Join us as a Senior DevOps Engineer at Barclays where you will spearhead the evolution of our infrastructure and deployment pipelines, driving innovation and operational excellence. You will harness cutting-edge technology to build and manage robust, scalable and secure infrastructure, ensuring seamless delivery of our digital solutions.
To be successful as a Senior DevOps Engineer
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you should have experience with:
- AWS Certifications preferred.
- Strong hands-on experience in creating pipelines for Automation & Configuration Management such as AWS CloudFormation, Chef, Ansible, Python & Bash for CloudOps.
- Should have hands-on experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment tools like Gradle, Docker and CI/CD pipelines using GITLAB.
- A solid understanding of Service First, release management, patching, and vulnerability management is essential. Proficiency in tools such as GitLab, AppDynamics, ESaaS, Helm, and Chef is required, along with strong knowledge of Terraform, MS Azure, and AWS.
- Hand on experience in AWS RDS, EC2, ECS container service, NFS, Block Storage, KMS, Secret Manager, Load balancer, IAM policies, Route 53, NAT GW, Transit GW, and Advance Shield.
- Experience with AWS API services and Kafka technologies.
- Knowledge of distributed infrastructure, Unix/Windows expertise, SQL skills, and familiarity with databases like Oracle and SQL..
- Basic knowledge of Java, experience with integrating multiple toolsets, and strong problem-solving and multitasking abilities are also beneficial.
- Experience with Kafka/ActiveMQ or other message brokers for event-driven communication.
Some Other Highly Valued Skills May Include
- Excellent coding skills in Python/Java/Spring Boot.
- Hands-on in cloud environments like AWS, Azure, OpenShift, Docker.
- Devops knowledge with experience in tools like Docker,GitLab pipelines.
- Foundational understanding of Java Performance concepts like JVM Internals, Garbage Collection Mechanisms, Thread Management, Connection Pool etc. are highly desirable.
- Analysing application Performance trends from ELK and AppDynamics.
- For development infrastructure support, provide hands-on support, problem investigation and resolution.
- Proven track record of successful delivery on infrastructure projects.
- Good to have experience in automating maintenance/management for Docker like environment.
- Optimize the cost using innovative solutions.
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.
The role is based out of Pune.
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.