What will you be doing?

Barclays Services Corp. seeks Software Developer, AVP in Whippany, NJ (multiple positions available):

• Develop and modify computer applications for Barclays’ SRE Delivery team within the Credits team.
• Support the delivery of functional software to production through the software development lifecycle utilizing development tools such as Java, Python and C++.
• Participate in the prioritization of solution improvements to meet the primary objective of availability of applications.
• Utilize embed site reliability engineering principles into the delivery lifecycle.
• Responsible for the delivery execution of technology initiatives such as Cloud Migration, Agile Adoption, DevOps, Micro-services, APIs, Enhanced Resilience Technology resilience and Cyber; responsible for the delivery of the end-to-end solution within the SRE Delivery team.
• Responsible for providing accurate, transparent, and timely reporting to GTSM.
• Review Change Records, Technical Implementation Plan s and Release Documentation, providing feedback on improvements to the approaches where applicable.
• Design Proof of Concepts for automation tools and be part of architectural decisions to offer reliable, stable, scalable, and better user experience to the Support and Traders.
• Design and implement monitoring solutions, focusing on proactive issues and problems detection and prevention.
• Act as a Credit business Analyst & Monitoring SME to provide advise and guidance to other cross functional teams such as Rates and FX under Markets division.
• Accountable for individual or team or department results, and for the impact of the results on functional activities. Participates in overall departmental program planning.
• Analyze, review and assign projects and tasks to the team members, interns and new graduates in the team.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to align monitoring needs and strategies with business objectives.
• Plan and implement regular BAU and maintenance activities.
• May telecommute.

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.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• 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 lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders 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.