At Barclays, we don’t just adapt to the future – Embark on a transformative journey as Wholesale Credit Tech Solutions Lead - VP, where you'll spearhead the evolution of our wholesale credit tech team, the goal of this role is to bridge the gap between technical execution and team leadership, ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality engineering solutions that align with organizational goals. You will act as both a technical expert and a leader, driving innovation, efficiency, and collaboration within the engineering team. Your responsibilities include coaching and mentoring team members, fostering teamwork, participating in hiring, and managing performance reviews. You role also encompasses planning and executing projects, managing risks, and communicating with stakeholders. Your strategic contributions include shaping the technical roadmap and recommending new tools and technologies. You need to have hands-on development, including coding, code reviews, and debugging, particularly with KAFKA or similar frameworks.

To be successful as a Wholesale Credit Tech Solutions Lead - VP, you should have experience with:

Strong technical expertise in financial domain (Preferable Credit Risk Domain)Strong technical knowledge on Architecture and Design (At least handled solutioning of ~2 complex distributed projects/systems)Technical skills in .NETCORE, C#, SQL, Angular, REACT, JAVA Spring Boot (Desirable), Any UI framework, Oracle/MSSQL, DevOps CI/CDSystem design and infrastructure design knowledge, cloud computing, Security, Database DesignWorking experience in Microservices, Micro-Frontend architectural designWorking knowledge and experience in KAFKA, IBM AMQ, Application performance management tool, Log Analytics, KibanaWorking knowledge and understanding of application design pattern and data patternsLeadership, shareholder and Project Management

Some of Highly Valued Skills may include

Engineering in computer science/Postgraduate in computer scienceTOGAF or any other technical certificationProblem Solving abilitiesStrategic thinking and decision making

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

The location for this role is Pune, IN. There are multiple positions in this role.

Purpose of the role

To design, develop and improve software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues. 

Accountabilities

Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions by using industry aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools. Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance.Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives.Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contribute to the organization’s technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.Adherence to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions.Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability.

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.