical Delivery Lead, where you'll spearhead the evolution of our enterprise-wide IAM strategy and operations. As the organization's authority on identity security, you will lead the design and implementation of cutting-edge identity solutions that enable business growth while maintaining robust security posture. You will work to align IAM initiatives with business objectives, ensuring our ForgeRock platform implementation and identity governance frameworks meet the evolving needs of the organization. You will drive the development of our IAM systems strategy and planning, with a focus on regulatory compliance and risk management. You will focus on creating a seamless identity ecosystem with high levels of automation, making it easy to integrate secure authentication and authorization into application build and release pipelines. This includes working with cloud identity solutions, zero trust architecture, and integrating identity services to provide a highly secure yet frictionless user experience. You will lead a team of IAM professionals with accountability and responsibility for the engineering (strategy, architecture, design, build, documentation, and testing) of our identity infrastructure components. You will work closely with your colleagues in security, infrastructure, and application development to embed identity-centric security models across the enterprise. Additionally, your role requires exceptional stakeholder management, executive leadership, and strategic decision-making to support business growth while effectively managing identity-related security risks. As our foremost IAM expert, you will represent the organization's identity capabilities to external stakeholders and influence the direction of our strategic vendor partnerships.

To be successful in this role, you should have: 

• Strategic IAM leadership with proven ability to translate business requirements into enterprise IAM roadmaps.

• Deep technical knowledge of ForgeRock Identity Platform (Access Management, Directory Services, Identity Management, Identity Governance) including architecture patterns and implementation best practices.

• Proven experience leading enterprise-wide IAM transformation programs with demonstrated business impact and risk reduction.

• Strong understanding of identity-related security risks, compliance requirements, and experience implementing controls to address them.

• Experienced leader, who has managed teams.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Security, or related field; MBA or Master's degree preferred.

• ForgeRock platform expertise including complex implementation experience.

• Enterprise security architecture with focus on identity-centric security models.

• Executive-level communication and stakeholder management.

• IAM risk management and compliance expertise.

• Strong expertise in any IAM tool (e.g., IBM Security Identity Manager, Ping Identity, Microsoft Identity Manager).

• Experience with IAM protocols (LDAP, SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, etc.).

• Hands-on experience with IAM administration and configuration, including user provisioning, role management, and access reviews.

• Proficiency in Java and related frameworks (Spring, Hibernate) with experience building and maintaining secure applications.

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Apaas, or GCP) and deploying IAM solutions in the cloud is a plus.

• Experience with enterprise-level IAM projects in complex, multi-system environments.

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze and resolve issues quickly.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Experience with IBM Security Identity Manager(ISIM) and its components (e.g., ISIM workflows, connectors, reporting).

• Cloud identity solutions and integration with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and containerisation technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Zero Trust Architecture implementation experience.

• M&A integration experience for IAM systems.

• Industry thought leadership through speaking engagements or publications.

• Experience with IAM automation and orchestration technologies.

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.

The location of the role is Pune.

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.