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Barclays . You’ll design scalable solutions for digital channels like online and mobile banking, supporting the Sierra program within the Cards Needs Lab. You’ll deliver architecture and design artifacts, guide engineering teams, and shape the architecture of modern, distributed systems using cloud technologies, REST APIs, and microservices.Responsibilities
Design and development of solutions as products that can evolve, meeting business requirements that align with modern software engineering practices and automated delivery tooling. This includes identification and implementation of the technologies and platforms.Targeted design activities that apply an appropriate workload placement strategy and maximise the benefit of cloud capabilities such as elasticity, serverless, containerisation, etc.Best practice designs incorporating security principles (such as defense in depth and reduction of blast radius) that meet the Bank’s resiliency expectations.Solutions that appropriately balance risks and controls to deliver the agreed business and technology value.Adoption of standardised solutions where they fit. If no standard solutions fit, feed into their ongoing evolution where appropriate.Fault finding and performance issues support to operational support teams, leveraging available tooling.Solution design impact assessment in terms of risk, capacity and cost impact, inc. estimation of project change and ongoing run costs.Development of the requisite architecture inputs required to comply with the bank''s governance processes, including design artefacts required for architecture, privacy, security and records management governance processes.Qualifications and Skills
Architecting and designing modern distributed systems.Strong skills in designing REST APIs, microservices, and cloud-native solutions.Ability to create and communicate solution designs to business, architecture, leadership, and engineering teams.Stakeholder management, with strong influencing skills to solve difficult problems while making complex architectural trade-offs.Hands-on software development experience, with different programming languages and patterns.Additional Skills (Highly Valued)
Functional/Domain experience in financial services Banking/Cards/Loans/Payments.Hands-on experience in architecting Digital Channels/Mobile App that operate within public cloud (AWS/Azure).Ability to manage technical product selection process, scope and execute Tech spikes/PoCs.Location and Employment Details
Based in Knutsford (Radbroke Hall) or Manchester (4 Piccadilly Place).Seniority level: Mid-Senior levelEmployment type: Full-timeJob function: Engineering and Information TechnologyIndustries: Banking and Financial ServicesRole and Values
All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship and the Barclays Mindset to Empower, Challenge and Drive.Additional Information
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