Engineering Enablement & Automation Lead

Barclays; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays is seeking a senior leader to drive Tooling and Engineering capability execution across the Corporate Bank. The role focuses on advancing automation, embedding standardised tooling, and partnering with the Engineering Automation Platform (EAP) to deliver simpler, faster and more reliable delivery.

You will influence senior stakeholders, lead cross-functional initiatives, and shape the engineering enablement roadmap while fostering a data-driven culture of continuous improvement in a

Qualifications

• Highly developed systems thinking and ability to understand complex organisational and technology ecosystems.
• Deep experience driving enterprise tooling strategies and engineering enablement initiatives.
• Demonstrable expertise in Agile delivery tooling, DevOps practices and CI/CD implementation.
• Proven track record leading large-scale transformation, automation or engineering modernisation programmes.
• Solid understanding of product-led operating models and scaled agile delivery approaches.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and leading cross-functional initiatives, demonstrating excellent communication, facilitation and change leadership skills.
• Data-driven mindset with a focus on measurable outcomes and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop a portfolio of open innovation and strategic initiatives through experimentation and partnerships.
• Develop and deliver frameworks, ideation, training and tools to build a culture of innovation and knowledge sharing.
• Provide a global platform and curated ecosystem of partners to inform strategy and drive insights.
• Develop strategic capabilities and programmes to deliver on the bank’s innovation strategy and opportunities.
• Manage and coordinate between external partners and the bank to deliver joint projects.
• Deliver thought leadership and insights to inform strategic decision making and organisational readiness.
• Develop and monitor key metrics for partnerships and initiatives to assess ROI and risk.

Skills

Systems thinking

Enterprise tooling

Agile tooling

DevOps

CI/CD

Transformation leadership

Stakeholder management

Data-driven

Tools

Engineering Automation Platform (EAP)

Job description

Barclays is seeking a senior leader to drive Tooling and Engineering capability execution across the Corporate Bank. The role focuses on advancing automation, embedding standardised tooling, and partnering with the Engineering Automation Platform (EAP) to deliver simpler, faster and more reliable delivery.

You will influence senior stakeholders, lead cross-functional initiatives, and shape the engineering enablement roadmap while fostering a data-driven culture of continuous improvement in a