Middleware Engineer/Developer

Middleware Engineer/Developer 
Whippany, New Jersey

Barclays Services Corp  

What will you be doing?

Barclays Services Corp seeks Middleware Engineer/Developer in Whippany, New Jersey (multiple positions available):

On behalf of a global financial services organization, serve as Platform Reliability Engineer within Barclays Container Platform (BCP) team, responsible for building products like OpenShift, Ansible, AppViewX, Prometheus, Wily. Support application deployment, testing, Run The Bank and Build The Bank teams by managing Cloud platforms delivery, software/product upgrades, platform builds and design, patching, operating system maintenance, risk and compliance of platform, vulnerability management, reporting and infrastructure maintenance. Develop and engineer (architecture, design, build, script, document and test) bank wide private cloud systems in production environment. Configure, develop and test system components using support scripts, tools and technologies, such as Red Hat OpenShift v3 and v4, Docker, Kubernetes, CHEF, Jenkins, Python, GO Lang, Cloud technologies like Amazon Web Services and Barclays Container Platform. Conduct PaaS (Platform as a Service) design and work on DevOps projects to create Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery pipelines for Barclays Container Platform. Design and develop robust large-scale solutions with Agile project management methodology including Scrum using tools like JIRA and Confluence. Evaluate innovative technologies and identify potential benefits to Barclays. Analyze potential use against existing solutions within Barclays and alternative solutions within the marketplace. Recommend use of components and toolsets by assessing technical robustness, comparing with other options, and ensuring there is a business benefit in implementation. Participate in the handover process, including training of users and maintaining an interest and knowledge of new innovations in BCP technologies. Create comprehensive and clear documentation of architecture, designs, deliverables, and work as part of the Agile team to estimate and manage progress of all required work tasks. Provide fourth-line of support for private cloud engineered solutions for the applications hosted in BCP. Handle site reliability engineering tasks and platform reliability engineering tasks for Barclays global internal cloud operations.

What we’re looking for:

Employers will accept: 

A Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Telecommunications Engineering Technology or a closely related field and three (3) years of experience as a Software Engineer, IT Analyst or related position. 

Alternately, employers will accept: 

An Associate’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Telecommunications Engineering Technology or a closely related field and five (5) years of experience as a Software Engineer, IT Analyst or related position.

Where will you be working?

You will be working at our Whippany, New Jersey location at 300/400 Jefferson Park.  At Barclays, we are proud to be redefining the future of finance and here at Whippany we are defining the future of the workplace and the future of the way we work and live. We are creating a unique community, one of four strategic tech-enabled hubs that will redefine opportunity for everyone who works here. Whatever you do at Whippany, you’ll have every chance to build a world-class career in this world-class environment.

Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.

Our Values

Everything we do is shaped by the five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. Our values inform the foundations of our relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how we measure and reward the performance of our colleagues. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.

Our Diversity

We aim to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to our vision and goals.

It is the policy of Barclays to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.

Dynamic working gives everyone at Barclays the opportunity to integrate professional and personal lives, if you have a need for flexibility then please discuss this with the hiring manager.

Our Benefits

Our customers are unique. The same goes for our colleagues. That's why at Barclays we offer a range of benefits, allowing every colleague to choose the best options for their personal circumstances. These include a competitive salary and pension, health care and all the tools, technology and support to help you become the very best you can be. We are proud of our dynamic working options for colleagues. If you have a need for flexibility then please discuss this with us.

This position is eligible for incentives pursuant to Barclays Employee Referral Program.