We are looking for a seasoned Transformation Lead that brings infrastructure technology experience as well as strong problem solving and analytical skills to solve major challenges and unlock opportunities that are key to achieving the long-term technology and commercial strategy of the Global Technology Infrastructure Services (GTIS) and the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) organizations.
The role of GTIS is to build and operate a functional, scalable and highly available utility infrastructure capability, leveraging our enterprise scale to achieve at or below best-in-class hardware and software unit costs. The CTO oversees the architectural landscape of over 3,000 business applications with the core role to enable the delivery of a world-class technology landscape underpinned by strong controls and a commercial mindset.
To be successful as a Transformation Lead you should have experience with commercial transactions in a technology infrastructure environment with the ability to analyze new and existing third party supplier agreements, apply the commercial strategy and principles, and deliver a well-coordinated solution to our clients. This includes procurement, sourcing, supplier management, and service management in a technology infrastructure organization with complex regulatory requirements such as large Financial Services firms, both on premise and in the public cloud.
Some other highly valued skills may include exposure to modern virtualization and containerization technologies as well as migrating from legacy technologies. You should be forward-thinking in 3-4 year time horizons and able to develop tactical and strategic plans. Additionally, you should have the ability to lead and build virtual teams embracing the priorities of talent, diversity, and inclusion.
Purpose of the role: To build and maintain infrastructure platforms and products that support applications and data systems, using hardware, software, networks, and cloud computing platforms as required with the aim of ensuring that the infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and secure.
Accountabilities:
1. Build Engineering: Development, delivery, and maintenance of high-quality infrastructure solutions to fulfil business requirements ensuring measurable reliability, performance, availability, and ease of use.
2. Incident Management: Monitoring of IT infrastructure and system performance to measure, identify, address, and resolve any potential issues, vulnerabilities, or outages.
3. Automation: Development and implementation of automated tasks and processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
4. Security: Implementation of a secure configuration and measures to protect infrastructure against cyber-attacks, vulnerabilities, and other security threats.
5. Teamwork: Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, architects, and other engineers to define IT Infrastructure requirements and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives.
6. Learning: Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations, and actively contribute to the organization's technology communities.
Vice President Expectations: To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures.
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.
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