Senior Engineer VPN

Job Description

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 optimised 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, participation in code reviews, and promotion of a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Staying informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contributing to the organisation’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.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• Advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness.
• Collaborate closely with other functions/business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver work that impacts the whole business function.
• Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraise performance relative to objectives and determine reward outcomes.
• Demonstrate the four LEAD behaviours: Listen and be authentic, Energise and inspire, Align across the enterprise, and Develop others.
• For an individual contributor, lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments.
• Identify new directions for assignments and/or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues, providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and develop 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 closely related to that of other areas, requiring an understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of organisational objectives.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, keeping up to speed with business activity and strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple internal and external sources to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information, especially when it is sensitive or difficult to convey.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

Senior Engineer – VPN: Responsibilities & Qualifications

Join Barclays as a Senior Engineer – VPN and play a key role in designing, developing, and delivering innovative technology solutions that support our business critical platforms. Working within a collaborative Agile environment, you will leverage modern engineering practices to build scalable applications, drive technical excellence, and contribute to the success of a high performing team.

Qualifications:

• In depth knowledge of NodeJS, Typescript, React and JavaScript ecosystems.
• Exposure to Agile practices.
• Experience working with Dev/Sec/Ops, including CI/CD tools.
• Experience with relational databases, e.g., OracleDB.
• Experience owning application stacks and leading technical decisions for those applications.
• Experience mentoring less experienced developers and managing 1-2 colleagues.
• Assessment on critical skills such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, and job specific technical skills.

Location: Edinburgh.