Sr. Data Engineer

Join us at Barclays as a Senior Data Engineer. Our vision is clear, to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. As a Barclays Senior Data Engineer, you will have the chance to participate in building and delivering key data architecture components that will be scaled across the Wholesale Onboarding, GFCO and CRM group.

To be successful as a Senior Data Engineer you should have experience with:

• Designing and innovating products using the newest technologies and best practices
• Providing an intelligence-led approach to solve analytic use cases
• Developing intuitive user interfaces for reporting applications
• Optimizing systems and applications performance
• Building and developing scalable platforms and applications
• Working with business areas to understand and meet their needs

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• 5+ Years of experience in one of the following C#, Java, Scala or Python
• Experience with Big data and AWS
• Experience with developing applications for financial use case and analytics
• Knowledge of controls and compliance frameworks
• Experience with solving highly detailed problems such as building data lakes, analytics frameworks,Functional programming

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.

This role is located in Whippany, New Jersey.

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

• 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.