Engineering Manager

Barclays UK; Northampton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company seeks an Engineering Manager in Northampton to lead and manage engineering teams, ensuring high-quality software delivery and aligning technical decisions with business goals. The role requires expertise in cloud data technologies and strong mentoring skills. Candidates will benefit from a culture of innovation and collaboration, driving the transformation toward cloud solutions. This position offers an opportunity to influence technical direction and enhance engineering processes while building relationships across functional teams.

Qualifications

• Experience with cloud data technologies like Databricks and DBT.
• Knowledge of SQL and NOSQL databases such as Teradata and Oracle.
• Ability to lead engineering teams and manage stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering teams and manage project timelines.
• Oversee delivery of high-quality software solutions.
• Mentor team members and provide actionable feedback.
• Collaborate across teams to meet business objectives.

Skills

Cloud Data Technologies (Databricks, DBT, Athena, Glu)

Spark

Scala

Python

Ab Initio GDE

SQL and NOSQL databases

Visualisation Tools (Qlik, Tableau, D3)

Risk and controls knowledge

Job description

Overview

Join us as a Engineering Manager to lead and manage engineering teams, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions, driving technical excellence, fostering a culture of innovation, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to align technical decisions with business objectives.

This role will be key in transforming from legacy data estate to cloud

Qualifications / Experience

To be successful as a Engineering Manager, you should have experience with;

• Cloud Data Technologies (Databricks, DBT, Athena, Glu and others), Spark, Scala, Python, Ab Initio GDE. Troubleshoot any Ab Initio related problem/error, implemented real time, batch based solutions with large volume of data processing. Should have delivered Warehouse projects


• Experience on Visualisation Tools (Qlik, Tableau, D3, Python and others) related problem/error, implemented real time, batch based solutions with large volume of data. Should have delivered Warehouse projects with experience in data modelling


• Working knowledge SQL and NOSQL databases like Teradata, Oracle, KUDU, AeroSpike, Hadoop, and Streaming data


• Providing expertise and continuity across both the business solution and technical solution involving Ab Initio and BIBuilds effective relationships with all stakeholders including federated project teams, BU SPOC, GIS and others

Some other highly valued skills may include

• Able to work independently with minimum supervision and help the development team on technical expertise.


• Pioneering - High level of initiative/innovation


• Flexible and adaptable working style to work with multiple stakeholders

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

Location of this role will be Northampton

Purpose of the role

To lead and manage engineering teams, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions, driving technical excellence, fostering a culture of innovation, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to align technical decisions with business objectives.

Accountabilities

• Lead engineering teams effectively, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture to achieve project goals and meet organizational objectives.


• Oversee timelines, team allocation, risk management and task prioritization to ensure the successful delivery of solutions within scope, time, and budget.


• Mentor and support team members' professional growth, conduct performance reviews, provide actionable feedback, and identify opportunities for improvement.


• Evaluation and enhancement of engineering processes, tools, and methodologies to increase efficiency, streamline workflows, and optimize team productivity.


• Collaboration with business partners, product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions and ensure a cohesive approach to product development.


• Enforcement of technology standards, facilitate peer reviews, and implement robust testing practices to ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..


• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..


• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others..


• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..


• 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.