Embark on a transformative journey as a Sr. Java Developer Lead – Post Trade Settlements.  At Barclays, our vision is clear –to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions: Markets Post Trade Core Services are embarking on a architecture modernization strategy to migrate from legacy settlements platforms to distributed microservices based core services implementing high throughput process automation and orchestration framework to take our back office technology to the next stage. This role strategically will lead and manage a core payments transformation and routing service supporting internal & external settlements and payments globally.

To be successful as a Sr. Java Developer Lead – Post Trade Settlements, you should:

Extensive experience in Full stack Java – Spring, Camel

Event based architecture experience – Microservices, Message Bus, API frameworks

Experience working on post trade settlements & payments platforms

DevOps, Shift Left TDD

Managing high performance development teams

Other highly valued skills include:

Payments Processing expertise – SWIFT, CREST

Kafka streaming

Camunda Process Orchestration/Automation

Cloud containerization – Kubernetes, OpenShift, AWS

OpenFin, Angular – UI experience

You may be assessed on the 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

This role is located in Whippany, New Jersey

Purpose of the role

To  lead and manage engineering teams, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions, driving technical excellence, fostering a culture of innovation, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to align technical decisions with business objectives. 

Accountabilities

Lead engineering teams effectively, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture to achieve project goals and meet organizational objectives.Oversee timelines, team allocation, risk management and task prioritization to ensure the successful delivery of solutions within scope, time, and budget.Mentor and support team members' professional growth, conduct performance reviews, provide actionable feedback, and identify opportunities for improvement.Evaluation and enhancement of engineering processes, tools, and methodologies to increase efficiency, streamline workflows, and optimize team productivity.Collaboration with business partners, product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions and ensure a cohesive approach to product development.Enforcement of technology standards, facilitate peer reviews, and implement robust testing practices to ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions.

Vice President Expectations

Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills 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.