What will you be doing?

Barclays Services Corp seeks BX RFT RTB Lead-Data Management Technology in Whippany, New Jersey (multiple positions available)

Provide application support across 10 applications, supporting 100s of users and downstream consumers, in batch, real-time, and intra-day operation.Develop technical knowledge of the applications and the businesses they support to provide an effective and efficient service to the business.Build and maintain the next generation monitoring tools for Reference Data systems focusing on intelligent alerting with a business context.Deliver automation solutions to eliminate recurring manual activities from the environment.Lead high profile market events (e.g. Options Expiry, Russell Rebalance, Disaster Recovery Testing).Implement continuous service improvements to exceed business expectations.May Telecommute.

This position is eligible for incentives pursuant to Barclays Employee Referral Program.

Purpose of the role

To effectively monitor and maintain the bank’s critical technology infrastructure and resolve more complex technical issues, whilst minimising disruption to operations. 

Accountabilities

Provision of technical support for the service management function to resolve more complex issues for a specific client of group of clients. Develop the support model and service offering to improve the service to customers and stakeholders.Execution of preventative maintenance tasks on hardware and software and utilisation of monitoring tools/metrics to identify, prevent and address potential issues and ensure optimal performance.Maintenance of a knowledge base containing detailed documentation of resolved cases for future reference, self-service opportunities and knowledge sharing.Analysis of system logs, error messages and user reports to identify the root causes of hardware, software and network issues, and providing a resolution to these issues by fixing or replacing faulty hardware components, reinstalling software, or applying configuration changes.Automation, monitoring enhancements, capacity management, resiliency, business continuity management, front office specific support and stakeholder management.Identification and remediation or raising, through appropriate process, of potential service impacting risks and issues.Proactively assess support activities implementing automations where appropriate to maintain stability and drive efficiency. Actively tune monitoring tools, thresholds, and alerting to ensure issues are known when they occur.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

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.