Join us on a transformative journey as a Solution Architect - Component Designer Assurance & AI, where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionize our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experiences.
Operational Support Systems (OSS) & Tools is a newly formed functional unit in the Network Product domain at Barclays. The Barclays OSS & Tools Engineering team is responsible for the design, build, and operation of the underlying OSS infrastructure and toolchain across cloud, data center, campus, and branch networks to support the Barclays Global Network at scale.
To be successful as a Solution Architect, you should have experience with:
Essential Skills
* Building high-scale observability solutions using open-source tools like ELK, Grafana, Prometheus, Nagios, Telegraf, and others.
* Hands-on experience with middleware technologies (Kafka, API gateways, etc.) and Data Engineering frameworks (Apache Spark, Airflow, Flink, Hadoop ecosystems).
* Understanding of network fundamentals, Data Structures, scalable system design, and the ability to translate information into structured solutions for product and engineering teams.
Some other highly valued skills may include:
Desirable Skills
* Knowledge of DevOps tools, GitOps, CI/CD, configuration management, Jenkins, build pipelines, and source control systems. Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure services: compute, storage, networking, hybrid connectivity, monitoring/logging, security, and IAM.
* Programming experience in high-level languages like Python, Java, Golang, and expertise in NetDevOps automation and AI engineering (GenAI/AgenticAI), API service development.
* Proficiency in Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban), backlog and workflow management, and SRE-specific reporting (MTTR, deployment frequency, SLOs).
You may be assessed on key skills relevant to success in the role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology skills, as well as job-specific technical skills.
Location is Knutsford
Purpose of the role
To design, develop, and implement solutions to complex business problems, collaborating with stakeholders to understand their needs and requirements, and ensuring solutions balance technology risks with business delivery, driving consistency.
Accountabilities
* Designing and developing solutions as products that can evolve, meeting business requirements aligned with modern software engineering practices and automated delivery tooling.
* Applying workload placement strategies to maximize cloud capabilities like elasticity, serverless, and containerization.
* Creating secure, resilient designs that meet the bank’s standards, including principles like defense in depth and reducing blast radius.
* Balancing risks and controls to deliver value.
* Promoting standard solutions and contributing to their evolution.
* Supporting operational teams with fault finding and performance issues.
* Assessing design impact in terms of risk, capacity, and cost, including ongoing run costs.
* Developing architecture artifacts for governance compliance, including privacy, security, and records management.
Vice President Expectations
* Setting strategy, requirements, and recommendations for change, managing resources, budgets, and policies.
* Leading teams, defining roles, planning for future needs, and guiding performance and development.
* Exhibiting leadership behaviors to foster an environment of excellence, including listening, inspiring, aligning, and developing others.
* For individual contributors, acting as subject matter experts, leading assignments, and coaching less experienced staff.
* Advising stakeholders on impact and alignment, managing risks, and demonstrating leadership in risk management and control.
* Understanding organizational functions to support business goals.
* Building relationships to support business strategies.
* Developing solutions through analytical thinking and research, and negotiating with stakeholders.
All colleagues are expected to embody Barclays Values: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, and to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset: Empower, Challenge, and Drive.
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