Senior Software Engineer-DevOps

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.

Join us as a Senior Software Engineer-DevOps. At Barclays, we don’t just adapt to the future, we create it. As a Senior Software Engineer-DevOps you will support the organisation, achieve its strategic objectives by the identification of business requirements and solutions that address business problems and opportunities.

To be a successful Senior Software Engineer-DevOps you should have experience with:

• Strong hands-on experience in implementing and managing DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and release automation across enterprise applications.
• Proven expertise in CI/CD tools such as GitLab, Jenkins, Git, Bitbucket, and automated deployment frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent technologies.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and container orchestration platforms.
• Strong understanding of cloud technologies and deployment models across AWS, Azure, or Barclays Cloud Platform (BCP).
• Experience in building and maintaining highly available, scalable, and secure environments.
• Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix administration, scripting, and automation using Shell, Python, or similar languages.
• Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and observability solutions using tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace, Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, or similar platforms.
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps principles, security controls, vulnerability management, and compliance requirements.
• Experience with application deployment strategies, environment management, release governance, and production support processes.
• Proven ability to lead platform modernization initiatives and drive engineering excellence across teams.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments and collaborating with globally distributed teams.
• Professional experience of 8+years

Additional relevant skills given below are highly valued:

• Experience with cloud-native architectures, service mesh technologies, and Kubernetes ecosystem tooling.
• Strong understanding of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles, reliability engineering, and operational excellence practices.
• Experience with messaging and event-driven platforms such as Kafka, MQ, and streaming technologies.
• Knowledge of database deployment automation and schema management tools such as Liquibase.
• Experience implementing GitOps, Infrastructure Security, and Policy-as-Code frameworks.
• Exposure to FinOps practices and cloud cost optimization.
• Experience in Financial Services, Wealth Management, or Regulatory environments.
• Knowledge of performance engineering, resilience testing, disaster recovery, and business continuity practices.
• Experience mentoring DevOps engineers and establishing enterprise DevOps standards and best practices.
• Ability to drive platform strategy, DevOps transformation, and engineering productivity improvements across multiple teams.

You may be assessed on 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 based in Pune.