Software Engineer Permissions

Join us as a Software Engineer Permissions at Barclays where you will support the acceleration of a new digital platform capability, transforming and modernising our digital estate to build a market-leading digital offering with customer experience at its heart. This is an exciting and key role, partnering with business aligned engineering and product teams, to ensure a collaborative team culture is at the heart of what we do.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as solid experience in full stack development technologies such as Java, React, API & microservices, knowledge of Site Reliability Engineering principles, project exposure to Policy Management (XACML, Open Policy Agent, OPA Gateway, OPA debugging and testing) and Implementation of Role Based Access Control and Policy Based Access Control. Additional relevant skills include cloud computing, experience in DevSecOps, Infrastructure as a Code tools, containerization and knowledge of authentication.

This role will be based out of our Knutsford office, London office or Glasgow office.

Barclays is required by law to confirm that you have the Legal Right to Work in any role that you apply for. If you currently hold a work visa sponsored by Barclays, or you would require sponsorship from Barclays, you must declare this as part of your application. Sponsored visas are role and entity specific and any changes must be reviewed. It is important that you ensure you are working on the correct visa at all times. Failure to accurately disclose your visa status or Legal Right to Work may result in your application or any employment offer being withdrawn at any time

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.