Barclays Investment Bank · 1 day ago
Technical Standards DevOps Engineer
Barclays Investment Bank is seeking a Technical Standards DevOps Engineer to manage the delivery of large-scale technical projects and collaborate with stakeholders across the software product lifecycle. The role focuses on improving platform resilience and security while addressing technical debt and cyber vulnerabilities across the bank's technology estate.
BankingFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Management of the delivery, resource allocation and improvement of complex technical project capabilities across the bank using Agile/Scrum methodologies for planning, stand-ups, demos, retrospectives and the execution of sprints
Collaboration with customers and business teams to manage and implement customer trails to support the proposal of technically feasible solutions, and effort and timeline expectations
Collaboration with software engineers, quality teams, product managers and other engineering teams to deliver high-quality products and features through the software project lifecycle aligned to the banks objectives, regulation and security policies
Identification, assessment, and mitigation of risks associated with technical projects to prepare the bank for potential challenges
Management of change requests and communication with stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle
Management of vendor relations involved in technical projects to ensure they deliver according to agreed terms
Stay abreast of the latest industry technology trends and technologies, to evaluate and adopt new approaches to improving deliver outcomes and to foster a culture of continuous learning, technical excellence and growth
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
Qualification
Required
Experience with SQL and Python for data analysis, automation, and reporting
Technical infrastructure, application architecture, and security protocols within enterprise environments
Automating reports and dashboards to track remediation, risk, and technology health metrics
Configuration management and infrastructure-as-code tooling such as Chef
Coordinating and delivering initiatives across multiple applications using structured project management approaches
Preferred
Driving remediation of technical debt and security risks across large, heterogeneous application estates
Identifying innovative, scalable solutions that can be applied across multiple platforms and technologies
Building good partnerships with engineering, security, and platform stakeholders across teams
Independent problem decomposition, investigation, and solution design in ambiguous technical environments
Highly organized, outcome-driven execution with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
Benefits
Medical
Dental and vision coverage
401(k)
Life insurance
Other paid leave for qualifying circumstances
Company
Barclays Investment Bank
Barclays Investment Bank offers large corporate clients with strategic advisory, financing, and risk management solutions. It is a sub-organization of Barclays Corporate Banking.
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