Cloud Observability Engineer | Northampton, UK

Barclays; Northampton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading financial institution as a Cloud Observability Engineer in Northampton, where you'll lead enterprise observability strategies across multi-cloud environments. This senior role demands strong technical leadership, team management, and knowledge of AWS and Azure platforms. Ideal candidates should demonstrate advanced skills in SRE/DevOps methodologies and can drive innovation in observability tools.

Qualifications

• Experience leading technical teams in governance environments.
• Proficiency in AWS/Azure and observability tools.
• Expertise in SRE/DevOps methodologies with Python.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and improve software in cloud environments.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration for technical solutions.
• Participate in code reviews and ensure code quality.

Skills

Lead and scale technical teams

AWS/Azure cloud platforms

SRE/DevOps methodologies

Python for automation

Observability tools (Elastic, Grafana, etc.)

Education

AWS or Azure certifications

Job description

Job Description

Purpose of the role

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

Accountabilities

• Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions using industry-aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools. Ensuring code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance.
• Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and engineers to define requirements, devise solutions, and ensure seamless integration aligned with business objectives.
• Participate in code reviews, promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Stay informed of industry trends and innovations; contribute to technology communities to foster technical excellence.
• Adhere to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities and protect data.
• Implement effective unit testing practices to ensure code quality and reliability.

Vice President Expectations

• Contribute to strategy, drive requirements, and recommend changes. Manage resources, budgets, and policies; deliver continuous improvements.
• If managing a team, define roles, plan for future needs, counsel employees, and lead specialists to influence operations, balancing goals and budgets.
• Demonstrate leadership behaviors: Listen, Energize, Align, Develop.
• If an individual contributor, serve as a subject matter expert, guide technical direction, lead assignments, and mentor others.
• Advise stakeholders on functional and cross-functional impacts.
• Manage risks and strengthen controls.
• Understand organizational functions to contribute to business goals.
• Collaborate across areas to stay aligned with business strategies.
• Develop solutions through analytical thinking and research.
• Build trusting relationships with stakeholders to achieve objectives.

All colleagues are expected to embody Barclays Values: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, and the Barclays Mindset: Empower, Challenge, Drive.

Join us as a Cloud Observability Engineer at Barclays, leading enterprise observability strategies across multi-cloud environments. This senior role involves technical leadership, team management, operational excellence, resilient solution architecture, and mentoring.

To succeed, you should have experience with:

• Leading and scaling technical teams in governance environments
• AWS/Azure cloud platforms and observability tools (Elastic, Grafana, Splunk, DataDog, etc.)
• SRE/DevOps methodologies with Python for automation and infrastructure-as-code

Valued additional skills include:

• AWS or Azure certifications
• Implementing AI-driven observability and AIOps solutions
• Background in large-scale distributed systems and microservices

This role is based in Northampton.