MongoDB Engineer

Barclays Bank PLC; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a MongoDB Engineer to enhance its critical technology infrastructure. In this dynamic role, you'll leverage your expertise in Ansible and DevOps tools to ensure system reliability and scalability. You'll proactively monitor systems, respond to outages, and develop automation tools to streamline operations. This position offers an exciting opportunity to collaborate with development teams and contribute to industry-leading practices. If you're passionate about technology and eager to make a significant impact, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Expertise in Ansible and DevOps automation tools is essential.
• Hands-on experience with MongoDB and SRE practices is valued.

Responsibilities

• Ensure system availability and performance through proactive monitoring.
• Develop tools to automate operational processes and improve resilience.

Skills

Ansible

DevOps automation tools (Git, JIRA)

SRE practices

MongoDB

Containers and Kubernetes

Scripting languages (Python, Bash)

Tools

Git

JIRA

CI/CD tools

Job description

Join us as a MongoDB Engineer at Barclays, where you'll effectively monitor and maintain the bank's critical technology infrastructure and resolve complex technical issues, minimizing disruption to operations. In this role, you will apply software engineering techniques, automation, and best practices in incident response to ensure the systems' reliability, availability, and scalability.

To be successful as a Database Engineer, you should have:

• Expertise in Ansible for database server configurations
• Expertise in DevOps automation tools such as Git, JIRA, and database CI/CD tools
• Good working knowledge of leading SRE practices across large organizations or complex teams
• Working knowledge of MongoDB

Additional valued skills include:

• Hands-on experience with containers and Kubernetes
• Expertise with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) for automation and migration tasks

Role Location

Knutsford

Purpose of the Role

Apply software engineering techniques, automation, and best practices in incident response to ensure system reliability, availability, and scalability.

Accountabilities

1. Ensure availability, performance, and scalability of systems through proactive monitoring, maintenance, and capacity planning.
2. Respond to system outages and disruptions, analyze issues, and implement preventative measures.
3. Develop tools and scripts to automate operational processes, reducing manual workload and improving resilience.
4. Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and optimize resource usage.
5. Collaborate with development teams to integrate best practices into the software development lifecycle.
6. Stay informed of industry trends and contribute to technology communities within the organization.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• Advise on decision-making, contribute to policy development, and collaborate across functions.
• Lead a team, set objectives, coach, and appraise performance.
• Demonstrate leadership behaviors: Listen, Energize, Align, Develop.
• Guide collaborative assignments, identify new directions, and manage complex issues.
• Mitigate risks and develop policies to support governance.
• Manage risks and controls related to your work.
• Coordinate with other areas to meet organizational objectives.
• Analyze complex data to solve problems creatively.
• Communicate complex or sensitive information effectively.
• Influence stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes.

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