Network Infrastructure Engineer - VP

Embark on a transformative journey as a Network Infrastructure Engineer - VP. At Barclays, our vision is clear — to redefine the future of banking and craft innovative solutions. In this role, you will shape and deliver the global network platforms that enable millions of customers and colleagues to connect and collaborate. You will define engineering strategy, lead multi-faceted cross‑domain projects end to end, and elevate engineering standards to provide resilient, compliant, and scalable services across data center, core, campus, branch, and edge environments. Production Network Engineering sits within the Network Product Design & Engineering organization and is responsible for the design, build, and operation of strategic network infrastructure platforms and the connectivity products and services that run on them. In this role, you will collaborate closely with architecture, security, operations, and product teams to drive modernization, embed automation and DevOps practices, and strengthen operational integrity through predictable delivery and continuous improvement.

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

• Deep hands-on expertise across enterprise networking fundamentals (routing and switching) and platforms spanning core, edge, data centre, campus, branch, WAN, and wireless domains

• Proven ability to lead complex network projects end to end (design, build, governance, and in life ownership) across technologies such as MPLS/EVPN, SD WAN, wireless, internet edge, and DDI

• Considerable engineering ownership mindset, including service health, reliability improvements, technical debt reduction, and disciplined documentation and standards

• Experience driving automation and DevOps practices (Infrastructure as Code, configuration validation, CI/CD patterns) to reduce risk and improve delivery speed and quality

• Ample change, risk, and control governance capability, including leading high risk change and acting as a senior escalation point during critical incidents with deep dive root cause analysis

Other highly valued skills include:

• Knowledge of IoT protocols: MQTT, Zigbee, BACnet, CoAP – including vertical mesh networking and RF signal optimization across concrete/steel floors.

• Experience partnering closely with architecture, security, operations, and product management to align roadmaps, requirements, and delivery sequencing

• Experience coaching and mentoring engineers through technical leadership and standards adoption

• Considerable problem-solving orientation with a focus on continuous improvement and measurable outcomes

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is located in our Whippany, New Jersey office.

Minimum Salary: $170,000

Maximum Salary: $230,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Barclays employees are eligible for a suite of competitive and generous employee benefits, including medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k), life insurance, and other paid leave for qualifying circumstances.

This position is eligible for an incentive award.

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.