Senior Adoption Software Engineer

Barclays Bank PLC; Scotland; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading bank as a Senior Adoption Software Engineer, where you will enhance digital capabilities and customer experience. This role involves coding in Java, collaborating with teams, and adopting innovative technologies to meet business needs. Ideal candidates will have strong experience in security paradigms and cloud solutions, along with excellent relationship-building skills.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Permissions and Profiles, using policy as code.
• Expertise in Java, BDD testing concepts, and Public Cloud (AWS).

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers to define requirements.
• Participate in code reviews and promote quality culture.

Skills

Java

Security Paradigms

Relationship Building

Tools

AWS

Ping Solutions

Job description

View more categories View less categories Sector Technology Responsibilities Information Technology, Strategy Position/Level Senior Management Contract Type Permanent

Join us as a Senior Adoption Software Engineer at Barclays, where you will bring to life a new Digital Platform capability by transforming and modernising our digital estate to build a market-leading digital offering with customer experience at its core.

This is an exciting and key role where you will adopt a Product Operating Model mindset, truly hearing the customer, business, and technical challenges and needs, to support the adoption and build of new technology into multiple lines of business. Your main tasks include writing code in Java, working with the lines of business to realize their needs through solutions, rapid prototyping, and proof of concepts using Java, BDD testing concepts, and Public Cloud (AWS).

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• Strong experience with Permissions and Profiles, using policy as code to define permission roles, and familiarity with security paradigms like Relationship Based Access Control (ReBAC), Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC), and Role Based Access Control (RBAC).
• Expertise in Java, BDD testing concepts, and Public Cloud (AWS).
• An understanding of authorization and authentication technologies such as Policy as Code, IAM solutions.

Additional desirable skills include:

• A willingness to challenge norms constructively.
• Strong relationship-building skills, patience, and resilience to change.
• Ability to translate technical concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with Ping solutions (PingGateway, PingAM, PingIDM, PingDS).

You may be assessed on critical skills such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology skills, along with job-specific technical skills.

This role is based in our Glasgow or Knutsford office.

Purpose of the role

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

Accountabilities

• Develop and deliver high-quality software solutions using industry-standard programming languages, frameworks, and tools, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and performance.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to define requirements and ensure solutions align with business objectives.
• Participate in code reviews and promote a culture of quality and knowledge sharing.
• Stay informed of industry trends and contribute to technology communities.
• Follow secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities and protect data.
• Implement effective unit testing practices to ensure code quality.

Vice President Expectations

• Set strategy, drive requirements, and recommend changes. Manage resources, budgets, and policies, ensuring continuous improvement.
• If managing a team, define roles, plan for future needs, and oversee performance and pay decisions.
• Demonstrate leadership behaviors: Listen, Energize, Align, and Develop.
• If an individual contributor, guide technical direction, lead assignments, and mentor less experienced colleagues.
• Advise stakeholders on impact and alignment.
• Manage risks and ensure controls are in place.
• Understand organizational functions to contribute to business goals.
• Collaborate across areas to stay aligned with business strategies.
• Develop solutions through analytical and innovative thinking.
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders to achieve objectives.

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

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