Join us as a MongoDB Engineer at Barclays, where you'll monitor and maintain the bank's critical technology infrastructure, resolving complex technical issues while minimizing operational disruption. In this role, you will apply software engineering techniques, automation, and best practices in incident response to ensure system reliability, availability, and scalability.
To be successful as a Database Engineer, you should have:
* Expertise in Ansible for database server configurations
* Experience with devops automation tools such as git, JIRA, and database CI/CD tools
* Good knowledge of leading SRE practices in large organizations or complex teams
* Working knowledge of MongoDB
Additional valued skills include:
* Hands-on experience with containers and Kubernetes
* Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) for automation and migration tasks
The role may assess critical skills like risk management, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technological expertise, along with job-specific technical skills.
This position is based in Knutsford.
Purpose of the role
To apply software engineering techniques, automation, and best practices in incident response to ensure the systems' reliability, availability, and scalability.
Accountabilities
1. Ensure availability, performance, and scalability through proactive monitoring, maintenance, and capacity planning.
2. Respond to system outages and disruptions, analyze issues, and implement preventative measures.
3. Develop tools and scripts to automate operational processes, reducing manual work and enhancing system resilience.
4. Monitor and optimize system performance, address bottlenecks, and apply best practices for tuning.
5. Collaborate with development teams to embed reliability, scalability, and performance into software development.
6. Stay updated on industry trends and contribute to technology communities within the organization.
Assistant Vice President Expectations
* Advise on decision-making, contribute to policy, and collaborate across functions.
* Lead a team on complex tasks, set objectives, coach, and appraise performance.
* Demonstrate leadership behaviors: Listen, Energize, Align, and Develop.
* For individual contributors, lead collaborations, guide team members, and identify new directions for projects.
* Consult on complex issues, mitigate risks, and develop policies.
* Manage risks and controls effectively.
* Coordinate with other areas to meet organizational objectives.
* Analyze data from multiple sources to solve problems creatively.
* Communicate complex or sensitive information effectively.
* Influence stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes.
All colleagues are expected to embody Barclays' Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, and to adopt the Barclays Mindset of Empower, Challenge, and Drive.
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